Which outcome results from cut-off processes in fluvial systems?

💡 Explanation

Oxbow lakes form during river meandering, as differential erosion leads to a cut-off where the river bypasses a loop; the abandoned meander becomes an oxbow lake rather than a terrace, canyoning, or new channels because of this localized flow change.

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