V Shaped Valley

V-Shaped Valleys A V-shaped valley, sometimes called a river valley, is a narrow valley with steeply sloped sides that appear similar to the letter "V" from a cross-section. They are formed by strong streams, which over time have cut down into the rock through a process called downcutting. These valleys form in mountainous and/or highland areas with streams in their "youthful" stage. At this stage, streams flow rapidly down steep slopes" Rosenberg, Matt. "Valley Development - Formation of Geographical Features." An Overview of Valley Formation and Development. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2015. .

Oxbow and oxbow lake

"oxbow (ox'-bow) (a) A closely looping stream meander resembling the U-shaped frame embracing an ox's neck, having an extreme curvature such that only a neck of land is left between two parts of the stream. Syn: horseshoe bend. (b) A term used in New England also for the land enclosed, or partly enclosed, within an oxbow (bend of a stream). (c) The abandoned, bow- or horseshoe-shaped channel of a former meander, left when the stream formed a cutoff across a narrow meander neck. See also: cutoff meander. Syn: abandoned channel. (d) oxbow lake. oxbow lake The crescent-shaped, often ephemeral, body of standing water situated by the side of a stream in the abandoned channel (oxbow) of a meander after the stream formed a neck cutoff and the ends of the original bend were silted up. Examples are common along the banks of the Mississippi River, where they are often known as bayous. See also: billabong. Syn: oxbow; loop lake; mortlake; moat Istreamsl; horseshoe lake; cutoff lake; crescentic lake. " Glossary of Geology 5th ed.

Oxbow and oxbow lake

"oxbow (ox'-bow) (a) A closely looping stream meander resembling the U-shaped frame embracing an ox's neck, having an extreme curvature such that only a neck of land is left between two parts of the stream. Syn: horseshoe bend. (b) A term used in New England also for the land enclosed, or partly enclosed, within an oxbow (bend of a stream). (c) The abandoned, bow- or horseshoe-shaped channel of a former meander, left when the stream formed a cutoff across a narrow meander neck. See also: cutoff meander. Syn: abandoned channel. (d) oxbow lake. oxbow lake The crescent-shaped, often ephemeral, body of standing water situated by the side of a stream in the abandoned channel (oxbow) of a meander after the stream formed a neck cutoff and the ends of the original bend were silted up. Examples are common along the banks of the Mississippi River, where they are often known as bayous. See also: billabong. Syn: oxbow; loop lake; mortlake; moat Istreamsl; horseshoe lake; cutoff lake; crescentic lake. " Glossary of Geology 5th ed.

Oxbow and oxbow lake

"oxbow (ox'-bow) (a) A closely looping stream meander resembling the U-shaped frame embracing an ox's neck, having an extreme curvature such that only a neck of land is left between two parts of the stream. Syn: horseshoe bend. (b) A term used in New England also for the land enclosed, or partly enclosed, within an oxbow (bend of a stream). (c) The abandoned, bow- or horseshoe-shaped channel of a former meander, left when the stream formed a cutoff across a narrow meander neck. See also: cutoff meander. Syn: abandoned channel. (d) oxbow lake. oxbow lake The crescent-shaped, often ephemeral, body of standing water situated by the side of a stream in the abandoned channel (oxbow) of a meander after the stream formed a neck cutoff and the ends of the original bend were silted up. Examples are common along the banks of the Mississippi River, where they are often known as bayous. See also: billabong. Syn: oxbow; loop lake; mortlake; moat Istreamsl; horseshoe lake; cutoff lake; crescentic lake. " Glossary of Geology 5th ed.

Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Delta

What happens to a delta when it gets dredged -

Twin River Delta

Oxbow Bend in the Niatuvik Creek

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