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Under which condition is an oxbow lake most likely to form?

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Correct answer: A curved river meander gets cut off

The direct answer is C: a curved river meander gets cut off. On a broad, fairly flat floodplain, a river develops a looping bend called a meander. Erosion attacks the outer banks and deposition builds the inner banks. The two ends of the bend may eventually join during a flood, cutting off the old loop. Water then follows the shorter main channel, while the abandoned loop becomes an oxbow lake. A is wrong because a straight mountain river normally does not create this cut-off loop. B is unrelated to lake formation. D describes underground flow, not a surface meander. Cue: cut-off meander = oxbow lake.

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