Which hydrologic outcome occurs when stream sinuosity increases disproportionately?

💡 Explanation

Increased sinuosity enlarges meander loops, initiating neck cutoff. Avulsion via neck cutoff creates an oxbow lake because the river takes a shorter, steeper path, therefore an oxbow forms quickly rather than normal migration or other channel changes.

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