Glacial lake outburst flood

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe rapid draining of a lake created by a dam of glacial ice, wherein the lake water undermines the glacier plugging the outlet, leading to a flood.

Synonyms

jökulhlaup jokulhaup jokulhlaup ice dam quake lake icefall ice floe subglacial lake glacier sluice outwash glacioeustasy

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