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A river may shorten its flow during a flood by cutting across its meandering loops leaving beh...........

Geography India - Water bodies
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     A river may shorten its flow during a flood by cutting across its meandering loops, leaving behind a horse shoe shaped channel called as 

     Salt lake

    Incorrect Answer

     Lagoons

    Incorrect Answer

     ox-bow lake

    Correct Answer

     Ornament lake

    Incorrect Answer
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    Explanation:

    ox-bow lake.

    • An oxbow lake gets its name from the U-shaped collar placed around an ox's neck to which a plow is attached.
    • It can also be called a horseshoe lake, a loop lake, or a cutoff lake.

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