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#SerenityInOz— a quiz about Australian stuff — Wed 15 April, 2026

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:questionbox: what’s the australian name for a lake resulting from this phenomenon?

i am a lake formed when a meandering river erodes through the neck of one of its meanders. This takes place because meanders tend to grow and become more curved over time. The river then follows a shorter course that bypasses the meander.
The entrances to the abandoned meander eventually silt up, forming a lake.
these lakes are stillwater lakes, with no current flowing through them, which causes the lake bed to gradually accumulate silt, becoming a bog or swamp and then evaporating completely.