Definition of "snow-fed" []

• Originated or augmented by melted snow: as, a snow-fed stream.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Yosemite is famous for its spectacular, snow-fed spring waterfalls, but this year the flows have been stronger and have lasted longer because of a huge snowpack and unusually cool, wet conditions."
• "Warm summer temperatures coupled with turbulent, snow-fed rivers and streams "are not a good combination, but I wouldn't say we're doing anything differently this year," Gediman said."
• "As the climate has warmed over recent decades, high temperatures have arrived earlier on average, and a symphony of seasonal events along with them, from plant blooming dates to animal migrations to peak flow levels in snow-fed streams."