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Oxbow\u00a0Lake\u00a0beside\u00a0the\u00a0Amazon\u00a0River<\/a><\/p>\nWater in rivers flows faster on the outside of its curve than it does on the inside.\u00a0 This creates erosion and decay that does not happen on the inside, creating the final curved shape.\u00a0 The neck of the loop eventually erodes to the point of cutting itself off from the main river, creating the separate body of water known as the oxbow lake.\u00a0 Oxbow lakes can also be initiated by humans\u00a0in order to meet\u00a0navigational needs.<\/p>\n
Oxbow lakes are bodies of water that\u00a0are cut off from the river\u00a0in which it began.\u00a0 They are unconnected but still close by since they were\u00a0originally part of the river.\u00a0 Oxbows get their name from the bow-like appearance of them, due to the nature of rivers’ curvature.\u00a0 The water in these lakes no longer flows, but relies on precipitation, sometimes just becoming swamps.\u00a0 Due to lack of outside water, these oxbow lakes often evaporate entirely within a few years of breaking off from the river.\u00a0 As climate change continues to rise, these lakes will evaporate at faster rates.\u00a0 This reinforces the rising issue of water scarcity and the impact that humans have on it.\u00a0 In the United States, Oxbow lakes can be found along the Mississippi River and in Crater Lake, Iowa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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