Discharge per width is $q=10/2=5$ m²/s. Critical rectangular flow has $y_c=(q^2/g)^{1/3}=(25/9.81)^{1/3}=1.36594$ m. Rounded, the answer is **1.37 m**. Width enters through unit discharge, not total discharge directly.
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