When water slows at the edges of the stream bank,it deposits materials. This process will form a(n)
A) natural levee.
B) backswamp.
C) floodplain.
D) meander scar.
E) oxbow lake.

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When water slows down along the edges of a stream bank, it deposits the sediment it is carrying which gradually builds up over time, forming a natural levee. This occurs during floods and leads to the formation of raised ridges along the edges of the stream channel. The other options (B to E) are also associated with stream bank processes, but are not specifically related to the deposition of sediment at the edges of the bank.

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