Oxbow lakes

Connected Sites: 10

An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape, named after part of a yoke for oxen. In Australia, an oxbow lake is called a billabong.

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Connected Sites

Manu National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.74
36
5
Lake Salvador And Lake Otorongo
Kakadu National Park
Inscribed: 1981
3.84
115
9
Yellow Water Billabong
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Inscribed: 1983
1.37
91
7
Srebarna Lake (An Oxbow Of The Danube)
Chitwan National Park
Inscribed: 1984
3.29
112
10
Wood Buffalo National Park
Inscribed: 1983
2.82
15
4
"The Delta, With The Lowlands And Floodplains Of The Peace, Athabasca And Slave Rivers Exemplify Classic Fluvial Landforms, With A Complex Series Of Meander Scars, Oxbow Lakes, ... " Taken From This Iucn Documentation
See Www.Unep-Wcmc-Apps.Org
Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve
Inscribed: 1982
3.14
8
4
"This Reserve Protects Nearly The Entire Watershed Of The 100km Long Platano River, As Well As Major Portions Of The Paulaya, Guampu And Sicre Rivers. The Rugged Mountainous Headwaters Region, Encompassing 75% Of The Reserve, Is Flanked By The Platano River And Rises To Punta Piedra (1,326m). The River Basin Drains An Area Of Some 130,000ha And Meanders Considerably In The Lowland Region, Marooning Several Ox-Bow Lakes. "
Danube Delta
Inscribed: 1991
3.11
94
7
See The Map In The Ab Eval - Lake Belciug (No 18). And Elsewhere In This Paper .. "The Right Side Includes Oxbows With Permanent Vegetation, Surrounded By The Sulina Arm Except During Periods Of High Floods"
See Www.Midcc.At
Pantanal
Pantanal
Brazil
Inscribed: 2000
3.69
58
2
See Link Page 4 Table 1 For Examples Actually Inside The Inscribed Areas E.G "Acurizal Preserve - Oxbow Lake (Shallow)"
See Www.Scielo.Br
Kaziranga National Park
Inscribed: 1985
3.56
28
3
"The Gangetic Dolphin Is Also Found In Some Of The Closed Oxbow Lakes." (Ab)
Kladruby nad Labem
Inscribed: 2019
2.14
100
8
The Kladruby Nad Labem Stud Farm Occupies A Flat Terrain, Still Preserving The Remains Of Oxbow Lakes (Ab Ev)