Tarn (lake)

"Tarns" redirects here. For the hamlet in England, see Tarns, Cumbria.
Glacial action forming a cirque which may host a tarn

A tarn (or corrie loch) is a mountain lake, pond or pool, formed in a cirque (or "corrie") excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn.[1]

  1. ^ "Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-08-05.