Beel - Formation

Formation

Typically, beels are formed by inundation of low lying lands during flooding, where some water gets trapped even after flood waters recede back from the flood plains. Beels may also be caused by filling up of low lying areas during rains, specially during the monsoon season.

There are different causes for the formation of beels. A string of beels is indicative of their being the remains of a great river that deserted its channel, moving to a new one elsewhere.

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