The oxbow’s natural shoreline along the Rouge River, once eliminated for flood control, has been restored and transformed ...

The river water breaks through forming a new channel. The meander gets blocked off with sand and gravel and becomes an oxbow lake. There’s one on the River Earn, which flows into the River Tay.

Meanders and oxbow lakes use erosional and depositional processes in their creation. Examples can be found along the River Tees. River management - AQA Hard engineering management involves using ...