Glacial stream

Rupal River is an example of 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]

References

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

Glaciers

Types

Anatomy

Processes

Measurements

Volcanic relations

Landforms

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Tarn Tunnel valley U-valley Zungenbecken

Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine

Glacifluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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