Glacial stream

A glacial stream is a channelized accumulation of liquid water which flow in a channel formed by a glacier. Depending on where they flow, they can be classified into supraglacial, englacial and subglacial streams.[1]

Rupal River is an example of glacial stream.

References

"Glossary of Glacier Terminology". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

Types

Anatomy

Processes

Measurements

Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley P-form Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Suncup Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glaciofluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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