ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Chézy formula

Okay kiddo, so the Chezy formula is a fancy math equation that helps us figure out how fast water is flowing in a river or a pipe.

Basically, when water is flowing, it can encounter things that slow it down like rocks or bends in the river. The Chezy formula helps us take those things into account and figure out how fast the water is going at any given point.

The formula uses some symbols like V for velocity (which means how fast the water is going), R for the hydraulic radius (which is how much space the water has to move in), and S for the slope of the water (which means how steep the river or pipe is).

When we put those symbols into the Chezy formula, we get an answer in meters per second (which tells us how fast the water is going).

So basically, the Chezy formula helps us figure out how quickly water is flowing and where it might be going slower or faster because of obstacles in its path.