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unusual facts about glacial lake



Cathedral Group

At the base of the Cathedral Group, several glacial lakes can be found, including Jenny, Bradley and Taggart Lakes, all of which were formed when the glaciers of the last ice age retreated, leaving behind terminal moraines which acted as natural dams.

Kedartal

Kedartal (also known as Shiva's lake) is a glacial lake situated at an altitude of 4,750m (15,600 feet) in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas in India.

Vasukiganga River

The source of the Vasukiganga River is the Vasuki Tal, a small glacial lake located in the glacial trough east of Chor gamak glacier, near Kedarnath.


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Bath, New Hampshire

Geologically, Bath is located at the northernmost extent of former Lake Hitchcock, a post-glacial lake that shaped the Connecticut River valley from this point south to Middletown, Connecticut.

Bindu, India

The three streams are known as Bindu Khola, Dudh Pokhri and Jaldhaka that originates from the Kupup lake, a small glacial lake in Sikkim.

Lake Wörth

Wörthsee, a glacial lake in the Starnberg district of Bavaria, Germany

Middle Fork Flathead River

It then enters another narrow gorge, turning generally westwards, then passing the southwestern entrance of the national park, receives a tributary from Lake McDonald, a large glacial lake to the north, from the right.