Prehistoric proglacial lake
Glacial Lake Albany was a prehistoric North Americanproglacial lake that formed during the end of theWisconsinan glaciation .[ 2] [ 3] meltwater from a retreating glacier, along with water from rivers such as theIromohawk , becameice dammed in theHudson Valley .[ 2] [ 4] [ 5]
Organic materials in Lake Albany deposits have beencarbon dated to approximately 11,700 years ago.[ 6] Poughkeepsie toGlens Falls .[ 2] [ 4] [ 7]
Lake Albany drained about 10,500 years ago through theHudson River due topost-glacial rebound .[ 2] [ 7] [ 8] glaciolacustrine deposits left by the glacier, along a broad plain just west ofSchenectady , where the Mohawk emptied into the lake.[ 9] Dune anddeltaic sands, containinglenses of silty sand, silt and clay,[ 10] topsoil which now underlies theAlbany Pine Bush .[ 11] till and shale bedrock.[ 10] rill caused by the lake's drainage createdPatroon Creek , Sand Creek,Lisha Kill , Shaker Creek, Delphus Kill and the Salt Kill in the town ofColonie, New York .[ 12]
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