📝 Multiple Choice Question
Geography
When a river reaches a low lying plain, it continues erosion of soil as well as deposition and as a result of both these factors another river channel develops and later it is detached from the main river forming a U-shaped lake; this is called:
A
an estuary
B
a gulf
C
an oxbow lake
D
a canal
Explanation
An oxbow lake is formed precisely when a wide meander is cut off from the main river channel due to progressive erosion and deposition, leaving behind a standalone, U-shaped body of water.
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