Lake Stowe

Lake Stowe was a glacial lake that formed in Central Vermont approximately 15,000 years ago in the late Pleistocene epoch. After the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated, glacial ice melt accumulated at the terminal moraine.[1][2]

The lake existed until the glacier had completely melted. Then it flowed out through the Lamoille River valley.[3][4]

The lake was named after Stowe, near where evidence of the lake was discovered.

See also

References

  1. ^ New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference (16 June 1972). "Guide book". [S.l. : s.n. – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Native Americans in Vermont: The Abenaki". Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Wagner, W. Philip (1972). "Ice Margins and Water Levels in Northwestern Vermont". New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 64th Annual Meeting Guidebook for Field Trips in Vermont. Page 321, Figure 2.

44°45′18″N 72°39′21″W / 44.7551°N 72.6559°W / 44.7551; -72.6559


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