Refer to the Table and the Figure

question 65

Essay

Refer to the table and the figure.
Table 1
Figure 2
You are studying a river that has been dammed to form a reservoir. You have compiled data collected on this system over time (Table 1 and Figure 2).
-Use your knowledge of nutrient cycles in aquatic systems and the data in Table 1 and Figure 2 to report summary data for this new system.
a) Between which two sample years did dam construction begin? How did you deduce this?
b) Prior to dam construction, what was the natural average flow rate of the river (round to one decimal place)?
c) Prior to dam construction, what was the natural average water depth of the river (round to one decimal place)?
d) By which year had the reservoir likely filled to capacity?

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