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Huge lake formed when continental glaciers dammed rivers in eastern Washington?
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Glacial Lake Missoula.
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What is the difference between a dammed lake and a aquifer?
dammed lakes are lakes and aquifers are aquifers
How do lakes form by tectonic plates?
Everything on Earth is on a tectonic plates. Some lakes form as a result of plate tectonics, but not all. Lakes may form in between mountains or downthrust areas created by plate tectonics. In other cases, though, lakes may form in impact or volcanic craters, areas carved out by glaciers, or on streams dammed by landslides. There are even man-made lakes.
What is a snow drift?
A snow drift is an accumilation of snow building up dew to winds and created by being dammed up where the wind is not reaching along the roadside opposite side of a hill ect.
What is one way the pioneers affected the environment?
While the pioneers were making great discoveries in the western part of the United States, they were also having a significant effect on the environment. Specifically, they cut down trees, dammed bodies of water, and killed numerous animals, all without taking care not to overtax the land and it's resources.
Where is some of the worlds most fertile soil at?
The area around the Nile River Delta had some of the world's most naturally fertile soil. Unfortunately, in recent years the Egyptian government has dammed the Nile river for electricity production, preventing the river from flooding and depositing humus on it's shores. When the Nile did flood and recede, the fertility index of the soil around went from around a 10 to a 13
What is the Urban Dictionary definition of the word dammed?
The Urban Dictionary definition of the word dammed is to be serviced to Hell, prison, marked. Some examples are: I'm dammed to hell forever, dammed into prison, or I have the mark of the dammed.
What is the difference between a dammed lake and a aquifer?
dammed lakes are lakes and aquifers are aquifers
What has the author Hans Ulrich Maag written?
Hans Ulrich Maag has written: 'Ice dammed lakes and marginal glacial drainage on Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago' -- subject(s): Drainage, Glacial lakes, Glaciers
How will the daintree be dammed?
it will be damaged by logging
How was yosemite valley form?
The Yosemite Valley was formed as glaciers scraped and carved the valleys and canyons with such force that the remaining granite still shows the direction of glacial movement. Rock debris from the last melting glacier dammed the valley and created Lake Yosemite.
Which river was dammed to create it?
ohio river
What river flowed through Canberra and was dammed to make an artificial lake?
The Molonglo River was dammed to create the artificial lake Lake Burley Griffin.
What are the release dates for Wide Angle - 2002 The Dammed - 2.9?
Wide Angle - 2002 The Dammed - 2.9 was released on: USA: 18 September 2003
Which river is the Bonneville Dam located on?
The Bonneville Dam is located on the Columbian River, it is found between the Oregon river and the Washington River. The river was dammed in 1896, it is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
What is the past tense of dam?
The past tense is dammed.
What lake was dammed in 1971 in Tasmania?
Lake Pedder
What lake was dammed in Tasmania in 1971?
Lake Pedder.
