The Indiana Dunes-Legacy of Sand

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1974

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Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey

Abstract

The area including the Indiana Dunes State Park and Dunes National Lakeshore is unique in its diversity of geologic features and terrain. The forces of glaciers, wind, and water have combined over the eons to create picturesque morainal topography, a vast freshwater lake, great expanses of sand in the form of beaches and dunes, and bogs containing exotic plant species. Soon to be completely surrounded by an ever-expanding urban-industrial complex, the dunes area will remain as a lasting monument to the complexity and beauty of nature.

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Glacial Lake Chicago, Squeaking sand, Lake Michigan, Pinhook bog, Erosion, Longshore current, Valparaiso moraine, Wisconsinan ice sheet, Glacial processes, Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana Dunes State Park

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Hill, J. R., 1974, The Indiana Dunes—legacy of sand: Indiana Geological Survey Special Report 08, 9 p., 1 pl., 10 figs. doi: 10.5967/aevj-tz30

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Technical Report