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4 unusual facts about Teays River


Holocene glacial retreat

The Ohio River largely supplanted the former Teays River drainage system, which was disrupted by the glaciers.

Last glacial period

Niagara Falls is also a product of the glaciation, as is the course of the Ohio River, which largely supplanted the prior Teays River.

Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky

The flat hilltop is unusual to eastern Kentucky and was created by the preglacial Teays River which existed in ancient times and flowed in the opposite direction of the Ohio River.

The flat elevation in which Westwood is located was created by the ancient Teays River.



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