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DAMMED LAKE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A small body of water that lies in a basin, retained there by a natural dam or barrier.

OBS

dammed lake: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Ice-dammed lake; moraine-dammed lake.

PHR

Moraine-impounded lake; ice-impounded lake.

Key term(s)
  • imponded lake

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Lac dont les eaux sont retenues par un barrage naturel, par exemple un glacier ou une moraine.

CONT

[...] on peut distinguer : 1) les lacs de barrage subdivisés en lacs barrés par un éboulement, un glacier, une moraine de glacier actuel ou ancien, une coulée de lave, un volcan, des alluvions de rivière, un cordon littoral et des dunes [...]

PHR

Lac de barrage glaciaire, morainique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Lago formado en el curso de un río como consecuencia de un accidente transversal al cauce que retiene el agua, como puede ser una colada volcánica, una acumulación de rocas desprendidas de las laderas, etc.

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