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Early Lake Erie was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed at the end of the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. The early Erie fed waters to Glacial Lake Iroquois . The ancient lake was similar in size to the current lake during glacial retreat, but for some period the eastern half of the lake was covered with ice.
In the winter of 1934, Lake Erie reached its lowest level at 1.5 feet (0.46 m) below the datum. [28] Monthly low water records were set from July 1934 through June 1935. During this twelve-month period water levels ranged from 1.5 feet (0.46 m) below the datum to even with the datum. [28]
Early Lake Ontario; 8,700 – 11,800 YBP [1] Lake Admiralty; 10,000 YBP [3] Lake Frontenac; 12,000 – 11,000 YBP [4] covering the Ontario basin and to the northeast up the St. Lawrence Valley covering the low lands north to the Ottawa River and Montreal. [1] Glacial Lake Iroquois; 13,000 – 10,500 YBP [5] and covered all of the Ontario basin ...
Lake Erie laps away in northern Ohio and is the 11th largest lake in the world. Here are some facts about the Great Lakes. Lake Erie. Average depth: 62 feet. Maximum depth: 210 feet. Size: 9,910 ...
In the early 21st century, Lake Superior's shores are 91% forested, Lake Huron 68%, Lake Ontario 49%, Lake Michigan 41%, and Lake Erie, where logging and urbanization has been most extensive, 21%. Some of these forests are second or third growth (i.e. they have been logged before, changing their composition).
Lake Maumee was a proglacial lake and an ancestor of present-day Lake Erie. It formed about 17,500 calendar years, or 14,000 Radiocarbon Years Before Present (RCYBP) as the Huron-Erie Lobe of the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation .
The search is on for a small alligator in Erie, Pennsylvania, after it was caught on video last weekend swimming just off the shore of Lake Erie. It is unclear how the gator ended up in the ...
Pelee Island / ˈ p iː l i / is an island in the Canadian province of Ontario.It is located in the western half of Lake Erie.At 42 km 2 (16 sq mi), Pelee Island is the largest island in Lake Erie and the southernmost populated point in Canada.