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In time the oxbow lake will get covered with weeds, fill with soil and will disappear.
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What is a curved lake found on the flood plain of a river?
You are referring to an oxbow lake. Oxbow lakes form as a river deposits sediment and changes course over time.
How do oxbow lakes form?
Oxbow Lake Formation An Oxbow Lake is a development of a meander, thanks to erosion and deposition. The neck/bend of the meander grows narrower and narrower and eventually the river just takes a shortcut of straight on ahead instead of going around the neck/bend. Soon the loop of the meander is sealed off altogether and it turns into an oxbow lake.In time the lake will get covered with weeds, fill with soil and will disappear. If you doing this for work/school I suggest you use diagrams/pictures to show each stage.
What can happen to lakes over a period of time?
they might stay the same or get worse, it depends on what type of lake what type of weather really, but in a hot place over a long period of time it will just evaporate, if in a cold place it will get frozen.
What caused the formatting of the great lakes?
Glacers over the land near Michigan and Ontario that Melted over time creating these massive lakes.
What is the difference between an oxbow lake and a meander?
A meander is a bend in the river. A slow flowing river tends to meander (form bends) when flowing over a flat valley floor. An oxbow lake is an old river bend that has been naturally cut off. It has formed a long, curved lake that is separate from the main river.
What caused the formation of the Great Lakes?
Glacers over the land near Michigan and Ontario that Melted over time creating these massive lakes.
How was oxbow lake formed?
Simply that cattle would be watered at the bow shaped lake, deriving into a single word of oxbow. It comes from the shape of the lake. An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake water body formed when a wide meander from the mainstem of a river is cut off to create a lake. Check the link below :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow_lake http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/lakes/oxbow.htm ---- An oxbow lake is created when a mature river's meanders erode into eachother, on the undercut bank side. Imediatly after the meanders merge there is an island in the middle, and water flows both in the old path and in the new path. Eventually, however, the old path gets more and more stagnant as the river's water flows through the new, more direct path. Over many years, the old path becomes more of a pond than a river. this pond is called an Oxbow Lake because it resembles the shape of an oxbow, the wooden framework bent in the shape of a U that goes around the neck of an ox, used as a collor for it. Another Way An oxbow is a crescent-shaped lake lying alongside a winding river. The oxbow lake is created over time as erosion and deposits of soil change the river's course. The word oxbow comes from a man who settled in North America and found an ox and a bow togeter.
How does the nile river change over time?
Rivers are made of water. Over time water erodes soil. this can change a river. Also if something falls into the river or people affect the river it can change.
Is willandra lakes region man-made?
No. The Willandra Lakes Region has formed over 50 000 years and is created from the erosion of rocks and dirt over a long period of time. Hope this is helpful ;)
How do droughts happen?
droughts happen because of no rainfall over a period of time.
Why Do lakes exist in Florida?
Lakes exist in Florida because lots of rain causes a hole to form in the ground which over time fills with water and becomes a lake.
What were the consequences of sulfur dioxide emissions from Sudbury?
The pH of soils and lakes in the area decreased over time.
