Which outcome results when stream avulsion shortens a river meander?

💡 Explanation

Oxbow lake formation happens because stream avulsion cuts off a meander through channel abandonment; this is the **meander cutoff** mechanism. This form oxbow lakes quickly, rather than slower processes of erosion forming them gradually, or impacting drainage elsewhere.

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