Glenville Hills Kames

The Glenville Hills Kames is a 345 hectare provincially significant Earth Science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest in Ontario, Canada.

Located in the northeastern part of the township of King, it contains most of the eastern portion of Jokers Hill,[1] site of the Koffler Scientific Reserve which conducts ecological research in the area. It consists of Late Wisconsinan deposits of Newmarket Till, from the Port Bruce Stadial, and Kettleby Till, from the Port Huron Stadial.[2] These are overlain by kames and kame slopes, which are the dominant topographical features in the area, on the northern slopes of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It is an "excellent representation of kame moraine features",[1] which are uncommon in the region. It is in the East Holland River subwatershed.[3]

The site also demarcates the southernmost advance of the Lake Simcoe sublobe during the Port Bruce Stadial, though most sediments were deposited by the Lake Ontario lobe.[2]

References

1. "Description of Jokers Hill". University of Toronto, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
2. "Natural Areas Report: GLENVILLE HILLS KAMES". Ministry of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Information Centre. Archived from the original on 2 August 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
3. "State of the Watershed Report: East Holland River Subwatershed" (PDF). Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2008.