Glacial Lake Algonquin

Glacial Lake Algonquin

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The lake varied in size, but it was at the biggest size at the post-glacial period and gradually shrunk to the current Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. At about 7,000 years ago, the lake was replaced by Lake Chippewa as the glaciers retreated and 3,000 years later by the current Lake Michigan.

ee also

*List of prehistoric lakes

External links

* [http://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/glaciallake_algonq.html Map] at Michigan State University, Dept. of Geography


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