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An oxbow lake is formed when a meander erodes. The bend gets a sharper angle, forming a "neck" of land between the two bends of a meander. This will be eroded during flood, as the water is flowing faster over the top of it and into it. After a few floods, the neck will be broken through. The water will now flow through this path. The mouths of the old meander will get blocked up, as the flow at the edge is slower and deposition will occur. When these mouths are blocked up completely, an oxbow lake will have been formed.

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