The correct answer is $\boxed{\text{A}}$.
The angle subtended by the surface of sewer water with partial flow, at sewer centre is 120°. This means that the sewer is 120° wide at the surface. If we assume that the sewer is a perfect circle, then the depth of the sewer is half of the width, or 20 cm.
Option B is incorrect because it is the depth of the sewer if it were a perfect square. Option C is incorrect because it is the depth of the sewer if it were a perfect triangle. Option D is incorrect because it is the depth of the sewer if it were a perfect rectangle.