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Calculate river discharge

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Calculate river discharge

Fictional training exercise. A team measures a permitted shallow reach from a safe platform. The section is simplified as a rectangle.

MeasurementValue
Width (m)4
Mean depth (m)0.3
Mean velocity (m/s)0.5
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1. Calculate cross-sectional area in square metres.

2. Calculate discharge in cubic metres per second.

3. Explain a limitation of estimating the section as a rectangle.

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