7.75. A reservoir covers an area of 850 km2 and has an aver- age depth of 18.7 m. The inflow to the reservoir is from a river with an average flow rate of 2500 m³/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 den- sity of 1600 kg/m³.

7.75. A reservoir covers an area of 850 km2 and has an aver- age depth of 18.7 m. The inflow to the reservoir is from a river with an average flow rate of 2500 m³/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 den- sity of 1600 kg/m³.

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