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after a meandering river has created a wide flood plain, and then uplift causes the river to begin cutting down..... what feature might be formed?

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Over thousands of years, the turbulent meandering of the river has transformed the floodplain, creating oxbow lakes and cutting new channels into the surrounding landscape. Lake Chicot is considered the largest oxbow lake in the United States, spanning 5,300 acres (2,145 hectares).

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