Swiftcurrent Glacier

Swiftcurrent Glacier
Swiftcurrent Glacier as seen from Swiftcurrent Pass in 2006
Swiftcurrent Glacier Location in Montana
Type	Cirque glacier
Location	Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates	48°46′07″N 113°44′50″W / 48.76861°N 113.74722°WCoordinates: 48°46′07″N 113°44′50″W / 48.76861°N 113.74722°W[1]
Area	55.233 acres (223,520 m^2)in 2005[2]
Status	Retreating

Swiftcurrent Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.The glacier is on the east (Glacier County) side of the Continental Divide arête known as the Garden Wall.^[3] Swiftcurrent Glacier is one of several glaciers that are being monitored to determine stream flow alterations that occur due to glacial retreat.^[4] Compared to other glaciers in Glacier National Park, Swiftcurrent Glacier has experienced relatively slow retreat. As of 2005, the glacier had an area of 55 acres (0.22 km²), a 14 percent reduction since 1966.^[2]

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States
• Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)

References

1. "Swiftcurrent Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
2. "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
3. Many Glacier, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-01.
4. "Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park". Secondary Glacier Network. United States Geological Survey. August 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-01.