GLACIAL WATERS IN THE LAKE ERIE BASIN 



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South from Steitz Corners five higher bars appear, crossing the 

 road, the highest lying about \ mile south and 17 feet above the 

 bar at the station, or 852 feet. 



One half mile east of Steitz Corners, on the combined delta of 

 Buffalo and Little Buffalo creeks, the upper Warren appears as a 

 good gravel ridge lying across the road just east of the four-corners, 

 on the west face of the moraine, with altitude of 846 feet. The 

 lower Warren occurs as two bars obliquely crossing the north- 

 leading road and with a pronounced hollow between them. East 

 of Little Buffalo creek the several bars occur in strength, crossing 

 the highways obliquely. 



Northwest of Marilla on the north and south Townline road the 

 beach is represented by four strong bars distributed through over 

 a mile and vertically spaced through 20 to 25 feet. The Zion's 

 church at the four-corners stands between the two middle bars. 

 The two bars north of the corners are about 2 feet higher than the 

 corners, or 832 feet. The highest bar is \ mile south on the north 

 bluff of the Little Buffalo creek, near three-corners, and has an 

 altitude of about 855 feet. 



On the road leading east from the four-corners at Zion's church the 

 highest bar is contoured as 860 feet. The beach holds steadily 

 the northeast direction all the way to West Alden but with variation 

 in the number and strength of the bars. On the north and south 

 road passing through Marilla three strong bars lie north of the four- 

 corners, the lowest being at the angle of the road under a school- 

 house, with a low swamp lake ward, and with altitude by the con- 

 tour of 840 feet. The middle bar is about 11 feet higher. 



Continuing northeastward the bars cover another four-corners 

 south of Cayuga creek, the highest bar passing to north of the 

 east -leading road. 



North of Cayuga creek, at West Alden and Alden, is an unusual 

 display of bar ridges. On the West Alden section seven strong 

 ridges are found, the lowest under three-corners at 830 feet, the 

 highest over a mile landward at over 860 feet. The West Alden 

 corners lie on the fourth ridge with altitude 845 feet. 



West Alden to Fargo station ; to Crittenden. At West Alden the 

 Warren bars divide into two sets, the southerly and higher bars 

 ♦» passing northeast through Alden and on toward Fargo station, 

 terminating between the station and the Countyline road, while the 

 lower series leads northward by Alden Center to Crittenden and 

 continues as the Warren shore through central New York. 



Alden lies on a delta built by glacial drainage from the east and 

 four bars pass northeast through the village, the higher one being 



