Problem 02.016 - Mechanical energy and power generation potential from river flow Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/s at a rate of 550 m3/s at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the river water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location. We take the density of water to be p= 1000 kg/m3. The total mechanical energy of the river water per unit mass is kJ/kg. The power generation potential of the entire river at that location is kW