A weir is a small dam built across a river to control the upstream water level. Weirs have been used for ages to control the flow of water in streams, rivers, and other water bodies. Unlike large dams ...

For eight months, the island and the weir dam were closed to anglers. To kick off the beginning of summer, the federal utility hosted elected officials, fishing advocacy groups and reporters to ...

Dams and weirs, low-rise barriers built across a river or stream to control the flow of water, across Michigan are being removed as their useful life ends. Michigan’s Department of Natural ...

"Before we had this weir dam, we had a lot of challenges. Water was overflowing without being used, and after a few minutes or a few hours, we would have lost the water," explained Timothy Maposa, a ...

A dam is structure built across a river to hold water back, it can be used to store water, control flooding or make electricity. A weir is similar to a dam but it is a lot lower. Dam Removal ...