What type of geographic feature is the water body called Fish Lake, and how did it form? Use the illustration in Figure 24.3 to identify this water feature.

Figure 24.8 is a portion of the Philipp, Mississippi, 7.5-minute quadrangle in northwestern Mississippi. The Tallahatchie River flows through the landscape from west to east. (Remember to use the topographic map symbol legend inside the front cover of this manual.)



Review Figure 24.4, analyze Figure 24.8 closely, and answer the following questions and completion items about Figure 24.8.






It is an oxbow lake. it was formed when the river cut through a meander bend and the old channel was filled in with sediment due to lower velocity.

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