Lake Wayne

Lake Wayne
Lake Wayne
Location	North America
Group	Great Lakes
Coordinates	42°14′23″N 83°17′27″W / 42.2396°N 83.2909°W / 42.2396; -83.2909
Lake type	former lake
Etymology	Wayne County, Michigan
Primary inflows	Laurentide Ice Sheet
Primary outflows	Mohawk River
Basin countries	Canada United States
First flooded	12,500 years before present
Max. length	241 mi (388 km)
Max. width	57 mi (92 km)
Residence time	500 years in existence
Surface elevation	476 ft (145 m)[1]
References	Lewis 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 Wayne formed in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair basins around 12,500 years before present (YBP) when Lake Arkona dropped in elevation. About 20 feet (6.1 m) below the Lake Warren beaches it was early described as a lower Lake Warren level. Based on work in Wayne County, near the village of Wayne evidence was found that Lake Wayne succeeded Lake Whittlesey and preceded Lake Warren.^[2] From the Saginaw Basin the lake did not discharge water through Grand River but eastward along the edge of the ice sheet to Syracuse, New York, thence into the Mohawk valley. This shift in outlets warranted a separate from Lake Warren.^[2] The Wayne beach lies but a short distance inside the limits of the Warren beach. Its character is not greatly different when taken throughout its length in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. At the type locality in Wayne County, Michigan, it is a sandy ridge, but farther north, and to the east through Ohio it is gravel.^[2] The results of the isostatic rebound area similar to the Lake Warren beaches.^[2]