Sequoia National Park, California. Moraine Lake, on Chagoopa Plateau, at sunrise. This is one of the few wholly moraine-impounded lakes in the Kern Basin.
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1935
Summary
Sequoia National Park, California. Moraine Lake, on Chagoopa Plateau, at sunrise. This is one of the few wholly moraine-impounded lakes in the Kern Basin. The little valley which the lake occupies was invaded by a side lobe of the Big Arroyo Glacier in the latest glacial stage. The lobe built several concentric moraine loops during the halts or re-advances that interrupted its recession. The last and smallest of these moraine loops encircles the lower end of the lake. The water seeps out through the morainal embankment. Circa 1935.
Summary
Sequoia National Park, California. Moraine Lake, on Chagoopa Plateau, at sunrise. This is one of the few wholly moraine-impounded lakes in the Kern Basin. The little valley which the lake occupies was invaded by a side lobe of the Big Arroyo Glacier in the latest glacial stage. The lobe built several concentric moraine loops during the halts or re-advances that interrupted its recession. The last and smallest of these moraine loops encircles the lower end of the lake. The water seeps out through the morainal embankment. Circa 1935.
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