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oxbow lakeSmall lake located in a former meander loop of a river or stream channel. It is generally formed as a river cuts through a meander neck to shorten its course, blocks off the old channel, and then migrates away from the lake. If only one loop is cut off, the lake is crescent-shaped; if more than one loop is cut off, the lake is serpentine (winding). Eventually, oxbow lakes silt up to form marshes and finally meander scars. oxbow lake [′äks‚bō ¦lāk] (hydrology) The crescent-shaped body of water located alongside a stream in an abandoned oxbow after a neck cutoff is formed and the ends of the original bends are silted up. Also known as crescentic lake; cutoff lake; horseshoe lake; loop lake; moat; mortlake; oxbow. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Snaking meanders typically form in low-sloping valleys where, over the years, they wander across their floodplain, creating new floodplain deposits and leaving behind tree-lined sloughs, chutes and oxbow lakes that team with fish, birds, mammals and reptiles. PILOT COMPARISON OF OXBOW LAKES MICROFLORA, "PERRY LAKES PARK," PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA. Even if they're not very familiar with the committee's work, lawmakers like Mississippi Senator Eugene "Buck" Clarke and Arkansas Representative Randy Rankin love to hunt and fish in the rich bottomlands and oxbow lakes near the Mississippi. |
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