NASA Captures Congaree National Park's River-Shaped Forests and Oxbow Lakes

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NASA has highlighted the Congaree River in South Carolina as a remarkable natural force shaping its surrounding landscape. The winding river supports towering forest ecosystems within Congaree National Park. As the river shifts course across its floodplain over time, it creates oxbow lakes — curved, isolated water bodies left behind by the changing channel. The interaction between the river and its floodplain makes Congaree a unique ecological environment.

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