Krasnodar Centre IRL

[666th_birdy]

[Frazer]

Uhm, waar is dit? Krasnodar????? :S

[Groove]

Nice aerial photo. Is this a man made basin on the right side at the river ?

[Trident]

Maybe, but not necessarily. You see that rather often with meandering rivers when they erode and eventually break through the rock at the base of a loop. Of course, man frequently takes matters in his own hands when he canalises a waterway.

 

So, what we're seeing is a former loop of the river cut off by either erosion or human canalisation.

[Brit_Radar_Dude]

If it is a meander loop in the river that the river itself has cut off and silt deposition has isolated, it is called an Oxbow Lake.....

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow_lake

[Trident]

Yes, that's what I'm talking about. It's called 'Altarm' or 'Totarm' (once it's no longer connected to the river) in German :)