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OXBOW LAKE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oxbow lake
1, record 1, English, oxbow%20lake
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- loop lake 2, record 1, English, loop%20lake
correct
- mortlake 2, record 1, English, mortlake
correct
- moat 2, record 1, English, moat
correct
- girt 3, record 1, English, girt
correct
- horseshoe lake 4, record 1, English, horseshoe%20lake
correct
- cutoff lake 2, record 1, English, cutoff%20lake
correct
- crescentic lake 5, record 1, English, crescentic%20lake
correct, see observation
- bayou 6, record 1, English, bayou
correct, regional, United States
- bayou lake 2, record 1, English, bayou%20lake
correct, regional, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The crescent-shaped, often ephemeral, body of standing water situated by the side of a stream in the abandoned channel (oxbow) of a meander after the stream formed a neck cutoff and the ends of the original bend were silted up. 2, record 1, English, - oxbow%20lake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples are common along the banks of the Mississippi River, where they are often known as bayous. 2, record 1, English, - oxbow%20lake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
oxbow lake; crescentic lake: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - oxbow%20lake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lac en croissant
1, record 1, French, lac%20en%20croissant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bayou 2, record 1, French, bayou
correct, see observation, masculine noun, regional, United States
- marigot 3, record 1, French, marigot
correct, see observation, masculine noun, South America
- lac de bras mort 4, record 1, French, lac%20de%20bras%20mort
masculine noun
- délaissé 5, record 1, French, d%C3%A9laiss%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bras mort d'un fleuve du domaine tropical ou subtropical. 3, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20croissant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'agrandissement [des méandres] et leur migration vers l'aval entraînent leur recoupement, qui se traduit par des méandres abandonnés, des lacs en croissant, et aboutit à un élargissement du lit fluvial. 6, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20croissant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le bayou est typique de la Louisiane et du bas Mississippi, le marigot est propre à l'Amazonie. 7, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20croissant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lago de lazo
1, record 1, Spanish, lago%20de%20lazo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lago en cuarto creciente 1, record 1, Spanish, lago%20en%20cuarto%20creciente
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lago con figura de arco que se forma por el cierre o estrangulamiento de un meandro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lago%20de%20lazo
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