Why do Himalayan Rivers form ox bow lakes but not Peninsular Rivers 1 Peninsular rivers do not meand...........

Geography India - Water bodies

Why do Himalayan Rivers form ox-bow lakes, but not Peninsular Rivers?

1. Peninsular rivers do not meander, unlike Himalayan Rivers which meander considerably increasing chances of lake formation.

2. Peninsular rivers flow in shallow valleys with hard terrain, unlike Himalayan Rivers where valleys are deep and terrain is softer.

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Explanation:

Himalayan Rivers have long courses and are engaged in erosional and depositional activities. Passing through the mountains, they make deep gorges. They bring huge quantities of silt and sediment.
• In the middle and lower courses they make meanders, ox-bow lakes, flood plains and deltas.
• The Peninsular Rivers flow through broad shallow valleys. Their course is more or less short and straight.
• Due to hard rocks and lack of silt and sediment they do not form meanders and ox-bow lakes. Most of them rise in the Western Ghats flow eastwards and fall into the Bay of Bengal, forming fertile deltas.