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⛵ Paper Boat Stream — 2D Meandering River Flow, Manning Velocity and Boat Drift

2D companion of the paper boat stream: a top-down meandering river whose speed follows the Manning equation, with a parabolic cross-channel profile, eddies and a paper boat that drifts with an inertial lag.

Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Open Channel FlowManning EquationRiver MeanderCanvas 2D

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install