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  2. Lake Chicot - Wikipedia

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    Lake Chicot (/ ˈ ʃ iː k oʊ / SHE-ko) is a lake adjacent to the Mississippi River. [1] The lake is located on the east side of Lake Village, Arkansas in Chicot County.It is the largest oxbow lake in North America, as well as the largest natural lake in Arkansas.

  3. Lake Chicot State Park - Wikipedia

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    The park is located along Lake Chicot, a 22 miles (35 km) oxbow lake that was formerly the main channel of the Mississippi River. The lake, formerly a polluted eyesore for the area, has been restored to its current condition through the cooperation of many agencies to return its natural, cultural and recreational value.

  4. Category:Oxbow lakes of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Oxbow lakes of the United States" ... Cane River Lake; Carlson Oxbow Park; Carter Lake (Iowa ...

  5. Lake Whittington - Wikipedia

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    Typically, cutoffs were created by digging a channel across a peninsula, leaving the bypassed bend to form an oxbow lake. Lake Whittington was created when the "Caulk Neck Cutoff" was constructed across "Caulk Island" peninsula in 1937–1938.

  6. False River (Louisiana) - Wikipedia

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    Aerial photo map of False River. False River (French: Lac False River) is an oxbow lake located in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana centered at This lake was once the main channel of the Mississippi River in this area, but was cut off in about 1722 when seasonal flooding cut a shorter channel to the east.

  7. DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    In 1960, an Army Corps of Engineers channelization project on the Missouri River moved the main river channel in the area to the west. The former river channel became DeSoto Lake, a seven-mile long oxbow lake. As a result, part of the Nebraska portion of the refuge lies on the east side of the Missouri River.

  8. Big Lake (Missouri) - Wikipedia

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    Big Lake is a 646-acre (2.6 km 2) oxbow lake in Holt County, Missouri near Big Lake, Missouri, USA. It is believed to have been formed from the Missouri River some time before the Lewis and Clark Expedition visited the area in 1804. It is the largest oxbow lake in the state of Missouri.

  9. Copperfield, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Bridge across Snake River at Copperfield, 1916. Copperfield is a former town in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is on the west bank of the Snake River and the north bank of Pine Creek, [2] downstream of a feature of the Snake River known as The Oxbow. [3] Copperfield Park, managed by Idaho Power, occupies the former town site. [4]

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