| Title | The greatly-reduced Lake Erie, an impact of the early to middle Holocene dry climate |
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| Author | Lewis, C F M ;
Cameron, G D M; Anderson, T W |
| Source | GeoHydro Proceedings Papers 2011, Doc-2123, 2011 p. 1-8 |
| Links | Online -
En ligne (Full program/Programme complet, PDF 150 MB)
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| Year | 2011 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20110085 |
| Meeting | GeoHydro 2011; Quebec City; CA; August 28-31, 2011 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 30L; 40G; 40I; 40J |
| Area | Lake Erie |
| Lat/Long WENS | -83.5000 -78.5000 43.0000 41.2500 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; stratigraphy; geochronology; Nature and Environment; meltwater channels; paleoclimates; glacial landforms; water levels; well level fluctuations; sediments; radiocarbon
dates; stratigraphic correlations; pollen analyses; boreholes; shoreface deposits; shoreline changes; deglaciation; Holocene |
| Illustrations | location maps; analyses |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience Program Management - Climate Change Science |
| Released | 2011 01 01 |
| Abstract | Following glacial meltwater diversion to the Ottawa River valley about 12,300 cal (10,400) BP, Lake Erie descended in the dry early Holocene climate to a hydrologically-closed lowstand about 3-15 m
below the basin overflow outlet. The lowstand is indicated by a submerged and mud-buried beach-shoreface and a wave-cut clay terrace. Lake Erie remained in closed-basin status for >6 millennia until it began to receive increased atmospheric moisture
and discharge from the upper Great Lakes about 5760 cal (5000) BP. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 288775 |
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