With time, the climate warmed again and lakes and savannas receded.

As the glacial lake receded over the centuries, the river levels dropped.

As the weather warmed during early Holocene times, these lakes receded.

In October 2008, the lake receded to a pond status.

Two years ago Lake Michigan was 8 inches higher than its 1985 level, and the lake has not receded substantially since then.

In the late summer and early fall when the lake recedes you can find agates and petrified wood.

Usually, the lake recedes during the dry season and floods during the wet season.

Having its source water drained away, the lake receded drastically.

As the lake has receded, large wetland areas (shown in red) have replaced open water.

The remains of the town are periodically exposed when the lake recedes during regional droughts.