How do oxbow lakes form? A. It is formed as lakes grow larger due to erosion and begins to look like an ox. B. It is formed when a bend in a river is cut off to form a lake. C. It is formed when a delta grows large enough to cut off a river to form a lake. D. It is formed when a dam stops the flow of a river and creates a lake.

Oxbow lake is formed when a bend in a river is cut off to form a lake.

Explanation:

This statement is incorrect , as the shape of the oxbow lake is not like an ox , it is a horse-shoe shaped lake .

This statement is correct , as  An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake that forms to create a free-standing body of water when a large meander of a river is cut off.

This statement is also wrong, as a river delta is specified by this statement.

This statement is also false, since the creation of a reservoir is established by this statement.

FORMATION OF OXBOW LAKE -:The neck of the meander gets narrower and narrower progressively. The curve gradually grows so close that the river slices through the neck of the meander to take a new, straighter path. Sediment locks the end of the old loop over time. This leaves a region of water that is different, called an oxbow lake.

Hence , the correct option is B.

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