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The Little Missouri River has carved the badlands over the last 600,000 years.  

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The Little Missouri River began to carve the badlands about 600,000 years ago during Pleistocene time after the river was diverted by glaciers from its once northerly route to Hudson Bay.

Last Updated: September 30, 2007 at 18:54 EST