There are many glacial fed rivers all over the world. Some are well known, and some are harder to track down. Mount Rainier's river is glacial fed with 35 square miles of ice. The river is much too cold to swim in although, fishing is permitted year round. Another glacial river is located in Minnesota. This river is called Warren River. It consists of 110,000 square miles of ice. Yet another glacial fed river is Alsek River. It is located in Alaska and contains a 200 foot high ice wall. All of these rivers get their water from melting glaciers. There are some that are larger than others due to the fact that the glacier "feeding" it has melted more.
Glacier fed rivers are significantly different than regular rivers. A glacier has to be emitting water from it to form a glacial river. Many times there are rivers that have glacial water in it and also regular water. Usually, when you see a glacial river, you would think it's just like any other. You would find out every fast though, because the water is freezing cold!
How long does it take for a Glacier to form?
It takes from many years to many centuries to form glaciers. There is a big variety of the length of time it takes for a glacier to form. There is no magic number of actually how long it takes, but we know that it takes from years to centuries. The key is that the ice doesn't melt away. If the glacier melts faster than it is forming, it's not really going anywhere.
It also depends on the size of the glacier. If the glacier is huge like the glacier located in Australian Antarctic Territory called the Lambert Glacier. This is 40 miles wide and 320 miles long! It took centuries to form! Of course if the glacier is very small, it can take as little as 10 years to form. Glaciers are a lot like humans and snow flakes, no two are the same. So with this being said, not ever glacier forms at the same rate. A glacier can take years to decades to form!
Did You know?
That in North America the continental glaciers cover more then 4,800,000 miles!
Between the years 1850 and 1950, most of the worlds glaciers got smaller.
Thank you for enjoying our presentation. We had a lot of fun researching and doing this wiki. We learned more about glaciers and glacial rivers doing the research. Thanks Mr. Lindenmeyer for giving us this assignment! :)
What Rivers Are Only Glacier Fed?
By: Elli Dalton and Alex BallewThere are many glacial fed rivers all over the world. Some are well known, and some are harder to track down. Mount Rainier's river is glacial fed with 35 square miles of ice. The river is much too cold to swim in although, fishing is permitted year round. Another glacial river is located in Minnesota. This river is called Warren River. It consists of 110,000 square miles of ice. Yet another glacial fed river is Alsek River. It is located in Alaska and contains a 200 foot high ice wall. All of these rivers get their water from melting glaciers. There are some that are larger than others due to the fact that the glacier "feeding" it has melted more.
Glacier fed rivers are significantly different than regular rivers. A glacier has to be emitting water from it to form a glacial river. Many times there are rivers that have glacial water in it and also regular water. Usually, when you see a glacial river, you would think it's just like any other. You would find out every fast though, because the water is freezing cold!
How long does it take for a Glacier to form?
It takes from many years to many centuries to form glaciers. There is a big variety of the length of time it takes for a glacier to form. There is no magic number of actually how long it takes, but we know that it takes from years to centuries. The key is that the ice doesn't melt away. If the glacier melts faster than it is forming, it's not really going anywhere.
It also depends on the size of the glacier. If the glacier is huge like the glacier located in Australian Antarctic Territory called the Lambert Glacier. This is 40 miles wide and 320 miles long! It took centuries to form! Of course if the glacier is very small, it can take as little as 10 years to form. Glaciers are a lot like humans and snow flakes, no two are the same. So with this being said, not ever glacier forms at the same rate. A glacier can take years to decades to form!
Did You know?
That in North America the continental glaciers cover more then 4,800,000 miles!
Links:
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=pajk&gage=alka2http://library.thinkquest.org/3729/cool.html
Thank you for enjoying our presentation. We had a lot of fun researching and doing this wiki. We learned more about glaciers and glacial rivers doing the research. Thanks Mr. Lindenmeyer for giving us this assignment! :)