Dead storage of a reservoir of Q capacity generally provided for silt deposition during its life time, is generally kept (A) 1/8th Q (B) 1/6th Q (C) 1/5th Q (D) 1/4th Q

Dead storage of a reservoir of Q capacity generally provided for silt deposition during its life time,
is generally kept
(A) 1/8th Q
(B) 1/6th Q
(C) 1/5th Q
(D) 1/4th Q
by

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(D) 1/4th Q
by

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