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SOIL SURVEY OF WAUPACA COUNTY. 
The southwestern quarter of the county is characterized by 
extensive sandy plains. The surface is, for the most part, level 
and is almost entirely stone free. In this region there are a 
number of beautiful lakes chiefly in Farmington and Dayton 
townships. 
The region which may be considered as forming the third 
class occupies the greater portion of the east half of the county. 
The surface varies from level to gently rolling, and the most 
characteristic feature is the heavy red clay subsoil. This is the 
lowest portion of the county. While the underlying material 
is of a clayey nature, and while the surface soil is also fre¬ 
quently heavy in character, there are a number of places 
throughout this region where there are areas of fine sand which 
appear to have been dumped down upon the red clay. It is 
frequent to find therefore very sharp soil boundary lines where 
the range in texture changes from a fine sand to a loam or clay 
within a very short distance. 
The region of highest elevation is found in the northwestern 
part of the county, and the general slope is from this section 
to the south and also to the east. Elevations above sea level at 
various places are as follows: lola 930 feet; Waupaca 870 feet; 
Manawa 828 feet; Northport 779 feet; New London 767 feet; 
and Weyauwega 779 feet. 
All of the county lies within the drainage basin of the Wolf 
River, which flows in a southwesterly direction across the south¬ 
eastern portion of the county. The Embarrass River, which is 
one of its largest tributaries, enters the Wolf near New London 
n short distance outside of Waupaca County. The Little Wolf, 
Pigeon and Waupaca Rivers are smaller streams within the 
county. All of these drainage waters flow through the Wolf into 
the Fox River and thence into Green Bay and Lake Michigan. 
Scattered throughout the county arc numerous marsh areas 
and some lakes. The most extensive tracts of marsh are found 
in the southeastern quarter of the county along the Wolf River, 
h or the most part the marsh areas of this countv arc still un- 
developed. 
The A\ olf River as it passes through this county is very slug¬ 
gish. The entire fall between Shawano and where the Wolf 
joins the Fox River is less than one-half foot per mile. The 
Embarrass River where it crosses the county is also sluggish. 
I he st reams flowing into these two rivers, however, from the 
