In ancient terraced farming irrigation systems, which risk increases when the aqueduct's slope exceeds design parameters?

💡 Explanation

A slope exceeding parameters causes turbulent supercritical flow, increasing erosive power because the increased kinetic energy scours the aqueduct and deposits sediment downstream; therefore deposition increases, rather than other hydraulic issues or decreased uphill erosion.

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