weir

Now that has been achieved, attention has turned to repairing the weir before the "winter flood" and also the footpath to restore access.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

It happened after tree roots grew into the weir, which subsequently "fell to pieces", Finley said, resulting in "all the water" rushing towards the Hawkeswade/Lower Ufford Bridge which "cracked" it.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

"The really critical bit is getting this weir sorted out so the water doesn't just accelerate the channel and create real problems further down the river," Finley said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The conservation work, funded by the Environment Agency, will see diggers spend the next two weeks taking down the weir.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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

The weirs allow some fish to continue their journey upstream to spawn while yielding a harvest calibrated to the needs of the local community.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023

Eels were caught by equally elaborate weirs, traps set in dead-end side canals, and stone walls across canals with a net placed in an opening of the wall.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond