× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
6
n
3
j
3
o
2
x
2
c
2
2
p
2
n
2
3
2
C
2
z
2
New Topic  
ttteel ttteel
wrote...
Posts: 484
Rep: 0 0
6 years ago
Explain how a stream that is initially nearly straight can eventually produce an oxbow lake.
Read 42 times
1 Reply

Related Topics

Replies
wrote...
6 years ago
Slight meanders in the stream become exaggerated over time as erosion occurs at the outside cut bank and deposition occurs at the inside point bar. Flood waters may bypass particularly long meanders, taking a shortcut and cutting a new channel that leaves much of the meander isolated, becoming an oxbow lake.
New Topic      
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  975 People Browsing
Related Images
  
 657
  
 271
  
 4541
Your Opinion
What's your favorite math subject?
Votes: 293