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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

"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

At the sentencing in April 2025, Stacey said the group "fell down the face of the weir" in no more than 20 seconds.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

The weir, built in 1792, altered the river's flow, blocking migratory fish species, including Atlantic salmon, from reaching vital spawning ground, the trust said.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

She rubs her neck and looks at Manchee, sniffing round the edges of the weir, probably smelling the wood weavers who made it living underneath.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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

Fishing with Kapugen was murky-tan in her memory, for they would wade out into the river mouth where the stone weirs were built and drive the fish into nets between the walls.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George