A lake formed to the south of a continental glacier as a result of enhanced rainfall during an ice age.
A lake that formed from rainwater falling into a landlocked basin during a glacial period marked by greater precipitation than is found in the region in prior or subsequent periods.
A lake that was created under former climatic conditions, at a time when rainfall in the region was more abundant than it is now. Pluvial lakes were common in and regions during the Pleistocene.
A lake formed in a land-locked basin during a period of increased rainfall associated with glacial advance elsewhere.
A lake formed during a pluvial period.
A lake formed in the Pleistocene epoch* during a time of glacial advance, and now either extinct or existing as a remnant.
A pluvial lake is a lake which experiences significant increase in depth and extent as a result of increased precipitation and reduced evaporation. Such lakes are likely endorheic. Several pluvial lakes formed in the western United States during the glaciation of the late Pleistocene epoch, including Lake Bonneville in Utah and Lake Lahontan in Nevada.
