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Pluvial lake

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021302

A lake formed in a land-locked basin during a period of increased rainfall associated with glacial advance elsewhere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021302
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesUSGS Geology in the Parks
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021302",
  "term": "Pluvial lake",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Pluvial Lake",
  "definition": "A lake formed in a land-locked basin during a period of increased rainfall associated with glacial advance elsewhere.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USGS Geology in the Parks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pluvial-lake/"
}

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