Depressions and other lake-floor morphologic features in deep water, southern Lake Michigan

Journal of Great Lakes Research
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Abstract

The most common features are subcircular depressions, commonly compound, that are irregularly distributed across the lake floor. The depressions are most common in the southern basin of the lake where lacustrine sediments are more than a few meters thick, corresponding to water depths greater than about 90 m. We have divided the depressions into three types on the basis of their internal structure seen in seismic-reflection profiles. The depressions show varying degrees of muting, ranging from fresh to completely buried, suggesting a range in the time of their formation. The origin of the depressions is problematic, but their structure suggests collapse and(or) subsidence. -from Authors

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Depressions and other lake-floor morphologic features in deep water, southern Lake Michigan
Series title Journal of Great Lakes Research
DOI 10.1016/S0380-1330(92)71294-5
Volume 18
Issue 2
Year Published 1992
Language English
Contributing office(s) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Description 13 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Journal of Great Lakes Research
First page 267
Last page 279
Country United States
Other Geospatial Lake Michigan
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