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← GeographyWhich outcome results when stream capture affects floodplain oxbow formation?
A)Reduced sinuosity river channel.✓
B)Accelerated meander cutoff events.
C)Increased delta sediment aggradation.
D)Enhanced floodplain terrace development.
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Reduced sinuosity occurs because stream capture diverts water flow, thus decreasing the energy available for lateral erosion crucial to meander development, therefore abandoned oxbow lakes fail to reform, rather than allowing sediment aggradation.
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