Stratigraphic and chronologic analysis of the Warren Beach, northwest Ohio, USA

Higley, Melinda C.; Fisher, Timothy G.; Jol, Harry M.; Lepper, Kenneth; Martin-Hayden, James M.

doi:10.1139/cjes-2014-0047

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“…In areas that are predominantly flat, or lack significant topographic relief, the three Warren shorelines can be easily distinguished; otherwise the lowest Warren strandline tends to blend with the middle Warren due to its low cresting elevation (Totten, 1985). The Warren strandlines have a higher sand volume than older beaches (Whittlesey) and form large barrier island and spit complexes in southern Michigan and northern Ohio (e.g., Calkin and Feenstra, 1985;Totten, 1985;Higley et al, 2014). Lake Warren is constrained from a series of dates that bracket the relative age of the beaches.…”

Section: Lake Warrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A recent study by Campbell (2009) dated wood fragments found in a littoral drift unit of the Oak Openings Ridge between 14,507 to 13,921 cal years BP (13,430 ± 90 14 C yrs BP); the reworked wood fragments provide a more reliable maximum age for Lake Warren in the Erie Basin (Campbell, 2009). Recent work from Higley et al (2014) obtained an OSL age for Lake Warren of 14.1 ± 1.1 ka.…”

Section: Lake Warrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A fourth is to date the Whittlesey shoreline directly in an effort to better confine the sequence of the Lake Maumee, Whittlesey and Arkona highstands with the ages obtained by Campbell (2009) and Higley et al (2014).…”

Section: Objectives and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interpretation of the identified facies was done using the methods of Wilkins and Clement (2007), who had conducted GPR across paleoshorelines of Lake Alvord, Oregon. Furthermore, interpretations were aided by the results and conclusions drawn from Curray (1964), Thompson and Baedke (1996) and Higley et al (2014) who developed models for shoreline development and basic shoreline stratigraphic facies.…”

Section: Ground Penetrating Radarmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A common interpretation for tangential or oblique reflections in a coastal environment is related to progradation or accretion of beach or shoreface deposits, such as spit platform deposits, or in foreshore deposits (Daly et al, 2002;Jol et al, 2010 andHigley et al, 2014). The top-lap and down-lap termination points are indicators of a non-depositional hiatus (Mitchum, 1977).…”

Section: Radar Facies 1 (Rf1)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Analysis and Chronology of Glacial Lake Arkona in the Western Lake Erie Basin, Usa

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The shoreline of Lake Arkona is characterized by a subtle or "washed" appearance and can be traced around the Lake Erie basin as a discontinuous ridge. The traditional interpretation of Lake Arkona is that lake level dropped approximately 30 m from its previous highest stand to Lake Arkona level, then Lake Arkona was overtopped by the subsequent highstand, Lake Whittlesey. To assess the standard interpretation of Lake Arkona, this study evaluated the Lake Arkona and Lake Whittlesey shorelines in the western Lake Erie basin to evaluate the standard model and compare the geomorphology of the two shorelines. Any overtopping of the Arkona shoreline should be expressed stratigraphically by a truncating erosional surface. Ground penetrating radar was used across the Arkona Shoreline to evaluate the internal stratigraphy and determine the presence of a strong reflection indicative of a ravinement surface. Ground truth at each field site was provided by a combination of hand-dug pits, vibrocore and auger transects. To better constrain the lake sequence between the Lake Whittlesey and Lake Arkona, optically stimulated luminescence dates were taken from each shoreline. The geomorphic differences between the Arkona and Whittlesey shorelines were described from field iv observations and a statistical model. The model incorporated topographic profiles taken perpendicular to the long axis of the shoreline features, and extending 5 km into the lake basin. These topographic profiles were obtained using GIS ArcMap and 3 m LiDAR elevations acquired from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Map Viewer. The model was used to support interpretations for field observations of pre-existing topography, paleo-wave direction and sediment supply for the shorelines in the western Lake Erie basin. The results of the study have several implications: 1) Due to the lack of a strong GPR reflection interrupting the internal stratigraphy of the Arkona coastal features, it is unlikely that the shoreline was overtopped by a higher lake stand; 2) These results call into question the traditional interpretation of the proglacial lake sequence in the Lake Erie basin; 3) The traditional description of Lake Arkona being a washed shoreline needs to be re-evaluated. v Acknowledgments Numerous thanks and acknowledgments are warranted following the completion of this project. My thesis advisor Dr. David Krantz for his limitless guidance, advice, moral support and instruction from whom I've learned so much. Dr. Timothy Fisher for his constant support, encouragement, and instruction on vibracore application and methods, an invaluable tool which was indispensable to this project. Dr. Donald Stierman for his continued encouragement and expertise on the types of geophysical methods and techniques employed during this project. Dr.

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Section: Lake Warrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lake Warrenmentioning

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Section: Objectives and Hypothesesmentioning

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Section: Ground Penetrating Radarmentioning

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Section: Radar Facies 1 (Rf1)mentioning

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Combining geophysical and geological datasets to improve a conceptual aquifer model of the Oak Openings Region in northwest Ohio, USA

Ogunkoya,

Martin-Hayden,

Fisher

et al. 2023

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In this study, geophysical and geologic data were combined to develop a 3D conceptual hydrogeological model of a section of the Oak Openings Region (OOR) in northwest Ohio with a globally rare ecosystem of oak savanna and grassland prairie. The presence of a rhythmically laminated silt and clay unit underlying the study area is now widely realized. Assessing the in uence of this unit on the interaction between shallow uncon ned, sandy, and con ned carbonate bedrock aquifers requires an appropriate groundwater model. A rst step to this is to update the current conceptual hydrogeological model of the region, which either neglects the rhythmites or combines it with the till as a single hydrogeological unit. To do this, twenty electrical resistivity soundings and eleven 166 m long 2D transects of electrical resistivity data were combined with refraction seismic data acquired along a 96 m long transect. The geophysics results were validated with lithological data from a public database and two wells drilled during the study. A digital elevation model and stratigraphic layers extracted from the geophysics result were used to create a 3D site model. The model shows four layers consisting of a carbonate bedrock aquifer, con ning till layer, rhythmically laminated silt and clay, and a sandy aquifer in a bottom-up sequence. The rhythmites consist of horizontal laminae that are more permeable than the underlying till. Combining geophysics with geologic data distinguished the till from rhythmites and de nes the hydrostratigraphic layers used to re ne the aquifer conceptual model across sections of the OOR.

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Stratigraphic and chronologic analysis of the Warren Beach, northwest Ohio, USA

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Analysis and Chronology of Glacial Lake Arkona in the Western Lake Erie Basin, Usa

Analysis and Chronology of Glacial Lake Arkona in the Western Lake Erie Basin, Usa

Combining geophysical and geological datasets to improve a conceptual aquifer model of the Oak Openings Region in northwest Ohio, USA

Major dune construction during the Younger Dryas chronozone within the Kankakee River Valley, Great Lakes region, USA: Visible landscape response to rapid climate change

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