Glacial Lake Tonawanda, shown in the graphic below, was a prehistoric lake that existed approximately 10,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age. See Wikipedia Glacial_Lake_Tonawanda for more details.
Notes and References
- NiagaraFrontier.com
- Gulf Wilderness Park - Lockport
- STRATIGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MOLLUSCA FROM GLACIAL LAKE TONAWANDA
- Sinking Homes in Amherst
- Book of Mormon Geography
- Devils Hole - formed from Glacial Lake Tonawanda falls.