A(n)_______is a meander that becomes isolated from the rest of the river.
A)cutoff
B)oxbow lake
C)undercut bank
D)point bar

Name: A(n)_______is a meander that becomes isolated from the rest of the river. A)cutoff B)oxbow lake C)undercut bank D)point bar
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Oxbow lakes occur when a meandering river erodes the outer banks of a bend in its course and causes the bend to become much narrower. The river usually cuts off the narrow bend, leaving it as a free-standing body of water beside the river.

A(n)_______is a Meander That Becomes Isolated from the Rest of the River