About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Lake Agassiz, Madge Lake, List of lakes of Saskatchewan, Lake Athabasca, Quill Lakes, Fishing Lake, Reindeer Lake, Last Mountain Lake, Lake Diefenbaker, Wollaston Lake, Buffalo Pound Lake, Lac la Ronge, Cold Lake, Hoidas Lake, Alameda Dam, Waskesiu Lake, Lenore Lake, Fishing Lakes, Black Lake, Old Wives Lake, Crystal Lake, Blackstrap Lake, Candle Lake, Manitou Lake, Peter Pond Lake, Ajawaan Lake, Indi Lake, Primrose Lake, Cree Lake, Tobin Lake, Little Manitou Lake, Round Lake, Kenosee Lake, Cumberland Lake, Patience Lake, Montreal Lake, Wakaw Lake, Redberry Lake, Turtle Lake, Bolton Lake, Christopher Lake, Saskatchewan, Jumping Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Churchill Lake, Frobisher Lake, Fredette Lake, Amisk Lake, Morin Lake, Emma Lake, Otter Lake, Beaverlodge Lake, Little Bear Lake, Lac la Plonge, Kipahigan Lake, Hatchet Lake, Struthers Lake, Martin Lake, Beaver Lake, Bulrush Lake, Selwyn Lake, Cheviot Lake, Mud Lake, Dor Lake, Canoe Lake, Cowan Lake, Thorvaldson Lake, Middle Foster Lake, Upper Foster Lake, Lower Foster Lake, Pinehouse Lake, Davey Lake, Scott Lake, Tazin Lake, Salt Lake, Jackfish Lake, Hidden Lake. Excerpt: Lake Agassiz was an immense glacial lake located in the center of North America. Fed by glacial runoff at the end of the last glacial period, its area was larger than all of the modern Great Lakes combined, and it held more water than contained by all lakes in the world today. First postulated in 1823 by William Keating, it was named by Warren Upham in 1879 after Louis Agassiz, after Upham recognized it was formed by glacial action. Geologists have come to a consensus on the likely geological history of Lake Agassiz. During the last Ice Age, northern North America was covered by a glacier, which alternately advanced and deteriorated with variations in the climate. This continental ice sheet formed duri...
