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Oxbow lake (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.

I just think they're neat!

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

We have a number of these on our farm, some still have water and others are just low areas that grow the best grass.