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प्रश्न
How are Ox-bow lakes formed?
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उत्तर
Due to continuous erosion and deposition along the sides of the meander, the ends of the meander loop comes closer and closer. In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an Ox-bow lake.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
List the landforms that are a result of the erosional work of the rivers.
Meander River flows in ______.
The raised river banks are called ______.
The term ‘meander’ has been named on the basis of Meander River of ______.
Name the waterfall located on the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa.
What is the river?
Assertion (A): The deltas are formed near the mouth of the river.
Reason (R) : The velocity of the river becomes slow when it approaches the sea.
Assertion (A): The deltas are formed near the mouth of the river.
Reason (R) : The velocity of the river becomes slow when it approaches the sea.
Assertion (A): The deltas are formed near the mouth of the river.
Reason (R): The velocity of the river becomes slow when it approaches the sea.
Assertion (A): The deltas are formed near the mouth of the river.
Reason (R): The velocity of the river becomes slow when it approaches the sea.
