. The life of inland waters; an elementary text book of fresh-water biology for American students. Freshwater biology. 66 Types of Aquatic Environment The Lakes of the Yahara Valley in Southern Wisconsin are of another type. They occupy broad, shallow basins formed by the deposition of barriers of glacial drift in the preglacial course of the Yahara River. Their outlet is through Rock River into the Missis- sippi. Their shores are indented with numerous bays, and bordered ex- tensively by marshes. The surrounding plain is dotted with low rounded hills, some of which rise abruptly from the wate
. The life of inland waters; an elementary text book of fresh-water biology for American students. Freshwater biology. 66 Types of Aquatic Environment The Lakes of the Yahara Valley in Southern Wisconsin are of another type. They occupy broad, shallow basins formed by the deposition of barriers of glacial drift in the preglacial course of the Yahara River. Their outlet is through Rock River into the Missis- sippi. Their shores are indented with numerous bays, and bordered ex- tensively by marshes. The surrounding plain is dotted with low rounded hills, some of which rise abruptly from the water, making attractive shores. The city of Madison is the location of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, which Professor Birge has made the center of the most extensive and care- ful study of lakes yet undertaken in America. The area, elevation and depth of these lakes is as follows:. Fig. 16. The four-lake region of Madison, Wisconsin. Area in Surface Depth in feet sq. mi. alt. in ft. mean maximum Lake Kegonsa 15 " Wabesa 3 " Monona 6 " Mendota 15 842 IS .SI 844 IS .36 S4.'; 27 75 849 40 85. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956; Lloyd, John Thomas, 1884- joint author. Ithaca,N. Y. , The Comstock Publishing Company
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