Glacier milk

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Glacier milk
Definition: Turbid water of a stream issuing from under a glacier.  WMOHydrology 

Meltwater from a glacier, which commonly has a milky appearance from suspended fine sediment.  Swisseduc 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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