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Show 6071 516 Stabler - R D 4074 Q Why is that true? A Because the slope or gradient in general is such that a minor fluctuation makes very little difference in it. By The Special Master: Q Well, you mean over the whole course of the river, but it would make a difference at some particular point? A At some particular point it might make a difference of a few feet, and would change the slope a few per cent, at that particular place, Q Well, that, of course, is the important question in considering the use of these profiles, with references to rapids, or with reference to a given space on the river. It might not change the gradient of the whole river that we are considering, but it might make quite a difference in consider-ing any specific portion of it, might it not? I am asking for information. I do not know. A That brings us to the point, does it not, of the change in the slope of a rapid between low stage and high stage? The Special Master. Yes, precisely. |
