p) A reservoir has a plan area of 100,000 m². The discharge from the reservoir passes over a long rectangular broad-crested weir similar to that shown in Figure 1 below and having the following dimensions: b = 15 m, Ps = 1.1 m, L= 2 m. i) Determine a coefficient of discharge for this weir and use it to estimate the discharge over it if the reservoir level is 1.5 m above the weir crest. ii) If there is no inflow into the reservoir, estimate the time taken for the reservoir level to fall from 1.5 m to 1.0 m above the weir crest. Assume that Ca remains constant.

p) A reservoir has a plan area of 100,000 m². The discharge from the reservoir passes over a long rectangular broad-crested weir similar to that shown in Figure 1 below and having the following dimensions: b = 15 m, Ps = 1.1 m, L= 2 m. i) Determine a coefficient of discharge for this weir and use it to estimate the discharge over it if the reservoir level is 1.5 m above the weir crest. ii) If there is no inflow into the reservoir, estimate the time taken for the reservoir level to fall from 1.5 m to 1.0 m above the weir crest. Assume that Ca remains constant.

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