Mississippi Valley Loess Plains (ecoregion)

Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Satellite imagery of the Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	List Interior River Valleys and Hills (72) Interior Low Plateaus (71) Southeastern Plains (65) Southern Coastal Plain (75) Mississippi Alluvial Plain (73)
Geography
Area	48,834 km2 (18,855 sq mi)
Country	United States
States	Kentucky Missouri Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana
Coordinates	33°N 90°W / 33°N 90°W / 33; -90
Geology	Irregular plains and hills with thick loess deposits
Climate type	Humid subtropical

The North American Mississippi Valley Loess Plains are a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in six U.S. states. The region lies primarily on the eastern border of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, from the Ohio River in western Kentucky, through Tennessee and Mississippi, to Louisiana. A separate unit that includes Crowley's Ridge occurs west of the river in Arkansas and Missouri.^[1] It has been divided into four Level IV ecoregions.