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The numerous oxbow lakes of the Amazon River are a favorable habitat for the giant river otter. [3] Oxbow lakes may also be suitable locations for aquaculture. [11] Oxbow lakes contribute to the health of a river ecosystem by trapping sediments and agricultural runoff, thereby removing them from the main river flow. However, this is destructive ...
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. ... Cane River Lake; Carlson Oxbow Park; Carter ...
A resaca in Estero Llano Grande State Park. Resaca is the name given to a type of oxbow lake in the southern half of Cameron County, Texas. [1] The resacas constitute former channels of the Rio Grande and are naturally cut off from the river, having no inlet or outlet.
All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes. Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes at least 10 acres in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County, is 272 acres. Playa lakes are found in saucer-shaped depressions in the high plains region. They are usually intermittent, holding water only ...
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.
An oxbow lake forms after there has been deposition of sediment, by the new cutoff channel flowing adjacent to it, at the entrances of the abandoned bend; this seals the bend off from the rest of the river. Oxbow lakes have been shown to be an important habitat for various species of wildlife. Recent efforts have been made to protect these ...
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 ...