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What is an oxbow lake?
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On a flood plain, a river erodes the outside of each bend, while beaches of mud build up on the inner curves. Eventually the neck of a bend wears through, and the river takes up a straighter course, leaving behind an oxbow lake. | | Rivers flow downhill towards the sea |
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