Oxbow - band - was created in 1988.
The Oxbow was created in 1836.
Oxbow School was created in 1998.
Oxbow Lakes was created in 1995.
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974.
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An oxbow is primarily created by erosion, specifically lateral erosion by a river. As a river meanders and flows, it erodes the outer banks of a bend, causing the bend to become more pronounced over time. Eventually, the erosion causes the bend to loop back on itself, forming an oxbow lake.
The address of the Oxbow Historical Association is: Po Box 25, Oxbow, NY 13671-1367
An oxbow lake forms when the neck of a river bend erodes enough to meet. This will realign the river, which then flows on a new straighter course. The now isolated previous loop in the river remains as the oxbow (shaped) lake.