A kettle (also known as a kettle hole, kettlehole, or pothole) is a depression or hole in an outwash plain formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. The kettles are formed as a result …

2018年2月22日 · Kettles form when a block of stagnant ice (a serac) detaches from the glacier. Eventually, it becomes wholly or partially buried in sediment and slowly melts, leaving behind a …

2024年6月15日 · A kettle pond is a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers during the last ice age. They are typically small and round, and can be...

2014年12月11日 · While the Cape Cod ocean beaches receive top billing, the Cape is also blessed with a 200+ freshwater "kettle" ponds scattered throughout the various communities. …

Kettle ponds are a unique geological formation that can be found throughout various regions of the world. These ponds are typically formed by the retreat of glaciers, which leave behind …

If the kettle gets its water from rainfall and/or snowfall (precipitation), existing groundwater, or a combination of the two, it is termed a kettle pond. A kettle wetland is a kettle pond in which …

2018年1月19日 · A kettle that receives water through precipitation or groundwater table is a kettle pond while a vegetated kettle is a kettle wetland. Some smaller kettles may be as a result of …

There are some 365 freshwater ponds on Cape Cod. Most of these are kettle ponds, formed when blocks of ice from the last glacier became imbedded or covered by outwash materials, leaving …

2018年1月31日 · Kettle ponds at Cape Cod National Seashore are, in general, characterized by naturally low concentrations of nutrients, high water clarity, low pH, and low buffering capacity. …

2022年4月20日 · What is a Kettle Pond? Glaciers like the Matanuska, have kettle ponds near the toe of the glacier. You will find kettle ponds and lakes along valley and sometimes alpine …