When alluvium accumulates as a long,curving deposit of sediment on the inside of a stream meander,it is called a(n)
A) cutbank.
B) point bar.
C) thalweg.
D) oxbow lake.
E) natural levee.

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A long, curving deposit of sediment on the inside of a stream meander is known as a point bar. Cutbank refers to an erosion of the stream bank on the outside of the meander, Thalweg is the line of lowest elevation within a river channel, Oxbow lake refers to a U-shaped body of water formed when a meander gets cut off from the main channel, and a natural levee is a raised bank of sediment along the sides of a river.

When Alluvium Accumulates as a Long,curving Deposit of Sediment on the Inside