Sinkhole risk in McLean County, ND: No soluble rock mapped
No soluble rock mapped
No soluble bedrock mapped.
- On soluble rock
- 0%
- At or near the surface
- 0%
- Buried under cover
- 0%
The next step for one property
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 2,110 square miles, under one square mile of McLean County maps onto soluble rock. With about 9,845 residents (5 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 599 map points about 1.9 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
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Counties around McLean County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Fall River County, SD, about 323 miles south. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.
- Mercer County, ND 31 mi southwest · 0% at surface
- Oliver County, ND 37 mi south · 0% at surface
- Ward County, ND 39 mi north · 0% at surface
- Sheridan County, ND 51 mi east · 0% at surface
- McHenry County, ND 54 mi northeast · 0% at surface
- Mountrail County, ND 58 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Against the rest of North Dakota
McLean County ranks 31 of 53 in North Dakota for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Cavalier County 2%
- Ransom County under 1%
- Dunn County under 1%
- Barnes County under 1%
- Slope County under 1%