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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when river deposition overwhelms erosion?
A)Oxbow lake formation accelerates locally✓
B)Stream capture probability increases sharply
C)Delta subsidence effects worsen rapidly
D)Glacial isostatic rebound rate increases
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Oxbow lake development accelerates as meander cutoff sediments accumulate via **aggradation**, forming new land that blocks channels; because river discharge favors straighter, steeper paths, therefore a meander's neck cuts off, rather than the river maintaining its sinuous route.
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