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No. Older rivers which meander and create oxbows are the norm. Young rivers tend to flow in straighter lines.
Oxbows are formed when a section of a river is cut off and left separate by itself. They form in a u-shape.
a young river A+
The Danube river has a few meanders and oxbows and it a Delta which leads the Danube into The Black Sea.
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the 4 stages of river deposition are: 1. levees and meander 2. deltas 3.floodplain 4.oxbows
a young river A+
Being close to a river
Old rivers are characterized by flat floodplains.
If the river is young it is steep in places and doesn't meander (curve). A mature river isn't so steep and it is starting to form meanders; but be careful because old rivers are completely flat and do have meanders.