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An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake water body formed when a wide meander [bend] from the mainstream of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake [ Australia = a billabong] for the distinctive curved shape that results from this process.
its an oxbow lake formed when the meander is cut off from the main river
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An Oxbow Lake is a lake formed by U-shaped body of water. Billabong is the terms used for Oxbow Lake in Australia.
An Oxbow Lake is formed when a river meanders so far from its path that some of the water is trapped out there, and when the river sinks again or erosion silts up the path, a small, isolated lake is formed.
An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape that results from this process.
its a little U-shaped bend on the side of a river
An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape, named after part of a yoke for oxen. In Australia, an oxbow lake is called a billabong, derived from an indigenous language. The word "oxbow" can also refer to a U-shaped bend in a river or stream, whether or not it is cut off from the main stream.-Wikipedia :D
A horseshoe lake is formed when a river cuts off one of its meanders
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.
All oxbow lakes are formed when a curve of a meandering river gets cut off. There are oxbow lakes along the Amazon River and also the Mississippi River.
A crescent-shaped lake formed by a river meander is called an oxbow lake. It occurs when a meandering river cuts off a meander bend, forming a U-shaped body of water separated from the main river channel. Oxbow lakes are often found in flat landscapes and are a natural part of a river's evolution.