An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. This landform is so named for its distinctive curved shape, resembling the bow pin of an oxbow. In Australia, an oxbow lake is known as a billabong, from the indigenous language Wiradjuri. In so...
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A small arc-shaped lake formed when a meander is sealed off by deposition. Oxbows are only found on river floodplains.
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A crescent-shaped body of standing water formed from a single loop that was cut off from a meandering stream, typically by a flood that allowed the stream to flow through its floodplain and bypass the loop.
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A long, broad, crescent-shaped lake formed when a stream abandons a meander and takes a new course.
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A lake formed in the channel of an abandoned meander. oxidation Chemical combination of oxygen with another substance.
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Is portion of abandoned stream channel filled with stagnant water and cut off from the rest of the stream. Oxbow lakes are created when meanders are cut off from the rest of the channel because of lateral stream erosion.
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A long, broad, crescent-shaped lake formed when a stream abandons a meander and takes a new course.
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n] - a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
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a U shaped remnant of a part of a meander which forms a lake
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noun a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
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Curved lake found on the flood plain of a river. Oxbows are caused by the loops of meanders that are cut off at times of flood and the river subsequently adopts a shorter course. In the USA, the term bayou is often used
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A lake in an abandoned meander.
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