Uxbridge Forest Kames

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The Uxbridge Forest Kames is a 644  hectare provincially-significant Earth Science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest in Ontario, Canada. The land is owned and managed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.[1]

It was formed during the Port Huron Stadial of the Late Wisconsinan, during which sedimentary deposits from the Lake Ontario ice lobe of the retreating glacial sheet. On the southern slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine, its southern extent consists of Halton Till, flattened to a till plain.[2] The northernmost advance of Halton Till deposited during the Port Bruce Stadial is demarcated by kettle lakes[2] which occur throughout the Uxbridge Forest Kames.

It acts as a groundwater recharge zone for the Duffins Creek watershed,[1] for which it is one of the primary sources of water.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Duffins Creek: State of the Watershed Report (PDF). Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (June 2002). Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  2. ^ a b Natural Areas Report: UXBRIDGE FOREST KAMES. Ministry of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Information Centre. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.