Sinkhole risk in Sherburne County, MN: 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%

What to do about a house in Sherburne County

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 433 square miles, under one square mile of Sherburne County maps onto soluble rock. With about 103,059 residents (238 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 273 map points about 1.3 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Sherburne County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Vernon County, WI, about 194 miles southeast. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Benton County, MN 20 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Wright County, MN 21 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Isanti County, MN 24 mi east · 0% at surface
Anoka County, MN 28 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Mille Lacs County, MN 34 mi north · 0% at surface
Hennepin County, MN 34 mi southeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Minnesota

Sherburne County ranks 73 of 87 in Minnesota for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.