Lake Tonawanda: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>George Swan (first draft) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
[[File:Wpdms usgs photo lake tonawanda.jpg | thumb]] | |||
'''Lake Tonawanda''' was a [[proglacial lake]] located in what is now western [[New York State]].<ref name=LakeTonawanda> | '''Lake Tonawanda''' was a [[proglacial lake]] located in what is now western [[New York State]].<ref name=LakeTonawanda> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| Line 10: | Line 11: | ||
}} | }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
As the [[Laurentide glaciation receded the lake existed near the edge of the [[Niagara Escarpment]], east, from its source, the [[Niagara River]], to near the location of the present day community of [[Holley, New York|Holley]]. | As the [[Laurentide glaciation]] receded the lake existed near the edge of the [[Niagara Escarpment]], east, from its source, the [[Niagara River]], to near the location of the present day community of [[Holley, New York|Holley]]. | ||
The lake had | The lake had six spillways over the escarpment, at | ||
[[Lewiston, New York|Lewiston]], on the Niagara Gorge, | |||
[[Lockport, New York|Lockport]], | |||
[[Gasport, New York|Gasport]], | |||
[[Medina, New York|Medina]], | [[Medina, New York|Medina]], | ||
[[Shelby, New York|Shelby]], | [[Shelby, New York|Shelby]], | ||
and Holley. | and Holley. | ||
At the time Lake Tonawanda existed, proglacial [[Lake Iroquois]] filled the basin of what is now [[Lake Ontario]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/>[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 9 September 2024
Lake Tonawanda was a proglacial lake located in what is now western New York State.[1] As the Laurentide glaciation receded the lake existed near the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, east, from its source, the Niagara River, to near the location of the present day community of Holley. The lake had six spillways over the escarpment, at Lewiston, on the Niagara Gorge, Lockport, Gasport, Medina, Shelby, and Holley. At the time Lake Tonawanda existed, proglacial Lake Iroquois filled the basin of what is now Lake Ontario.
References
- ↑ Niagara Escarpment field guide, New York Geographic Alliance. Retrieved on 2009-02-22.