Geologic Map of Early Lake Erie Region

Early Lake Erie was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed at the end of the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. The early Erie fed waters to Glacial Lake Iroquois. The ancient lake was similar in size to the current lake during glacial retreat, but for some period the eastern half of the lake was covered with ice.
  • Location: North America
  • Group: Great Lakes
  • Lake type: former lake
  • Etymology: Lake Erie from the Erie Indians
  • Primary inflows: Detroit River
  • Primary outflows: Niagara River · Welland Canal
  • Basin countries: Canada · United States
Data from: en.wikipedia.org