Big lake records preserved in a little lake‘s sediment: An example from Silver Lake, Michigan, USA

Fisher, T. G.; Loope, W. L.; Pierce, W.; Jol, H. M.

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We reconstruct postglacial lake-level history within the Lake Michigan basin using soil stratigraphy, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), sedimentology and 14C data from the Silver Lake basin, which lies adjacent to Lake Michigan. Stratigraphy in nine vibracores recovered from the floor of Silver Lake appears to reflect fluctuation of water levels in the Lake Michigan basin. Aeolian activity within the study area from 3,000 years (cal yr. B.P.) to the present was inferred from analysis of buried soils, an aerial photograph sequence, and GPR. Sediments in and around Silver Lake appear to contain a paleoenvironmental record that spans the entire post-glacial history of the Lake Michigan basin. We suggest that (1) a pre-Nipissing rather than a Nipissing barrier separated Silver Lake basin from the Lake Michigan basin, (2) that the Nipissing transgression elevated the water table in the Silver Lake basin about 6,500 cal yr. B.P., resulting in reestablishment of a lake within the basin, and (3) that recent dune migration into Silver Lake is associated with levels of Lake Michigan. ?? 2006 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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Fisher, T. G.; Loope, W. L.; Pierce, W.; Jol, H. M.

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Journal of Paleolimnology

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Big lake records preserved in a little lake‘s sediment: An example from Silver Lake, Michigan, USA; 2007; Article; Journal; Journal of Paleolimnology; Fisher, T. G.; Loope, W. L.; Pierce, W.; Jol, H. M.