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
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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