Sinkhole risk in Stearns 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%

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 1,343 square miles, under one square mile of Stearns County maps onto soluble rock. With about 163,997 residents (122 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 299 map points about 2.1 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Stearns County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Vernon County, WI, about 230 miles southeast. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Meeker County, MN 30 mi south · 0% at surface
Benton County, MN 31 mi east · 0% at surface
Kandiyohi County, MN 34 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Morrison County, MN 36 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Todd County, MN 38 mi north · 0% at surface
Pope County, MN 41 mi west · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Minnesota

Stearns County ranks 75 of 87 in Minnesota for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.