Following a glacial retreat, which mechanism leads to the formation of a proglacial lake dammed by a moraine?

💡 Explanation

Following glacial retreat, terminal moraine deposition directly blocks meltwater drainage because glaciers deposit debris as they recede, thereby creating dammed lakes. Therefore a moraine dam formation occurs, enabling a proglacial lake, rather than other processes all which require distinct conditions and would lead to different geomorphological features.

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