A reservoir surface covers an area of 850 km2 and has an average depth of 18.7 m. The inflow of the reservoir is from a river with an average flow rate of 2500m3/s and an average suspended-sediment concentration of 250 mg/l. Estimate the rate at which the depth of the reservoir is decreasing due to sediment accumulation and the time it will take for the reservoir storage to decrease by 10%. Assume that the accumulated sediment has a bulk density of 1600 kg/m3.

A reservoir surface covers an area of 850 km2 and has an average depth of 18.7 m. The inflow of the reservoir is from a river with an average flow rate of 2500m3/s and an average suspended-sediment concentration of 250 mg/l. Estimate the rate at which the depth of the reservoir is decreasing due to sediment accumulation and the time it will take for the reservoir storage to decrease by 10%. Assume that the accumulated sediment has a bulk density of 1600 kg/m3.

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