Todd A. Thompson, Indiana State Geologist Map of Indiana Showing Glacial Lobes and Moraines Indiana Geological Survey | An Institute of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research 611 N. Walnut Grove Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-2208 | 812.855.7636 | [email protected] | …

There are two “glacial boundaries” of major significance in Indiana geology. The outer boundary, which marks the southernmost advance of the older ice sheets and is commonly known as “the glacial boundary,” transits an inverted U-shaped line across much of southern Indiana.

Indiana has experienced several glaciations in the past 2.6 million years. Immense sheets of ice, called glaciers, formed when snow accumulated over time, compressed into ice, and began to …

Dec 13, 2020 · Glaciers have dramatically changed Indiana’s landscape by eroding and depositing a massive volume of sediments. Anywhere from zero to 500 feet of unconsolidated sediment overlies the bedrock in the northern two-thirds of Indiana.

Map of the southwestern coast of Proglacial lake Lake Chicago at the Valparaiso Moraine. The Valparaiso system includes five moraines north of Chicago. The most northerly reach is to the headwaters of the Fox River in Waukesha County, west of Milwaukee.

A map, compiled from these state maps, is shown in figure 2. On it are roughly indicated the 1000-ft contours in Ohio and a few small areas in Indiana, the 750-ft contours in Indiana and the 600...

Understand the diferent glaciers that moved across Indiana and the parts of the state they reached. The World in Spatial Terms: Use latitude and longitude to identify physical and human features of Indiana. Example: Transportation routes and major bodies of water (lakes and rivers)

Nov 17, 2020 · As the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated across south-central Indiana, tremendous volumes of water melted from the glacier. This meltwater eroded and transported sediments left behind by the glacier, depositing them into a distinct landform called an outwash plain.

The work of mapping glacial boundaries in Indiana first focused on identifying the extent of the southernmost advances of pre-Wisconsin-age ice lobes. The line so defined is of uncertain precision and over the years has been subject to change.

Draw a line from the description of the glacial feature to its diagram. Kame. Hell's Point is a perfect example of a glacial kame. Kames were created when water from the melting glaciers ran across the glacier's surface and into a large hole in the ice. The water carried sand and rocks.