Oxbow lake
These lakes are often called tributaries.
Green River Lake was created in 1969.
Barren River Lake was created in 1964.
Nolin River Lake was created in 1963.
Laurel River Lake was created in 1977.
Rough River Lake was created in 1959.
A lake created by a river is typically referred to as an oxbow lake. These lakes form when a meandering river creates a loop that is eventually cut off, leaving a curved body of water.
Barren River Lake State Resort Park was created in 1965.
Lahontan Reservoir, a lake created by a dam on the Carson River.
Lake of the Ozarks is not on a river, it is a man-made reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in central Missouri.
A reservoir.
reservior