dammed

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These lakes are prone to failing because they are precariously dammed by walls made of frozen earth, rocks and ice created by the movement of a glacier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Some Alaskans are evacuating their homes as meltwater escapes a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier - raising fears of record-breaking flooding in the US state's capital city.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Meadows along those dammed riverscapes have already acted as wildlife safety zones during several fires that burned through the reservation over the past few years, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

It is dammed by a massive ridge of rubble that the glacier piled up over thousands of years.

From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024

Before the eruption, Spirit Lake had flowed into the North Fork of the Toutle River, but the landslide dammed the lake.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone