Near Dundee in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Kettle Lake
Photographed By Connor Olson, October 15, 2022
1. Kettle Lake Marker
Inscription.
Kettle Lake. . Butler Lake, the water-filled depression in front of you, formed when the great Ice Age glaciers melted about 10,000 years ago. Many such ice block lakes or kettles were created here along the margins of the receding Green Bay and Lake Michigan ice lobes. , Stranded blocks of ice sometimes became buried by sediments washed out from melting glaciers. When the ice blocks melted, the sediments slumped to form depressions called kettles. Kettles containing water are often called kettle ponds or kettle lakes. , Kettles appear in a variety of shapes and sizes, depending on the dimensions and positions of the corresponding ice blocks. , How Kettles Form , Rocks, gravel, sand, and other sediments wash out from melting laciers and bury separated blocks of ice. , Meltins of the ice blocks leaves depressions called kettles in the outwash sediments. Below the local water table, ground water seeps into the kettles to create ponds and lakes.
Butler Lake, the water-filled depression in front of
you, formed when the great Ice Age glaciers melted
about 10,000 years ago. Many such ice block lakes
or kettles were created here along the margins of the
receding Green Bay and Lake Michigan ice lobes.
Stranded blocks of ice sometimes became buried by
sediments washed out from melting glaciers. When
the ice blocks melted, the sediments slumped to
form depressions called kettles. Kettles containing
water are often called kettle ponds or kettle lakes.
Kettles appear in a variety of shapes and sizes,
depending on the dimensions and positions of the
corresponding ice blocks.
How Kettles Form Rocks, gravel, sand, and other
sediments wash out from melting
laciers and bury separated blocks of ice. Meltins of the ice blocks leaves
depressions called kettles in the
outwash sediments. Below the
local water table, ground water
seeps into the kettles to create ponds and lakes.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.
Location. 43° 39.81′ N, 88° 8.15′ W. Marker is near Dundee, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. Marker can be reached from Butler Lake Road east of Slatts Road. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2022, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2022, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
