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• Shallow area of a river that is sometimes isolated, often being located behind a sand bar or other obstruction in the river. Large backwaters tat are isolated may be referred to as oxbows.

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  Backwater. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backwater.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Backwater. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backwater (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Backwater." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backwater.

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