Geography GCSE

Ox-bow lake

What Ox-bow lake means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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A horseshoe-shaped lake left when deposition seals off the old meander after the river cuts through the neck.

AQA · River landscapes in the UK

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River landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)

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