Which city is most influenced by the Great Plains: Denver, Kansas City, Omaha, Dallas, Oklahoma City, or Des Moines?

[IowanFarmer]

Originally Posted by Kaszilla

Right, there's a huge difference between this:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pV344VfATQr6ztaS6 (Eastern Denver Metro)

And this:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6D8Bdq22qe4CXGvF8 (SW MSP metro)

Right, but there isn't a huge difference between this (SW of KC):
https://goo.gl/maps/2S3p117oB2oxzSb98


And this (NW of Des Moines):
https://goo.gl/maps/GtovqDBG6tPhHmL88


And this (W of OKC):
https://goo.gl/maps/4UxLmw4ns1ZgJjPn7


And this (S of DFW):
https://goo.gl/maps/R3svToNSLpRE1LnX7


And this (NW of Omaha):
https://goo.gl/maps/EiM8vTLaFHCsQVSJ8

Minneapolis and Denver are definitely in pretty different biomes. Minneapolis wasn't part of this thread, and the rest of the cities here exist in pretty similar biomes.

[Kaszilla]

Originally Posted by IowanFarmer

Right, but there isn't a huge difference between this (SW of KC):
https://goo.gl/maps/2S3p117oB2oxzSb98


And this (NW of Des Moines):
https://goo.gl/maps/GtovqDBG6tPhHmL88


And this (W of OKC):
https://goo.gl/maps/4UxLmw4ns1ZgJjPn7


And this (S of DFW):
https://goo.gl/maps/R3svToNSLpRE1LnX7


And this (NW of Omaha):
https://goo.gl/maps/EiM8vTLaFHCsQVSJ8

Minneapolis and Denver are definitely in pretty different biomes. Minneapolis wasn't part of this thread, and the rest of the cities here exist in pretty similar biomes.

All of these look noticeably different from the actual great plains. Much more green. The comment I responded to was a response to your comment on people not considering the eastern prairie being considered one region with the western great plains. Minneapolis was brought up more than once in this thread.

[IowanFarmer]

Originally Posted by Kaszilla

All of these look noticeably different from the actual great plains. Much more green. The comment I responded to was a response to your comment on people not considering the eastern prairie being considered one region with the western great plains. Minneapolis was brought up more than once in this thread.

I'm just trying to point the overarching similarity of the surroundings of most of these cities. Most of the cities at question have a lot of commonalities. Denver is probably the biggest outlier and the only one in an arid climate.

[CBOTfan]

Originally Posted by IowanFarmer

Right, but there isn't a huge difference between this (SW of KC):
https://goo.gl/maps/2S3p117oB2oxzSb98


And this (NW of Des Moines):
https://goo.gl/maps/GtovqDBG6tPhHmL88


And this (W of OKC):
https://goo.gl/maps/4UxLmw4ns1ZgJjPn7


And this (S of DFW):
https://goo.gl/maps/R3svToNSLpRE1LnX7


And this (NW of Omaha):
https://goo.gl/maps/EiM8vTLaFHCsQVSJ8

Minneapolis and Denver are definitely in pretty different biomes. Minneapolis wasn't part of this thread, and the rest of the cities here exist in pretty similar biomes.

You picked the flattest part of Dallas County - that is not representative.

[IowanFarmer]

Originally Posted by CBOTfan

You picked the flattest part of Dallas County - that is not representative.

Dallas County, Iowa?

That scene is extremely representative of Iowa. The part of Texas I showed isn't in Dallas County. It's countryside just south of the metroplex.

[NDFan]

My list (in order): Omaha, Kansas City, Des Moines/Denver equal. Oklahoma City and Dallas not very influenced by Great Plains.

Fuller list: Omaha, Kansas City, Wichita, Lincoln, Sioux Falls, Des Moines, Denver