oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. The word "oxbow"...
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cut off from the modern course of the river that formed it, creating an oxbow lake. Its upper ends pass through a purpose-drilled hole through the bar of...
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meander is cut off, the resulting oxbow lake. Oxbow may also refer to: Oxbow (band), a music group from San Francisco "Oxbow", a song from the album Saint...
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oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. Oxbow Lake...
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and meander lakes. The most common type of fluvial lake is a crescent-shaped lake called an oxbow lake due to the distinctive curved shape. They can form...
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Meander (redirect from Oxbow loop)
oxbow lake, which is the most common type of fluvial lake, is a crescent-shaped lake that derives its name from its distinctive curved shape. Oxbow lakes...
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town is named after Horseshoe Lake, an oxbow lake at the eastern tip of which the town is located. Horseshoe Lake is located in southern Crittenden County...
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census. It is located in the Arkansas Delta. Lake Village is named for its location on Lake Chicot, an oxbow lake formed by the Mississippi River. According...
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Taal or Kabar Taal Lake or Kabartal Wetland located in Begusarai district of Bihar, India, is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. It is approximately...
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Meander cutoff (section Oxbow lake)
bend of the river is left behind forming, in many instances, an oxbow lake. An oxbow lake forms after there has been deposition of sediment, by the new...
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average age is 31. The town shares its name with the oxbow lake of the Mississippi River, also called Lake Providence. This area was historically developed...
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Oxbow Lake, located in Saint Paul, Virginia, offers the Saint Paul community a recreational area with walking and biking paths, a fishing area, and a picnic...
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Jackson Plantation. An oxbow lake was also named after the planter, whose house was located at the lake. Minor ruins of the Lake Jackson Plantation can...
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Ansupa Lake is a 231-hectare (570-acre) horseshoe-shaped fresh water oxbow lake on the left bank of the Mahanadi river, opposite Banki in Cuttack district...
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Purbasthali (category Lakes of West Bengal)
banks of a large oxbow lake created by the Ganges river and is only 8 km from the old and holy town of Nabadwip. The 2–3 km long lake attracts migrants...
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Vynthala Lake (Malayalam: വൈന്തല തടാകം) is a natural oxbow lake found in Vynthala, near Mala, Thrissur District of Kerala. Lake is also called Oxbow Lake (Thadakam)...
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Cane River Lake (French: Lac de la rivière aux Cannes) is a 35 mi (56 km) oxbow lake formed from a portion of the Red River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana...
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The Schwentine Oxbow Lake (German: Altarm der Schwentine) is an area around part of the River Schwentine between Raisdorf and Klausdorf that was designated...
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Oxbow Lake is a 312-acre (1.26 km2) naturally occurring lake located in the towns of Lake Pleasant and Arietta in Hamilton County, New York within the...
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dictionary. Billabong is an Australian English word for a small lake, specifically an oxbow lake. Billabong may also refer to: Billabong (clothing), a brand...
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District, Ontario Horseshoe Lake, a community in Seguin Township, Ontario Horseshoe Lake (Christchurch), a small oxbow lake formed by an old meander of...
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Resaca (channel) (category Oxbow lakes)
Resaca is the name given to a type of oxbow lake in the southern half of Cameron County, Texas. The resacas constitute former channels of the Rio Grande...
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Billabong (category Lakes)
permanent. It is usually an oxbow lake caused by a change in course of a river or creek, but other types of small lakes, ponds or waterholes are also...
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"Oxbow Lakes" is a single by the English electronic music group the Orb. It featured remixes from artists such as Carl Craig, Sabres of Paradise and A...
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post office in the township from 1846 until 1850. Oxbow is located at Union Lake and Elizabeth Lake Roads (42°38′26″N 83°28′23″W / 42.64056°N 83.47306°W...
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located on the 646-acre (2.61 km2) Big Lake, which is the largest oxbow lake in Missouri. It is also adjacent to Big Lake State Park, which has the largest...
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Carter Lake is a shallow oxbow lake in Nebraska and Iowa, located next to Omaha, and marks one of the only spots the Iowa-Nebraska border is not on the...
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term for an oxbow lake or other waterhole Hurricane on the Bayou – 2006 documentary film by Greg MacGillivray Oxbow lake – U-shaped lake or pool left...
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Arkansas in Chicot County. It is the largest oxbow lake in North America, as well as the largest natural lake in Arkansas. The name Chicot, French for "stumpy...
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Lake Negro Lake Raccourci Old River (oxbow lake) Lake Pagie in Terrebonne Parish Lake Palourde Pelican Lake in Terrebonne Parish Lake Peigneur Lake Pontchartrain...
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