Glacial Lake Wauponsee
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| Glacial lakes of Illinois in the vicinity of
Midewin NTP (Willman and Frye, 1970) |
Glacial Lake Wauponsee |
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| Geological features such as moraines, proglacial lakes, and other deposits, are commonly named for the locale near where they occur. Geologists named the proglacial lake that existed at Midewin between approximately 16,000 and 15,400 for the township of Wauponsee. | ||||||
Wauponsee
takes its name from Chief Waubonsee, an influential Potawatomi
chief. In July of 1829, the treaty of Prairie du Chien reserved 5
parcels of land for Chief Waubonsee at a site near present-day
Aurora, in Kane County, Illinois. In 1826-1827, Waubonsee’s
Village had a population of between 41 and 46 individuals
(Baerrieis, et al. 1974).
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| Potawatomi Chief Waubonsee |
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