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. outside bend of the meander loops
b. a point bar on the inside bend of a meander
c. a cut bank


b. a point bar on the inside bend of a meander

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