Question: A rectangular channel (3.0 mathrm{~m}) wide has a flow rate of 5.0 (mathrm{m}^{3} / mathrm{s}) with a normal depth of (0.50 mathrm{~m}). The flow then

A rectangular channel \(3.0 \mathrm{~m}\) wide has a flow rate of 5.0 \(\mathrm{m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}\) with a normal depth of \(0.50 \mathrm{~m}\). The flow then encounters a dam that rises \(0.25 \mathrm{~m}\) above the channel bottom. Will a hydraulic jump occur? Justify your answer.

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