Jasper Zac Choon Wei and allison How oxbow lakes are formed An Oxbow Lake occurs when the meanders become more sinuous and over lap each other and the river brakes through causing a new channel to form ID: 503947
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How oxbow lakes are formed
Jasper,
Zac
, Choon Wei and
allisonSlide2
How oxbow lakes are formed
An Oxbow Lake occurs when the meanders become more sinuous and over lap each other and the river brakes through causing a new channel to form.
Link of video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uV-BuBpIFwSlide3
Stages of An oxbow lake
The brown circles shows where the load is deposited
The brown triangles shows where the land gets erodedSlide4
Definitions
Erosion- The process of being eroded
Sinuous- Many curves and turns
Slip off slope- is where some of the load gets depositedSlide5
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