Maximum temperature rise would one expect for waterfall

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On his honeymoon, James Joule attempted to explore the relationships among various forms of energy by measuring the rise of temperature of water which had fallen down a waterfall on Mount Blanc. What maximum temperature rise would one expect for a waterfall by a vertical drop of 21.0 m?

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