Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker is a state nature preserve located in Champaign County,

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. It contains an

esker An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an ''asar'', ''osar'', or ''serpent kame'', is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North Ame ...

, kame, and

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, all glacial landforms. It is an example of a sinuous esker, an ancient ice-walled stream channel which flowed through a Wisconsinan glacier 11,000-25,000 years ago.

References

External links

Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve Official Website
Protected areas of Champaign County, Ohio Ohio State Nature Preserves {{ChampaignCountyOH-geo-stub