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Research Article| June 30, 1932 Glacial Lake Cowanesque BRADFORD WILLARD BRADFORD WILLARD 2Published with the permission of the State Geologist of Pennsylvania. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1932) 43 (2): 441–448. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-43-441 Article history received: 10 Feb 1932 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation BRADFORD WILLARD; Glacial Lake Cowanesque. GSA Bulletin 1932;; 43 (2): 441–448. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-43-441 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionCowanesque River flows eastward across Tioga County, in north central Pennsylvania, to join the Tioga at Lawrenceville. For 15 miles of its course, from Westfield to Nelson, the river meanders across flats three-quarters of a mile wide that broaden to 2 miles between Elkland and Osceola. Here, channel, banks, and valley sides are almost devoid of bedrock outcrops; but below and above the flats the stream flows through straighter, narrower valleys with plentiful rock outcrops. The flat is interpreted as the bed of a Pleistocene lake here named Glacial Lake Cowanesque.The probability of lake occupancy of the Cowanesque valley was announced by Alden and Fuller,3 who concluded that such a lake originally formed in front of ice advancing from the northeast, which blocked and probably eventually filled the valley. A recurrence of lacustrine conditions accompanied ice withdrawal. Since the terminal moraine lies to the south and west, the . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.
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