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Meanders and Oxbow Lakes

Meanders and Oxbow Lakes
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Description: Meanders and Oxbow Lakes
(a) Meanders erode banks where river’s gradient is low.
(b) If a river cuts across narrow neck of a meander loop, sedimentation may seal off the loop, transforming it into an oxbow lake.

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