If you just want to go for a swim in a meandering river and want to find a sandy beach, where is the best place to look for your swimming hole?

A) straight stretches between meander loops
B) outside bend of the meander loops
C) a point bar on the inside bend of a meander
D) It isn't easy to predict, you'll just have to look around.


C

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