Lake Passaic was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed in northern New Jersey in the United States at the end of the last ice age approximately 19,000–14,000 years ago. The lake was formed of waters released by the retreating Wisconsin Glacier, which had pushed large quantities of earth and rock ahead of its advance, blocking the previous natural drainage of the ancestral Passaic River through a gap in the central Watchung Mountains. The lake persisted for several thousand years as melting ice and eroding moraine dams slowly drained the former lake basin. The effect of the lake's creation permanently altered the course of the Passaic River, forcing it to take a circuitous route through the northern Watchung Mountains before spilling out into the lower piedmont.
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| - Lake Passaic was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed in northern New Jersey in the United States at the end of the last ice age approximately 19,000–14,000 years ago. The lake was formed of waters released by the retreating Wisconsin Glacier, which had pushed large quantities of earth and rock ahead of its advance, blocking the previous natural drainage of the ancestral Passaic River through a gap in the central Watchung Mountains. The lake persisted for several thousand years as melting ice and eroding moraine dams slowly drained the former lake basin. The effect of the lake's creation permanently altered the course of the Passaic River, forcing it to take a circuitous route through the northern Watchung Mountains before spilling out into the lower piedmont. (en)
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| - Former lakes of the United States
- Preakness Range
- Rollin D. Salisbury
- Passaic River Flood Tunnel
- Proglacial lake
- Paterson, New Jersey
- List of prehistoric lakes
- Proglacial lakes
- Rutgers University
- Clifton, New Jersey
- George Hammell Cook
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- Morris County, New Jersey
- Morristown, New Jersey
- Liberty Corner, New Jersey
- Henry Barnard Kümmel
- Pompton River
- Totowa, New Jersey
- Triassic
- Troy Meadows
- Watchung Mountains
- Wayne, New Jersey
- Whippany, New Jersey
- Bodies of water of Passaic County, New Jersey
- Hatfield Swamp
- Loantaka Brook
- Flood basalt
- Geology of New Jersey
- Passaic River
- Lee Meadows Swamp
- Chatham Township, New Jersey
- Jurassic
- Last Glacial Period
- Watchung Mountains
- Summit, New Jersey
- Hobart Gap
- Third River (New Jersey)
- Trap rock
- Wisconsin glaciation
- Somerset County, New Jersey
- Great Brook (New Jersey)
- Great Piece Meadows
- Millington, New Jersey
- New Jersey
- Oakland, New Jersey
- Newark Basin
- Red bed
- Moggy Hollow
- Wisconsin Glacier
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| - Lake Passaic was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed in northern New Jersey in the United States at the end of the last ice age approximately 19,000–14,000 years ago. The lake was formed of waters released by the retreating Wisconsin Glacier, which had pushed large quantities of earth and rock ahead of its advance, blocking the previous natural drainage of the ancestral Passaic River through a gap in the central Watchung Mountains. The lake persisted for several thousand years as melting ice and eroding moraine dams slowly drained the former lake basin. The effect of the lake's creation permanently altered the course of the Passaic River, forcing it to take a circuitous route through the northern Watchung Mountains before spilling out into the lower piedmont. Today, the former lake basin is called Passaic Meadows and includes the Great Swamp, Black Meadows, Troy Meadows, Hatfield Swamp, Lee Meadows, Little Piece Meadows, Great Piece Meadows, Glenhurst Meadows, and Bog and Vly Meadows. These remnants of the ancient lake provide prime wetland habitat to a variety of plants and animals while at the same time offering recreational and outdoor opportunities to residents of northern New Jersey. (en)
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