Damming lake

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A damming lake , also known as a (natural) reservoir , is a geomorphological term . It is used for lakes in an initially open hollow mold caused by mechanical forces from the outside produce a natural dam that the lake abdämmt . The lakes formed is different according to the precise causes of the dam continues in landslide - , moraines - , glacier - , ice jam - , lava lakes and others. The formation of tufa -Barre, beach dislocation or river deposits may give rise Abdämmungsseen.

literature

  • Ludwig Erich Schmitt (ed.): German word research in European references. Research on the German word atlas. (2 vols). Giessen: Wilhelm Schmitz 1958, Vol. 2