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[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 70 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Sooner or later they're going to become meander scars or oxbow lakes, when the river reconnects with itself.

[–] Dabundis@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Known in Australia as Billabongs

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

this just shed light on one of my fav song titles by an aussie group, thank you

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

walzing mathilda jumpscare

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My first thought when seeing this was future home of an ox bow lake

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

And not far future! Both bends are within a couple of trees in missing each other.

For those not on the water much, see the beach on the left of the top bow? The opposite side is where the water is deeper and faster. It'll chew through that bank and meet the other side soon enough.

[–] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Holy fuck that oxbow lake schematic on wikipedia looks earily like a vessicle coming of a piece of membrane

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The only thing I know about vesicles is that microvesicles are gross... thanks to paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler.