344 



THE ILLINOIS GLACIAL LOBE. 



Almena Township, but rises to 800 feet at the gravel plain in western Pine 

 Grove Township. At the Kalamazoo River it is only about 700 feet, but 

 on the gravel plain in Martin and Wayland townships, Allegan County, its 

 altitude is 800 to 850 feet. The following table of elevations taken from 

 the railway profiles which cross this morainic system, is designed to 

 set forth the altitude of the inner border, the main crest, and the outer 

 border. Numerals inclosed in parentheses represent the general elevation 

 of the crest in the vicinity of the railway line in places where the railway 

 either makes a deep cut or passes the crest along a drainage line. 



Table of elevations on Valparaiso moraine. 



Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, in Lake County, 111 



W isconsin Central 



Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul •■ - 



Chicago' and Northwestern (Wisconsin Division) .. 



Chicago and Northwestern (Omaha Division) 



Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 



Wabash 



Chicago, Eock Island and Pacific . 



Illinois Central 



Chicago and Eastern Illinois 



Louisville, New Albany and Chicago (Chicago 

 Division) 



Pan Handle 



Chicago and Erie 



Pittsburg, Port Wayne and Chicago 



Chicago and Grand Trunk 



Baltimore and Ohio 



Lake Shore and Michigan Southern 



Lake Erie and Western 



Chicago and Western Michigan 



Vandalia Line 



Michigan Central 



Chicago and Western Michigan 



Kalamazoo and South Haven Division of Michi- 

 gan Central 



a Outer border of main ridge. 



Feet. 

 720 

 683 

 646 

 650 



641 



616 



665 



650 

 632 



640 

 650 

 650 

 660 

 650 

 670 

 675 

 685 

 690 

 680 

 680 

 670 



Feet. 



880 



823 



812 



867 



760 

 (790) 



763 



712 

 (750) 



725 

 (750) 



806 



777 



740± 

 740^ 



ieo^- 



775± 

 825 

 (850) 

 851 



(750) 

 (750) 



785 



825 



Feet. 

 770 

 778 

 768 

 772 



750 



700 



a 680 



a 680 



a 710 

 a 713 



660 

 673 

 685 

 730 

 770 

 775 

 800 

 790 

 775 

 730 

 730 

 710 



