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How oxbow lakes are formed

How oxbow lakes are formed. Jasper, Zac , Choon Wei and allison. How oxbow lakes are formed. An Oxbow Lake occurs when the meanders become more sinuous and over lap each other and the river brakes through causing a new channel to form. Link of video

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How oxbow lakes are formed

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  1. How oxbow lakes are formed Jasper, Zac, Choon Wei and allison

  2. How oxbow lakes are formed • An Oxbow Lake occurs when the meanders become more sinuous and over lap each other and the river brakes through causing a new channel to form. • Link of video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uV-BuBpIFw

  3. Stages of An oxbow lake The brown circles shows where the load is deposited The brown triangles shows where the land gets eroded

  4. Definitions • Erosion- The process of being eroded • Sinuous- Many curves and turns • Slip off slope- is where some of the load gets deposited

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