: Rivers develop winding, "S" shaped curves (meanders) and may leave behind crescent-shaped bodies of water known as oxbow lakes.
The term "mature" is also used in other fields to describe land-based systems: mature land
: A well-developed network of tributary streams efficiently drains the entire land mass. Contextual Variations : Rivers develop winding, "S" shaped curves (meanders)
In geomorphology, a landscape is considered mature when it reaches its highest level of dissection by streams: : Rivers develop winding