Fishing weir
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A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth or kiddle is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage of, or trap, fish. A weir may be used to trap mari
A tidal fish corral in Manila Bay, Philippines (c. 1940s)
Salmon weir at Quamichan Village on the Cowichan River, Vancouver Island, c. 1866
Algonquin fishing with weir and spears in a dugout canoe. After a drawing by colonist John White (1585).
The Double-Heart of Stacked Stones fishing weir in Penghu, Taiwan
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A weir, or low-head dam is a barrier across the width of a body of water that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the water level. Weirs are used
Fishing weir
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A weir on the Humber River near Cruikshank Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A weir on the Yass River, New South Wales, Australia, directly upstream from a shared pedestrian-bicycle river crossing
A weir on the Tikkurilankoski rapids in Vantaa, Finland
The broad crested weir at the Thorp grist mill in Thorp, Washington, US