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known but in all probability the drainage was to the west, similar 

 to that of the South Meadows lake. 



This lake was even more extensive than the South Meadows lake 

 if the writer's conception is correct. It covered the area now 

 occupied by the southern end of Lake Placid, the western end of 

 the Wilmington notch, and sent a four-fingered bay into the South 

 Meadows country and flooded the southern edge of the Saranac 

 quadrangle. The valley of the East branch of the Ausable river 

 was occupied by an ice lobe, preventing any connection between 

 the eastern and western portions of the Lake Placid quadrangle. 



Fig. 3 The Glacial Lake succession in the Lake Placid quadrangle. Stage 

 two. 



The South Meadows lake was succeeded by the western section of LTpper 

 Lake Newman, altitude 1800 to 1895 feet. The ice lobe in the valley of 

 the East branch of the Atisable river had retreated since stage one to 

 allow the Keene lake to accumulate. 



