Old Ox -Bow Lake

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Old Ox -Bow Lake by Mary and Angus Hogg as part of the Geograph project.

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Old Ox -Bow Lake

Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 8 Dec 2006

Receding floodwaters reveal the former course of the Water of Girvan at Garpin Farm. With the outline softened by cultivation, the old ox-bow is hard to detect at any other time. This photograph contrasts well with the first geograph for the square, taken in September sunshine.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.332933
Longitude
-4.642183