Geologic Unit: Waubeka

Usage:

Waubeka Member of Holy Hill Formation (WI)

Geologic age:

Quaternary (Pleistocene; Wisconsinan)

Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Type section: exposure in gravel pit located in an east-west trending drumlin, at southeast edge of Newburg, 300 m east of intersection with Wisconsin Highway 33 and County Trunk Highway I, in NW/4 SW/4 SE/4 sec. 12, T. 11 N., R. 20 E., [approx. Lat. 43 deg. 25 min. 37 sec. N., Long. 88 deg. 02 min. 51 sec. W.], Newburg 7.5-min quadrangle, Washington Co., southeastern WI (Mickelson and Syverson, 1997; see also Syverson and others, 2011).
Named from village of Waubeka, northeastern corner Port Washington West 7.5-min quadrangle, Ozaukee Co., southeastern WI (Mickelson and Syverson, 1997; see also Syverson and others, 2011).
Reference sections:
(1) along Lake Michigan shoreline in city of St. Francis, in NE/4 NE/4 NE/4 sec. 23, T. 6 N., R. 22 E., [approx. Lat. 42 deg. 58 min. 14 sec. N., Long. 87 deg. 51 min. 00 sec. W.], South Milwaukee 7.5-min quadrangle, Milwaukee Co., southeastern WI;
(2) roadcut at intersection of Finbars Road and Shady Lane Road, about 4 km east of type section, in NW/4 SW/4 SW/4 sec. 9, T. 11 N., R. 21 E., [approx. Lat. 43 deg. 25 min. 40 sec. N., Long. 88 deg. 00 min. 00 sec.], along bdry. btw. Port Washington West and Newburg 7.5-min quadrangles, Ozaukee Co., southeastern WI (Mickelson and Syverson, 1997; see also Syverson and others, 2011).

AAPG geologic province:

Wisconsin arch