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To: crusty old prospector

Moraines can be found today in the northern US with some states having parks dedicated to them. But such moraines are from less than 12,000 years ago during the last glaciation period.

In the middle of flat Iowa, there is an east-west line of hills that mark the edge of the last glaciation. Nothing spectacular, but very noticeable when pointed out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Moraines_of_the_United_States


18 posted on 01/01/2019 8:26:58 AM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: jjotto

I just followed your link and found out the moraine I live on is named after our small town. Who knew? I mean other than geologists. Neat.


23 posted on 01/01/2019 8:33:56 AM PST by refreshed (But we preach Christ crucified... 1 Corinthians 1:23)
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To: jjotto

Those moraines are from the most recent glaciations.


41 posted on 01/01/2019 9:27:20 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: jjotto

In the middle of flat Iowa, there is an east-west line of hills that mark the edge of the last glaciation.


There is a moraine in Minnesota that is at the latitude of the “wart” on the west boundary of Minnesota. It was formed when the glacier slowed its retreat toward the North. Rivers north of that moraine tend to flow northward. Example: Red River of the North. Rivers south of the moraine tend to flow southward. Example: The Minnesota River. It is interesting that the Mississippi River flows northward for a number of miles before turning to flow to the Gulf of Mexico.

There is a triple-divide a short ways north of Duluth. Rivers flow to Hudson Bay, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Rains that fall on Triple Divide mountain in Glacier Park flow to the Pacific, Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.


67 posted on 01/01/2019 12:09:38 PM PST by NorthStarOkie
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