What are physical features in Iowa?

Answer 1

Iowa has no geographical features; it is notoriously flat.

Just kidding!! While Iowa is the 9th flattest US state (by total range of elevation), and its most famous geographical feature is the quite flat southern Iowa drift plains, most of the rest of the state has quite varied geography. Notable features include the Mississippi River, the Iowa Great Lakes, the hardwood forests and razor ridges of the Loess Hills, the Driftless Area in north-east Iowa (noted for its rugged hills, steep bluffs and deep, scenic river valleys such as the Upper Iowa), Paint Rock Bluff (a rocky bluff in the Mississippi named for its Native American petroglyphs) and the intriguing Manson meteor crater (which you can't actually see from the surface, unfortunately.)

Also, not strictly geographical, but Iowa was one of the homes of the Mound Builder culture and there remain a large number of massive, prehistoric earthworks. Particularly notable is Effigy Mounds National Monument, where over 200 mounds are arranged in the form of gigantic animals.

Answer 2

Iowa is flat with farming and livestock raising the major industries in Iowa. The highest point in Iowa is 1,670 feet above sea level at Hawkeye Point in Osceola County. The lowest point in Iowa is 480 feet above sea level at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Des Moines River.

Answer 3

Iowa has a lot of flat land but does have some rolling hills and a small driftless area near Wisconsin where there are some bluffs, ravines and limestone caves.