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Wet avalanches involve snowpack with water moving through it, either because rain has fallen on the snow or because warming temperatures have caused meltwater to pass through the layers of the snowpack.
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Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Soils were dry last winter, ready to soak up rather than repel meltwater.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Over 14,000 years ago, the 18 sandstone canyons within the park were shaped by meltwater from glaciers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
But nighttime temperatures will drop back below freezing, creating a gradual thawing that prevents the landscape from being inundated with meltwater.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Soils were dry last winter, ready to soak up rather than repel meltwater.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Over 14,000 years ago, the 18 sandstone canyons within the park were shaped by meltwater from glaciers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
But nighttime temperatures will drop back below freezing, creating a gradual thawing that prevents the landscape from being inundated with meltwater.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Meltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meltwater. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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meltwater
noun
melt·wa·ter
ˈmelt-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water that comes from the melting of ice and snow
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