What is an oxbow lake?

Correct answer: It is a U-shaped lake formed when a river meander is cut off

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One of the most beautiful places I have visited was an oxbow lake.
BlueEyedAlien
BlueEyedAlien
I first learned what an ox-bow lake is when I read “The Ox-Bow Incident” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark.
Tom
Tom
in Australia the same thing is called a billabong. Very common because we are flat and have slow running rivers and they meander a lot. Normally small.