GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This build-up is called deposition. Erosion and deposition eventually cause a new channel to be cut through the small piece of land at the narrow end of the meander. The river makes a shortcut. Oxbow lakes are the remains of the bend in the river.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oxbow lake is a small lake located in an abandoned meander loop of a river channel. They are U-shaped or curved bends in a river that are cut off from the main river flow, forming a lake.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Erosional landforms of the river include Valleys, Gorges, Potholes, Plunge pools, Incised or Entrenched Meanders, River Terraces etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Erosional landforms: Valleys, potholes, entrenched Meanders and river Terraces. Depositional landforms: Alluvial Fans, deltas, meanders and braided channels.