Posted on 08/15/2003 11:54:51 AM PDT by bedolido
Dave Fortsch has simple advice for those trying to imagine what it would have been like to stand 15,000 years ago where modern-day Bannock County meets Oneida County.
"Hold your breath," the white-haired, wiry Idaho State University geology professor says cheerfully. "We're under 300 feet of water here."
For Fortsch, the signs of prehistoric Lake Bonneville - a large freshwater lake about the size of Lake Michigan that existed from about 32,000 to 14,000 years ago - and the flood that resulted when it overflowed at Red Rock Pass near Swan Lake are everywhere he looks. Fortsch stands in front of a part of the dam that failed 15,000 years ago, allowing Lake Bonneville to flood much of the Snake River plain.
"See the break in slope there," he says, pointing to where the slopes of the surrounding mountains suddenly get steeper. "Notice the older, more rounded topography above. Look up above the bench. Where you see the break above that, that's where the lake shore was."
(Excerpt) Read more at journalnet.com ...
Commonly Asked Questions About Utah's Great Salt Lake & Lake Bonneville
Black Sea Flood
Lake Aggasize Flood
Lake Bonneville Flood
There is just tons of scientific evidence that not too long ago (mere thousands of years) there was flooding which had profound changes for this world. Now, the only thing left to decide is whether it was just caused by glaciers, or if something else had a hand in it ...
It was my reason to post what I found to be interesting. I've been reading about the lake and found this article in a recent newspaper article. I really wanted to post the other websites.
I'm personally indebited to Global Warming, because I don't think I could handle the Ice Age.
I don't need to go any further than my back yard in the Texas Hill Country to find signs. We have found hundreds of fossil sea shells up on top of a huge hill, there is no mistaking what they are. Hmmmm...wonder how those got there... : ) We also have found what we believe are dinosaur tracks in the creek bed.
Note: this topic is from 8/15/2003. Thanks bedolido.
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