Tinley Moraine

The Tinley Moraine is a moraine around the Lake Michigan basin in North America. It was formed during the Wisconsin Glaciation and is younger than the higher and wider terminal moraine called the Valparaiso Moraine, which is located farther from the lake than the Tinley Moraine. Compared to the Valparaiso Moraine, the Tinley Moraine is much narrower and occupies a similar swath, about 6 miles (10 km) closer to Lake Michigan, and passes through the communities of Flossmoor, Western Springs, and Arlington Heights. The moraine probably was named after the village of Tinley Park, a village southwest of Chicago that lies on the moraine.

See also

• Calumet Shoreline
• Kankakee Outwash Plain
• Glenwood Shoreline

References

• Schoon, Kenneth J., Calumet Beginnings, 2003, Indiana University Press p. 20-21 ISBN 0-253-34218-X
• Encyclopedia of Chicago: "Topography"

Coordinates: 41°35′35″N 87°46′33″W / 41.59306°N 87.77583°W / 41.59306; -87.77583

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