| Lake Arkona | |
|---|---|
_1913.JPG) USGS map of Glacial Lakes Arkona and Chicago. | |
  Lake Arkona | |
| Location | North America |
| Group | Great Lakes |
| Coordinates | 42°12′N 81°12′W / 42.2°N 81.2°W |
| Lake type | former lake |
| Etymology | Arkona, Ontario |
| Primary inflows | Laurentide Ice Sheet |
| Primary outflows | Black River valley in Michigan |
| Basin countries | Canada United States |
| First flooded | 12,000 years before present |
| Max. length | 241 mi (388 km) |
| Max. width | 57 mi (92 km) |
| Residence time | 200 years in existence |
| Surface elevation | 710 ft (216 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 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]
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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