| Term: | Glacier dammed lake |
| Definition: |
The lake formed when a glacier flows across the mouth of an adjoining valley and forms an ice dam. NOAAHydrology
In hydrologic terms, the lake formed when a glacier flows across the mouth of an adjoining valley and forms an ice dam. NOAA-NWS Body of water which accumulates behind ice sheets or in mountain valleys dammed by valley glaciers. WMOHydrology GCW |