FIGURE 15-19 -Water Flows in an Open Channel That Is 2.00 M

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 15-19
-Water flows in an open channel that is 2.00 m wide. The water surface is 3.00 m above the bottom of the channel. At a certain point, the elevation of the bottom of the channel rises by 1.00 m and the water surface dips down 0.500 m as shown in Figure 15-19. The top surface of the water is at atmospheric pressure. What volume of water is flowing in the channel per unit time?

A) 1.81 m³/s
B) 3.62 m³/s
C) 5.42 m³/s
D) 8.92 m³/s
E) 10.8 m³/s