What are meanders? what causes the meanders in rivers?
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Meanders are produced when water in the stream channel erodes the sediments of an outer bend of a streambank and deposits this and other sediment on subsequent inner bends downstream. Eventually, the meander may be cut off from the main channel, forming an oxbow lake.
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Meanders are produced when water in the stream channel erodes the sediments of an outer bend of a streambank and deposits this and other sediment on subsequent inner bends downstream. ... Eventually, the meander may be cut off from the main channel, forming an oxbow lake.
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