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Levels in the Erie Basin : 4000 BP to present / by: J.P. Coakley.: En13-5/99-228E-PDF

"Lake levels in the Erie basin are driven by three major factors: postglacial isostatic rebound of the outlets, regional hydrological and climatic changes, and to a lesser extent, by neotectonic movements of the outlet. Because of a combination of factors, Lake Erie has undergone a complex history of rises, declines, and stability since the close of the glacial period some 12 000 years ago. From a low-level stage more than 50 m below present levels, the lake has risen at its present level under the influence of these three factors primarily"--Introduction, page [3].

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • National Water Research Institute (Canada)
TitleLevels in the Erie Basin : 4000 BP to present / by: J.P. Coakley.
Series title
  • NWRI contribution ; 99-228
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
  • "Paleo Lake Levels - The Last Four-Thousand Years, Workshop at Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor MI, April 13-14, 1999."
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Burlington, Ontario] : Environment Canada, Water Science and Technology Directorate = Environnement Canada, Direction générale des sciences et de la technologie, eau, [1999]
Author / Contributor
  • Coakley, J. P. author.(John Phillip), 1940-
Description1 online resource (9 unnumbered pages)
Catalogue number
  • En13-5/99-228E-PDF
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