Abandoned Shorelines of Ashtabula Quadrangle 
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Elkton Stage. This lower level of Lundy Lake is locally well- 
developed on the Ashtabula sheet. Proceeding from the east side one 
is unable to find any evidence of the Elkton beach east of the Lake 
Shore Club which occupies a position a few rods back from the pres- 
ent shore of Lake Erie and about one-half mile east of the Ashtabula 
River harbor. Here the beach ridge, consisting of clean medium- 
sized gravel, is very typical in cross-section. West of the harbor the 
ridge lies south of the Lake Road, and is continuous for a mile; thence 
westward it bears south from the Lake Road for about one-half mile, 
and again turns north to within a few rods of the highway, termina- 
ting near Red Brook. The sandy content of this beach increases 
the farther it is traced west from the Harbor. 
After leaving Red Brook, for an interval of a mile and a half one 
finds no definite evidence of a shoreline. About two and one-half 
miles northwest of Saybrook there is a distinct crook in the course of 
Indian Creek; this irregularity in the stream is probably due to the 
Elkton beach. East of the creek is a low sandy beach segment, about 
one-half mile long, but in the vicinity of the stream no distinct 
shoreline appears today. The best evidence, however, of the former 
existence of a beach at this vicinity is the elbow in the course of the 
stream. The highway west of the creek crosses a low ridge of barrier 
sand. Between Indian and Cowles Creeks only one short segment of 
beach was noticed. West of Cowles Creek a sandy ridge is easily 
traced. West of Wheeler Creek the Elkton, for some distance, has a 
very distinct development; the sand on the land-side shows evidence 
of spreading by the wind. 
