Lake Arkona
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.
| Lake Arkona | |
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USGS map of Glacial Lakes Arkona and Chicago. | |
Lake Arkona | |
| Location | North America |
| Group | Great Lakes |
| Coordinates | 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) |
| 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. |
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