weir
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West Cumbria Rivers Trust is dismantling a redundant weir at Glinger Burn near Longtown to help the eel and other fish migrate up and down the river more easily.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The 24-year-old was one of seven participants who took part in the paddleboard tour when the group ran into difficulty while crossing a weir in "treacherous" conditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
The court was also shown photos of a weir the group was trying to navigate.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
He said there was a plan to get out of the water ahead of the weir but the force of the water meant she and the others were carried over it.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
You went from the weir, or you jumped off the bank into nine feet of water.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
On Monday the court heard Kane's post-mortem examination confirmed he had died from drowning after going into freezing water at a river with rock weirs and deep pools, where he became trapped by the current.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
The study found the highest levels of genetic isolation in rivers that were both polluted with metal and affected by physical barriers such as dams and weirs.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
The restoration of riverside forests, natural meanders in waterways and weirs in the mountains would all help diminish flooding, he said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023
For example, to harvest fish sustainably, the Passamaquoddy have begun to redeploy traditional fish weirs.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023
Crisscrossing the savanna are networks of earthen fish weirs: interconnected low berms that change direction, zigzag-style, every thirty to a hundred feet.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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