glacier-fed
Sustained by ice
Glacier-fed describes water sources—rivers, lakes, streams—that receive their flow primarily from melting glacial ice: The glacier-fed river ran milky with sediment.
Such waters are typically cold year-round and often appear cloudy or turquoise from suspended rock flour ground by the glacier's movement.
Water from melted ice
- runoffExcess water drainage
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
- headwatersRiver's starting point
- watershedDrainage area boundary
snowmelt · discharge · aquifer · freshwater · tributaries · spring · outflow · perennial
Glacial mountain pool
- cirqueGlacier-carved mountain basin
- alpineOf high elevations
- pristinePure and untouched
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
frigid · kettle · milky · crystal · remote · mountain · scenic · reservoir
India's holiest river
- IndusSouth Asian river
- RhoneMajor Franco-Swiss waterway
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
Brahmaputra · Tigris · Amazon · braided · silty · turquoise · milky · cold
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- troutFreshwater game fish
- charBurn without destroying
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
endemic · biodiversity · invertebrates · riparian · aquatic · ecosystem · nutrient-poor · adaptation
Decreasing in dimension
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
vulnerable · disappearing · drought · scarcity · monitoring · decline · adaptation · resilience
meltwater
Water from melted ice
- runoffExcess water drainage
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
- headwatersRiver's starting point
watershed · snowmelt · discharge · aquifer · freshwater · tributaries · spring · outflow · perennial · seasonal
tarn
Glacial mountain pool
turquoise · frigid · kettle · milky · crystal · remote · mountain · scenic · reservoir · basin
Ganges
India's holiest river
Yukon · Brahmaputra · Tigris · Amazon · braided · silty · turquoise · milky · cold · swift
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
habitat · endemic · biodiversity · invertebrates · riparian · aquatic · ecosystem · nutrient-poor · adaptation · migration
shrinking
Decreasing in dimension
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
threatened · vulnerable · disappearing · drought · scarcity · monitoring · decline · adaptation · resilience · prediction