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why are ox bow lakes formed in plains​

Answer 1

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An oxbow lake forms when a river creates a meander, due to the river's eroding bank . After a long period of time, the meander becomes very curved, and eventually the neck of the meander becomes narrower and the river cuts through the neck by sedimentation of silt, cutting off the meander and forming an oxbow lake.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Oxbow lake, small lake located in an abandoned meander loop of a river channel. It is generally formed as a river cuts through a meander neck to shorten its course, causes the old channel to be rapidly blocked off, and then migrates away from the lake.