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lake tonawanda wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 see also 2 references 3 external links toggle the table of contents lake tonawanda add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 43 04 55 n 78 44 56 w 43 0819 n 78 7488 w 43 0819 78 7488 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia for other uses see tonawanda former lake in north america lake tonawanda outline of glacial lake tonawanda lake tonawanda location within new york location north america group great lakes coordinates 43 04 55 n 78 44 56 w 43 0819 n 78 7488 w 43 0819 78 7488 lake type former lake etymology tonawanda which means swift waters was the name given to the area by neuter and erie indians the area s original inhabitants and it probably refers to the niagara river current early visitors primary inflows early lake erie primary outflows lake iroquois basin countries united states first flooded 10 000 years before present max length 42 mi 68 km max width 15 mi 24 km surface elevation 476 ft 145 m references ernest h muller 1977 late glacial and early postglacial environments in western new york annals of the new york academy of sciences 288 lake tonawanda was a prehistoric lake that existed approximately 10 000 years ago at the end of the last ice age in western new york united states 1 the lake existed on the southern upper side of the niagara escarpment east of the present course of the niagara river between early lake erie to the south and glacial lake iroquois the ancestor of lake ontario to the north during the retreat of the glaciers the water levels of the great lakes were higher lake tonawanda was created and fed by the elevated waters of lake erie lake tonawanda itself was drained into lake ontario by a series of falls over the escarpment including one at present day lockport new york the lake evaporated when the waters of lake erie dropped below the level of the feeder streams to the lake subsequently lake erie drained over the escarpment entirely through niagara falls which marks roughly the western terminus of the former lake bed the remains of the previous falls which rivaled niagara falls in grandeur can be seen along the escarpment the sinking of homes in the lakebed has been an ongoing problem in communities such as amherst new york see also edit list of prehistoric lakes references edit muller ernest h 1977 late glacial and early postglacial environments in western new york annals of the new york academy of sciences 288 1 223 233 bibcode 1977nyasa 288 223m doi 10 1111 j 1749 6632 1977 tb33618 x external links edit lockport ny fossil collection amherst ny site showing map of the lake v t e pleistocene proglacial lakes and related seas africa lake makgadikgadi lake ptolemy antarctica lake washburn asia lake bandung lake tengger mundafan west siberian glacial lake europe baltic sea ancylus lake baltic ice lake littorina sea mastogloia sea yoldia sea russia lake komi great britain lake eskdale lake harrison lake lapworth lake pickering north america nelson river drainage lake agassiz lake bassano lake souris proglacial lakes of minnesota james bay drainage lake ojibway tyrrell sea great lakes champlain sea lake admiralty lake algonquin multiple basins lake arkona lake chicago lake chippewa lake dana lake duluth early lake erie lake frontenac lake houghton glacial glacial lake iroquois lake lundy lake maumee lake minong nipissing great lakes multiple basins early lake ontario lake saginaw lake stanley lake tonawanda lake warren lake wayne lake whittlesey columbia river system lake allison glacial lake columbia lake lewis glacial lake missoula great basin system lake bonneville lake lahontan puget sound system glacial lake hood lake nisqually lake puyallup glacial lake russell glacial lake sammamish lake skokomish upper missouri river lake chouteau lake circle lake cut bank lake glendive lake great falls lake jordan montana lake mckenzie lake musselshell upper mississippi drainage lake kankakee kankakee outwash plain lake wisconsin ohio drainage lake monongahela lake tight teays river hudson valley lake albany lake passaic new england lake cape cod lake connecticut lake hitchcock lake merrimack lake nantucket sound lake stowe california lake cahuilla lake corcoran lake harper lake manix lake manly lake modoc lake mojave lake panamint lake russell lake tecopa lake thompson rio grande rift lake alamosa lake estancia lake palomas lake san agustín alaska lake atna south america lake ballivián cabana lake escara inca huasi mataro lake minchin ouki sajsi salinas lake tauca great tehuelche paleolake summary list of prehistoric lakes geography portal history portal lakes portal oceans portal retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title lake_tonawanda oldid 1366281353 categories glacial lakes of the united states former lakes of the united states geology of new york state hidden categories use american english from july 2025 all wikipedia articles written in american english pages using gadget wikiminiatlas articles with short description short description is different from wikidata pages using infobox body of water with auto short description coordinates on wikidata articles using infobox body of water without alt articles using infobox body of water without pushpin map alt articles using infobox body of water without image bathymetry 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