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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
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.
Is a meander that has been cut off from the river?
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Is a meander the has been cut off from a river?
oxbow lake horse shoe lake
What type of lake formed when a large meander was by passed?
its an oxbow lake formed when the meander is cut off from the main river
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 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
A meander that has been cut off from a river is called a?
A OxBow Lake. -Kayy Scrub Answerd This