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OxbowLakeV1.swf
     


Title: Oxbow Lakes.
Caption: This animation shows how a meandering stream creates an oxbow lake. It also illustrates the importance of undercut banks and point bars and the formation of a meander scar.
Keywords: rivers, river systems, streams, deposition, sediments, floodplains, oxbow lakes, meanders, meander scars, point bars