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Songhua River
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The Songhua or Sunghwa River is one of the primary rivers of China, and the longest tributary of the Amur. It flows about 1,897 km from Changbai Mountains on the China–North Korea border through China
Songhua River, just west of Harbin. Oxbow lakes are common sights along the sides of the river.
Songhua River, just west of Harbin. Oxbow lakes are common sights along the sides of the river.
Vendors on frozen Songhua
Vendors on frozen Songhua
Oxbow lake
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An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. The word "oxbow" can also refer to a U-shaped bend in a river or
Songhua River
…to 81.77 km3/a (2,591 m3/s). The extreme flatness of the Northeast China Plain has caused the river to meander over time, filling the wide plain with oxbow lakes, as remnants of the previous paths of the river. The Songhua rises south of Heaven Lake, near the China-North Korea border…
This picture of the Nowitna River in Alaska shows two oxbow lakes – a short one at the bottom of the picture and a longer, more curved one at the midd
This picture of the Nowitna River in Alaska shows two oxbow lakes – a short one at the bottom of the picture and a longer, more curved one at the middle-right. The picture also shows that a third oxbow lake is probably in the making: the isthmus or bank in the centre of the most prominent meander is very narrow – much narrower than the width of the river; eventually, the two sections of river on either side of an isthmus like that tend to break through and create a new, straighter course; a new river bank then starts to accumulate, sealing off the meander and leaving another oxbow lake.
A Horseshoe or oxbow lake near Hughes, Arkansas, on the border between Arkansas and Mississippi. The bulges in the border reflect changes in the cours
A Horseshoe or oxbow lake near Hughes, Arkansas, on the border between Arkansas and Mississippi. The bulges in the border reflect changes in the course of the river; when the river shifted its course and cut off the former channel, the border remained unchanged.
Oxbow lakes on New Zealand's Taieri River have been converted into water meadows.
Oxbow lakes on New Zealand's Taieri River have been converted into water meadows.
The Oxbow, on the Connecticut River, Thomas Cole
The Oxbow, on the Connecticut River, Thomas Cole