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← GeographyWhich risk during periods of high sediment load increases where a river flows into a natural lake?
A)Accelerated delta formation upstream✓
B)Hypolimnetic oxygen concentration increase
C)Streambed erosion rate reduction
D)Reduced lake water clarity
💡 Explanation
Accelerated delta formation occurs because increased sediment supply enhances deposition at the river-lake interface through the progradation mechanism. This causes rapid sedimentation rather than maintaining lake volume. Oxygen levels decline, not increase, due to decomposition of organic matter.
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