0
A OxBow Lake.
-Kayy Scrub Answerd This
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agooxbow lake
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
A meander that is cut off from the main course of a river becomes a?
Sometimes a meandering river forms a feature called an oxbow lake. An oxbow lake is a meander that has been cut off from the river. An oxbow lake may form when a river floods. EW
Is a meander that has been cut off from the river?
oxbow lake horse shoe lake
Is a meander the has been cut off from a river?
oxbow lake horse shoe lake
Why have meanders been cut off?
Naturally rivers erode & deposit silt & debris over time, millions of years, and this erosion will, by force of gravity, alter the course of the river. Where there is a large meander, a huge bend in the river course, erosion may be so dramatic that the meander will be cut & this will form a lake in the old river course. This type of semi cirular lake is called an Oxbow lake. It is a cut off meander.
What is a meander that's been cut off from a river called?
oxbow lake horse shoe lake
When an oxbow becomes completely cut off from the main river it is called an?
It is called an oxbow lake. Some are called meander lakes.
When an oxbow becomes completely cut off from the main river it is called a what?
It is called an oxbow lake. Some are called meander lakes.
What do you call a horse shoe shaped bend in a river when the bend is cut off?
A bend in a river is called a meander -source- Secondary Education
What lake is formed at a loop in a river that is almost a complete circle?
An Oxbow lake. It is where a Meander is cut by erosion & the consequent deposition alters the course of the river. The cut off meander forms an Oxbow.
What is a meander that has been cut off from the river?
oxbow lake horse shoe lake
What is a waterhole called in Australia?
A waterhole in Australia may be known as a waterhole or a billabong. A billabong is when a bend in a river or creek has been cut off after floodwaters have relocated the course of the river.
What is formed when a meander is cut off?
A horseshoe lake is formed when a river cuts off one of its meanders
