The most efficient rectangle has b=2y, area 2y² and hydraulic radius y/2. Manning gives $64=80(2y^2)(y/2)^{2/3}(.1)$. At y=2 m, the right side is 80×8×1×.1=64. Therefore **2.00 m**,with width4 m.
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