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The Lily Pond is a small lake along Highway 44 in Eastern Manitoba, Canada.
it is so named because of the abundance of two types of water lilies which grow in it.
Water lilies prefer shallow, still water and a clay/loam soil.
But how did this pond form?
Note the steep bedrock cliffs on the South side of the pond, and also across the highway on the North side. Towering mountains without any vegetation stood here many years ago. From beneath, powerful forces thrust molten rock upward into a maze of cracks and layers in these mountains. This is called igneous intrusion.
Records of these ancient events are apparent on the cliff's vertical face. White coloured layers of granite were formed as molten rock forced its way into the cracks and layers of the dark sedimentary rocks.
The depression in which this small lake rests was created thousands of years ago by advancing glaciers. This force carved out the softer rock, leaving the harder rock seen on both shores.
Precipitation and runoff filled in the depression, creating a shallow pond with perfect conditions for water lilies.
Please send answers through the messaging system to the cache owner.
1. How long ago did the towering mountains stand in this area?
2. Powerful forces which thrust molten rock upward were commonplace in the Precambrian ______ ?
3. What were the light coloured layers of granite called?
4. On nearby McGillivray Trail, you can see evidence of light-coloured layers when you step across a ______ vein.
5. What is the translation of the Ojibway name for the white water lily?
6. Provide a photo of you or your caching name with the pond in the background.