Lake Jordan (Montana)
Lake Jordan was a glacial lake formed during the late Pleistocene along the Jordan River. After the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated, water melting off the glacier accumulated between the Rocky Mountains and the ice sheet. The lake drained along the front of the ice sheet, eastward towards the Yellowstone River and Glacial Lake Glendive.
| Lake Jordan | |
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Map of Montana showing Lake Jordan. | |
Lake Jordan Lake Jordan | |
| Location | Glacier and Glacier, Montana along the Jordan River (Montana). |
| Coordinates | 47.517223°N 106.285833°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake (former) |
| Primary inflows | Laurentide Ice Sheet |
| Primary outflows | south along the ice front into Glacial Lake Glendive. |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | about 70 miles (110 km) |
| Max. width | 20 miles (32 km) |
| Surface area | varied |
| Surface elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| References | |
From the lake deposits near Great Falls, Montana, the Havre lobe of the Laurentide Ice Sheet dammed the ancestral Missouri River during the late Wisconsin Glacial Period.
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