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This picture of the Nowitna River in Alaska shows two oxbow lakes – a short one at the bottom of the picture and a longer, more curved one at the middle-right. The picture also shows that a third oxbow lake is probably in the making: the isthmus or bank in the centre of the most prominent meander is very narrow – much narrower than the width of the river; eventually, the two sections of ...
It is usually an oxbow lake caused by a change in course of a river or creek, but other types of small lakes, ponds or waterholes are also called billabongs. The term is likely borrowed from Wiradjuri, an Aboriginal Australian language of New South Wales.
Oxbow Lake is a 312-acre (1.26 km 2) naturally occurring lake located in the towns of Lake Pleasant and Arietta in Hamilton County, New York within the Adirondack Park.The lake is nearly two miles-long and is oriented in a northeast to southwest direction, with the widest part being at the northeast end, at nearly 0.6 miles (0.97 km) wide.
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.
Pages in category "Oxbow lakes of the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Oxbow lakes of Bangladesh (1 P) C. Oxbow lakes of Canada (4 P) U. Oxbow lakes of the United States (26 P) This page was last edited on 31 July 2020, at 15:09 (UTC). ...
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.
Meander scars, oxbow lakes and abandoned meanders in the broad flood plain of the Rio Negro, Argentina. 2010 astronaut photo from ISS. A meander scar, occasionally meander scarp, [1] is a geological feature formed by the remnants of a meandering water channel. They are characterized by "a crescentic cut in a bluff or valley wall, produced by ...