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A curve in a mature or old age river is called a meander and forms when the slightest curve forms and starts to grow larger. This is because on the inside of a curve water moves slower and deposits sediment, and on the outside the exact opposite happpens when faster moving water pounds against the curve making it bigger. In an old age stream when the meanders get big enough the section of river that's curved can actually be cut-off during a flood because water always wants to take the quicker path. The lake that forms when this happens is called and ox-bow lake. It is called this beacue the ox-bow was put on oxen and used to plow fields around the time this kind of lake was named and they had simmilar shapes.
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A meander is a loop like bend in a what?
A river!
What is a bend in a river shaped like a loop called?
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What is a bend in a river shaped like a loop?
a huge duck
What is horseshoe bend in a river?
A horseshoe bend is a curve in a river that is shaped like the letter "U".
What is river valley?
river valley is a river and a valley, like if a long stream of a river that is all i can say people.
What is a bend in a river shaped like a loop is?
A bend in a river shaped like a loop is called an oxbow. Oxbow lakes are formed when a meander is cut off from the main river channel, often due to erosion and sediment deposition.
What is the word that defines this sentence the loop like bend in a river?
it is when abrasion starts
Why does sediment erode on the outside curve of a stream?
Rivers "carry" their sediment load only as long as the velocity of the water remains high enough to create sufficient turbulence to keep the particles "stirred up". Once a river loses its velocity and the stirring effect of the turbulence subsides the sediment load can no longer remain suspended in the water. At this point gravity takes over and the river begins to "drop" its sediments in a process named deposition.Now a river going around a curve is like two tires at each end of an axle going around a curve. The tire on the outside of the curve has to move faster than the tire on the inside of the curve since it has a longer radius of travel. So too the water in the river moves faster at the outside of the curve than the water inside the curve. Between the two different water velocities the deposition is going to occur on the inside curve of the river where the water loses its velocity.Conversely, the opposite of deposition which is erosion will take place at the outside of the curve in the river.
The term for a curve or a bend in a river?
A meander is a few simple curves in a river. If there are many or they are complex, then a scroll plain is a name for the finished product, with its many oxbow lakes.The Taieri Scroll Plain in Otago, New Zealand is a marvellous example. Pictures are available in wikipedia.org.In connection with the US Army Engineers having shortened the course of the Mississippi River by removing many of the meanders and oxbow bends; Mark Twain remarked that a believer in extrapolation would be able to extrapolate the length of the river to the Silurian, when it hung out over the gulf of Mexico like a fishing rod!
What is stream in Japanese?
When you say stream, if you mean something like "river" then the word would be "kawa" or "かわ"。
What is the stream of water that flows like a river in the ocean?
current people
What does a tributary look like?
A tributary is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river. It typically appears narrower and shallower compared to the main river it feeds into. Tributaries are an important part of a river's ecosystem and help contribute to its overall flow and health.
