What is a U-shaped water body that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off creating a free-standing body of water called?

• A. Meanders
• B. Tor
• C. Marsh
• D. Ox bow lake

Answer: (D)

Ox bow lake is a U shaped lake formed when a meander of a river is cut off. This cut off meander creates a free standing water body called Ox bow lake.