Question: After experiencing a massive rainstorm, you return to the same stream from the previous question. You find the stream has widened into its floodplain position.

After experiencing a massive rainstorm, you return to the same stream from the previous question. You find the stream has widened into its floodplain position. You measure a discharge of 6,300 m^3/sec, a depth of 3 meters and a flow velocity of 15 meter/sec. How wide (meters) is the stream during this flooding episode? For reference: Q = w*d*v where w is width of stream(meters), d is depth of stream (meters) and v is flow velocity of stream (meters/second) Group of answer choices 125 130 100 140

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