Agassizmeer

Key facts

Location

Manitoba , Ontario , and Saskatchewan in Canada; Minnesota and North Dakota in the U.S.

Lake type

proglacial lake

Etymology

Louis Agassiz

Primary inflows

Laurentide Ice Sheet

Primary outflows

Glacial River Warren , the Vermilion River , the Wanapitei River , and the Montreal River valley

Basin countries

Canada, United States

First flooded

12,875 years before present

Max length

475 mi (764 km)

Max width

296 mi (476 km)

Surface area

260,000 km (100,000 sq mi)

Surface elevation

335 metres (1,099 ft) 258 metres (846 ft) 325 metres (1,066 ft) 310 metres (1,020 ft)

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