Okanogan Lobe
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The Okanogan Lobe was a large outlet glacier of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet that advanced into north-central Washington State, profoundly shaping the region’s valleys, lakes, and glacial landforms.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lobe
ⓘ
outlet glacier ⓘ |
| advancedInto | north-central Washington State ⓘ |
| affected |
Columbia River tributary valleys
ⓘ
Okanogan River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cordilleran Ice Sheet maximum extent ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eroded |
valley floors
ⓘ
valley sides ⓘ |
| formed |
eskers
ⓘ
kettles ⓘ moraines ⓘ outwash plains ⓘ |
| geologicContext | Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ |
| influenced | drainage patterns in north-central Washington ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedOn | North American continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meltwaterProduced | glacial meltwater streams ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Okanogan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cordilleran Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process |
glacial deposition
ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ |
| region | Okanogan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
Quaternary geology
ⓘ
glacial geology ⓘ |
| shaped |
glacial landforms of north-central Washington
ⓘ
lakes of north-central Washington ⓘ valleys of north-central Washington ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| transported |
erratics
ⓘ
glacial till ⓘ |
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