Oxbows (meanders)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Settlements and Landscapes > landscapes (environments) > natural landscapes > bodies of water (natural) > meanders (water body components)
Descripción
River meanders with extreme curvature such that only a neck of land is left between two parts of the stream.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- U-bochten [nl]
- meandros abandonados [es]
- oxbow (meanders) [en]
- U-bocht [nl]
- lóbulo de meandro [es]
- brazo muerto [es]