Figure 7. As the glacier receded, seawater flooded low-lying areas. Muddy sediments settled on the ocean floor forming a deposit called the Presumpscot Formation. Layered Presumpscot silts and clays are seen in this exposure in the Pleasant River valley near Windham Center.

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