Moraine-dammed lake

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Term: Moraine-dammed lake
Definition: A lake formed as a glacier recedes from its terminal moraine, the moraine acting as an unstable dam (see glacial lake outburst flood).  Swisseduc 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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