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Lake Arkona
USGS map of Glacial Lakes Arkona and Chicago.
Lake Arkona is located in Ontario
Lake Arkona
Lake Arkona
LocationNorth America
GroupGreat Lakes
Coordinates42°12′N 81°12′W / 42.2°N 81.2°W / 42.2; -81.2
Lake typeformer lake
EtymologyArkona, Ontario
Primary inflowsLaurentide Ice Sheet
Primary outflowsBlack River valley in Michigan
Basin countriesCanada
United States
First flooded12,000 years before present
Max. length241 mi (388 km)
Max. width57 mi (92 km)
Residence time200 years in existence
Surface elevation710 ft (216 m)[1]
ReferencesLewis CFM, Cameron GDM, Anderson TW, Heil CW Jr, Gareau PL. 2012. Lake levels in the Erie Basin of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Journal of Paleolimnology 47:493-511.

Lake Arkona was a stage of the lake waters in the Huron-Erie-Ontario basin following the end of the Lake Maumee levels and before the Lake Whittlesey stages, named for Arkona, Ontario, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Sarnia.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Beach Ridges of Northern Ohio, Information Circular No. 25; Jane L. Forsyth; State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey; Columbus, Ohio; 1959
  2. ^ Spencer, J. W., High-level shores in the region of the Great Lakes and their deformation: Am. Jour. Sei., 3d ser., vol. 12, 1891, p. 204
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Leverett1915 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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