The Effects of Rivers on Land Formations
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Rivers and Land Formations
Landforms
V-Shaped Valley
Canyon
Braided Channel
Flood Plain
Alluvial Fan
Oxbow Lake
Cut Bank and Point Bar
Meander
Video Demonstration
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The Oxbow Lake
An
oxbow lake
is a U-shaped body of water and is formed when a wide meander from the mainstream of a river is cut off to create a lake.
By clicking the link below you can see a video demonstration of an oxbow lake as well as other land forms.
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo2/content/animations/14_1.htm