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Whirlpool Rapids Gorge

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An ancient river predating the Wisconsin Glacier flowed through the channel of the Whirlpool Rapids and the Whirlpool, draining glacial Lake Erie. After the retreat of the glacier, when the present river broke through the rock barriers at Thompson Point, it re-excavated the Whirlpool and the Whirlpool Rapids Gorge.
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