Ice-dammed lake

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Term: Ice-dammed lake
Definition: A lake that exists because its water is restricted from flowing by an ice dam. Sometimes these lakes form because an advancing glacier had blocked a valley.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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