Meanders and Oxbow lakes

• Meanders may seem very simple but it is important you can label them and get all the facts in for maximum marks in the final GCSE Geography exam.
• If something is in the way of a stream or river it has to go round it for example a tree or a rock.
• After this first bend, the river hits the outside of the bend with more and more force to erode the river bank and enlarge the meander.
• The eroded material is deposited on the inside of the bend >>> label this as the river beach.
• This process continues >> The meander gets bigger and bigger until finally the river cuts through and meets at the other side.
• This is an oxbow lake.