The tendency of a river flowing across a low-gradient floodplain to develop sinuous, looping bends as faster flow erodes the outer bank of each curve while slower flow deposits sediment on the inner bank. Meanders migrate and grow over time, occasionally cutting through their own necks to leave abandoned oxbow lakes behind.
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Source Oxbow Lake Formation (Wikipedia)
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1. Meander (Wikipedia)
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It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank (cut bank or river cliff) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank which is typically a point bar.
Oxbow Lake Formation (Wikipedia)
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