Multiple choice general knowledge

Sometimes at the deeper ends, the river forms a meander or bend. When this happens, the meander slits to form a shallow lake beside the river. What is this lake called?

  1. Pool

  2. Meander

  3. Ox-bow lake

  4. Shallow lake
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C Correct answer
Explanation

An ox-bow lake forms when a river meander is cut off as the river finds a shorter path, leaving a crescent-shaped stagnant lake beside the main channel. A meander is the bend itself, not the resulting lake.

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