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Lake Agassiz (/ ˈ æ ɡ ə s i / AG-ə-see) was a large proglacial lake that existed in central North America during the late Pleistocene, fed by meltwater from the retreating Laurentide Ice Sheet at the end of the last glacial period.
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Most glacial lakes present today can be found in Asia, Europe, and North America. The area which will see the greatest increase in lake formation is the Southern Tibetan Plateau region from debris covered glaciers. [3] This increase in glacial lake formation also indicates an increase in occurrence of glacial lake outburst flood events caused ...
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. Early-period Lake Erie was made up of smaller lakes (Lakes Warren, Wayne, Maumee and Lundy) with lower depths.
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Glacial alpine lakes differ from other glacier-formed lakes in that they occur at higher altitudes and mountainous terrain usually at or above timberline. For example, the Great Lakes of the U.S. and Canada are formed by the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last Ice Age which scoured the flat rock surface but are not in the alpine ...
Some of the largest glacial floods in North American history were from Lake Agassiz. [3] In modern times, the Hubbard Glacier regularly blocks the mouth of Russell Fjord at 60° north on the coast of Alaska. [4] A similar event takes place after irregular periods in the Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Patagonia.
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