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Horseshoe Lake is a 2,007 acres (812 ha) natural oxbow lake in Alexander County, Illinois. [1] It is the site of Illinois's Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, a state park 10,645 acres (43 km 2) in size. It has a 20 miles (32 km) shoreline and a depth of 4 ft (1.2 m), with a maximum depth of 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 m).
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 ...
Horseshoe Lake, a National Natural Landmark, is located in the American Bottom of Illinois within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, is 2,400 acres (10 km 2) in size, and is the second-largest natural lake in Illinois after Lake Michigan. An oxbow lake which is a remnant of a Mississippi River meander, the lake's elevation is 403 feet ...
Carlson Oxbow Park; Carter Lake (Iowa–Nebraska) ... Illinois) Horseshoe Lake (Arkansas) Horseshoe Lake (Madison County, Illinois) K. Kossila Oxbow; L. Lake View ...
The oxbow is on a flood plain and includes grasses, forested wetlands, and areas of open water. In wet periods of the year, the Turkey Hill Oxbow lake receives overflow from the waters of Fishing Creek while during dry periods it contains water in only a few places. [23] Most land around the oxbow is steep. [22] It is covered by hemlock and ...
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. state of Illinois. The lakes are ordered by their unique names, (i.e. Lake Smith or Smith Lake would both be listed under "S"). Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
The oxbow lake, which is the most common type of fluvial lake, is a crescent-shaped lake that derives its name from its distinctive curved shape. [37] Oxbow lakes are also known as cutoff lakes. [1] Such lakes form regularly in undisturbed floodplains as a result of the normal process of fluvial meandering.
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