2. a. It's 281 km along the Colorado River from the Little Colorado River to Gneiss Canyon. What is the approximate wave celerity for the flood shown below and which I discussed in class? ľ i DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND 30,000 15,000 30,000 15,000 30,000 15,000 Lees Ferry Dye injected Wave 1₁ Little Colorado River Gneiss Canyon Wave 2 ï Center of dyed water Wave 1 7 Wave 3 Wave 2 Wave 1 8 Wave 3 Wave 2 9 MAY 1991 Center of dyed water Wave 3 10 11
2. a. It's 281 km along the Colorado River from the Little Colorado River to Gneiss Canyon. What is the approximate wave celerity for the flood shown below and which I discussed in class? ľ i DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND 30,000 15,000 30,000 15,000 30,000 15,000 Lees Ferry Dye injected Wave 1₁ Little Colorado River Gneiss Canyon Wave 2 ï Center of dyed water Wave 1 7 Wave 3 Wave 2 Wave 1 8 Wave 3 Wave 2 9 MAY 1991 Center of dyed water Wave 3 10 11
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![2. a.
It's 281 km along the Colorado River from the Little Colorado River to Gneiss Canyon.
What is the approximate wave celerity for the flood shown below and which I discussed in
class?
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
30,000
15,000
30,000
30,000
Lees
Ferry
15,000
Dye
injected
Wave 1
15,000 River
Little
Colorado
Gneiss
Canyon
Wave 2
Center
of dyed
water
Wave 1
7
N
Wave 3,
Wave 2
Wave 1
8
Wave 3
Wave 2
MAY 1991
Center of
dyed water
Wave 3
10
11](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe2496411-0861-4308-a9d2-3cc2c42390f2%2Fcca67e2b-db32-42f9-b512-7274b5de072e%2Fohj6ya_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:2. a.
It's 281 km along the Colorado River from the Little Colorado River to Gneiss Canyon.
What is the approximate wave celerity for the flood shown below and which I discussed in
class?
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
30,000
15,000
30,000
30,000
Lees
Ferry
15,000
Dye
injected
Wave 1
15,000 River
Little
Colorado
Gneiss
Canyon
Wave 2
Center
of dyed
water
Wave 1
7
N
Wave 3,
Wave 2
Wave 1
8
Wave 3
Wave 2
MAY 1991
Center of
dyed water
Wave 3
10
11
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