Question: A river has been channelized such that it is straight and rectangular in section. The width is 1 0 m , the channel gradient is

A river has been channelized such that it is straight and rectangular in section. The width is 10 m, the channel gradient is 0.001, and Mannings n is 0.03. The bankfull flow is Q=30 m3/s. Bankfull means that the flow depth is just at the top of the channel bank. If greater depth is required then flooding occurs because flow spills onto the floodplain. A local fisheries group has convinced the City to improve fish habitat in the river. You have been asked to design rock riffles (channel-spanning) humps) to be installed in the creek to increase the variability of depth and velocity in the river, which will provide a greater variety of habitats for aquatic biota.
determine the maximum size (vertical dimension)
Show your solution on a specific energy plot.

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