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Flow Speed in a Channel The speed of water flowing in a channel, such as a canal or river bed, is governed by the Manning Equation,
Here V is the velocity of the flow in ft/s; A is the cross-sectional area of the channel in square feet; S is the down-ward slope of the channel;
(a) Find the speed at which water flows through the canal.
(b) How many cubic feet of water can the canal discharge per second? [Hint: Multiply V by A to get the volume of the flow per second]
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