| Term: | Tarn |
| Definition: |
A small mountain lake or pool. NSIDCCryosphere
A lake that develops in the basin of a cirque, generally after the melting of the glacier. A small lake occupying a hollow eroded out by ice or dammed by a moraine; especially common in cirques (q.v.). Swisseduc A small mountain lake that occurs inside a cirque basin. PhysicalGeography GCW |