If a river having a flow rate of 942 cubic feet per second flows over a waterfall having a height of 14.0 m, what is the total power of converting gravitational potential energy of the water to heat energy?

If a river having a flow rate of 942 cubic feet per second flows over a waterfall having a height of 14.0 m, what is the total power of converting gravitational potential energy of the water to heat energy?

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