what are ox bow lake?
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As a river reaches flatter land, it swings from side to side, forming winding bends called meanders. ... Eventually the river may take a short cut, cutting across the narrow neck of the loop, leaving a separated U-shaped lake known as anoxbow.
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An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. In south Texas, oxbows left by the Rio Grande are called resacas. In Australia, oxbow lakes are called billabongs. Such lakes are also found in India.
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