| 单词 | weir |
| 例句 | Instead, she was carried back each time to the weir, where she clung to a rusty iron ring, waiting for him, her white face vivid against the lurid mossy walls and greenish cement. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Crisscrossing the savanna are networks of earthen fish weirs: interconnected low berms that change direction, zigzag-style, every thirty to a hundred feet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z You went from the weir, or you jumped off the bank into nine feet of water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z 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. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A stone weir slowed the current and was a favorite diving and jumping-off place. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There was a flash in the sandy lists, like a salmon jumping a weir. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Desperate, he thought of running to the weir to fish her out from there, but the water was an opaque muddy green. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If she and her cronies from the College kitchens could get as far as Abingdon, they could play havoc with the weir.... The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, on hot days, all the time was spent in the water, and the boys raced Robin to the weir and back. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z 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. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z 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. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The weir- wood’s carved red eyes stared down at them, its great red mouth open as if to laugh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “This is one empty planet,” Viola says as we stop for a quick lunch, leaning on some rocks overlooking a natural weir. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She practiced treading water until the current carried her against the weir, then he towed her across the pool so that she could start again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One greybeard took the weir- wood branch they handed him and used it as a weapon, laying about with it until the queen’s men converged on him with spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The force that carried her out was as smooth and powerful as water pouring over a weir; the particles of Dust were streaming along as if they, too, were pouring over some invisible edge. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At the opposite extreme, some aboriginal fishing groups of southeastern Australia devised elaborate technologies for managing fish populations, including the construction of canals, weirs, and standing traps. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Avoid the clearly marked weirs, where swimming is forbidden. A local’s guide to Berne, Switzerland: 10 top tips 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Ninteenth-century society cannot forgive her, and Hardy cannot forgive her, and she enacts her own punishment by throwing herself into Shadwater weir. Lynn Shepherd's top 10 fictional drownings 2013-03-06T10:30:18Z It reminded me of environmental aids like weirs and gabion boxes.” | Westchester: ‘Ossining in 3D: Bicentennial Sculpture Exhibit,’ On View in Ossining 2013-05-31T23:02:55Z Built alongside a weir on the River Calder, The Hepworth Wakefield is the largest purpose-built gallery to open in the UK since 1968. Millionth visitor for the Hepworth 2013-12-05T16:47:57Z The reflecting pool, where people tossed pennies, is now complemented by a tiny weir whose tinkle of babbling water adds a sound feature for the visually impaired. A 21st-Century Renaissance for Ford Foundation Landmark 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Fickeria is clearly proud of the capacity here, but he drives over to the weir that feeds the lake and points out a fish ladder where trout can swim upstream to spawn. Snowmaking is the most dangerous part of skiing 2013-02-23T13:00:00Z Cross the weir, past the mill house and over the lock, past the weeping willow. ‘I launch naked into the unknown’: writers on the joy of wild swimming 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Now, the tributary of nearby Rock Creek has been rebuilt with weirs, pools and submerged sandpits to hold and calm storm water. In deer territory, good fences make good gardens 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Her special effects coordinator, Benjy Harris, rigged weirs, or conduits for water, to create the steady, drenching flow from the ceiling. How ‘Nanny’ Unleashes a Downpour in a Bedroom 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The city controls several weirs where water is diverted. A river runs through Bakersfield? Judge rules the Kern River must be allowed to flow 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z For example, to harvest fish sustainably, the Passamaquoddy have begun to redeploy traditional fish weirs. Can Indigenous knowledge and Western science work together? New center bets yes 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Some 150 tonnes were then dumped in the river to renovate the big Grosshesseloher weir, mainly from the synagogue but also from buildings bombed during the war. Ruins found of Munich synagogue destroyed by Hitler 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Police received a call about two capsized canoes and a possible female struggling at the weir embankment, off Water Lane, Kempston at about 10:50 BST. Two bodies recovered in search for Kempston canoeists 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The tribunal also said the riverbanks and locations of the proposed weirs were of archaeological interest and significant for cultural heritage. Indigenous beliefs cited as Australian tribunal blocks river weirs 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The judge ordered the city to operate its six weirs to ensure sufficient water in the river to keep fish “in good condition.” A river runs through Bakersfield? Judge rules the Kern River must be allowed to flow 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The weirs allow some fish to continue their journey upstream to spawn while yielding a harvest calibrated to the needs of the local community. Can Indigenous knowledge and Western science work together? New center bets yes 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Rubble from the historic building is thought to have been submerged in the River Isar since it was used to rebuild a weir 11 years after World War Two. Ruins found of Munich synagogue destroyed by Hitler 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Officers said a police presence would remain and the public have been requested to avoid the weir embankment area. Two bodies recovered in search for Kempston canoeists 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z That, combined with the construction of weirs that have prevented the fish from swimming to better-oxygenated water, has made this disaster worse, he said. A River Choking on Fish Corpses, and a Community Full of Anger 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z "We've done very thorough searches all the way down to the weir," he said. Nicola Bulley search: What we know about her disappearance 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z A powerfully wet winter in Sacramento typically includes the manual opening of the Sacramento weir, a lowered section of levees that allow floodwaters to escape into the bypass. How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Five of the six weirs in the DWR’s Sacramento River Flood Control Project have passively opened after being triggered by overtopped systems. These are the California rivers that face flooding from storm 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Since 1976, the city has owned multiple weirs along the Kern River and has been in charge of administering water diversions. In Bakersfield, a lawsuit aims to turn a dry riverbed into a flowing river 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z "In certain conditions, weirs can develop treacherous hydraulic towbacks that can trap and drown you." Haverfordwest paddleboarder deaths 'tragic and avoidable' 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The European eel faces many hazards throughout its life cycle, including changes to ocean currents caused by climate change, pollution, poaching and obstacles in waterways such as dams and weirs. Ancient eel migration mystery unravelled 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Of the six weirs in the Sacramento River flood-control system, the Sacramento barrier is the only one that needs to be manually opened. How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The laboratory uses scientific monitoring equipment such as pipes inserted into the peat to measure the water table, weirs that gauge water flow in erosion channels and marked-out squares for monitoring plant growth. Kinder Scout 'mass trespass' reserve is extended 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The weirs have traditionally been used to catch fish but also can be used for management and research of a fish stock, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s website. Tundra fire slows, but still aiming at Alaska Native village 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z The teenagers, believed to be aged 13 to 16, were heading for a weir when they were spotted. Bathampton river rescue: Dog walkers save trapped teens 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Dredging is also costly, sometimes harmful to the environment, and can weaken riverbanks as well as the foundations of bridges and weirs. Storm Franklin: How do flood prevention schemes work? 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Water officials currently have not opened the Sacramento weir, which flows into the Yolo Bypass. How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z One morning last week, Rodriguez walked to a forested nature preserve beside oil fields, where the river pushes against a weir and much of the water is diverted into a wide canal. In Bakersfield, many push for bringing back the flow of the long-dry Kern River 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z "All the large carp were found in a pool or pond area between two concrete weirs from Bruce R. Watkins Drive to downstream of Elmwood Avenue," a department news release said. Missouri conservation officials say tens of thousands of fish turned up dead in creek 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Numbers dwindled after weirs constructed in the 19th Century posed barriers to migratory fish. Rare fish set for return to River Severn breeding grounds 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Under new rules that took effect Thursday, any trap or weir must allow for the escape of river herring and any river herring caught as bycatch must be immediately released. Spawning decline triggers closure of river herring fishery 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Along with the Sacramento weir, the Fremont weir diverts floodwaters into the Yolo Bypass, and it too had water flowing Wednesday. How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Last week it was a Cuban male, found south of a weir dam. Body count climbs at border as Biden policies bring migrant surge 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Then, construction crews will wall off half the river to build a labyrinth weir - a dam shaped like gear teeth - then a nature-like channel, Zielinski said. Traverse City’s FishPass construction could start in January 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z A study by Swansea University estimates that 99% of the UK's rivers are fragmented by barriers such as weirs, dams, hydropower structures and culverts. Rare fish set for return to River Severn breeding grounds 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z However, researchers found that at least 85 percent of barriers on European rivers are actually smaller structures such as weirs, culverts, fords, sluices, and ramps. European rivers are littered with barricades, but a movement grows to remove them 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z North Augusta Mayor Bob Pettit said the key outcome was to delay construction of the weirs, which was scheduled to begin in January. Judge says dam can’t be removed if water level will fall 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z But the sparsely populated region still sees its share of dangerous crossings because of a weir dam that spans the Rio Grande just west of the international bridge connecting Del Rio to Acuña, in Mexico. Body count climbs at border as Biden policies bring migrant surge 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z They trapped fish with nets and weirs, fished in the surf and in boats, and collected oysters by the millions, throwing the shells into piles that grew over the years. UNF archaeologists find ancient artifact 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z A conservation project is trying to unlock the river for fish by creating routes around several weirs. Rare fish set for return to River Severn breeding grounds 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Its innovative design incorporates a series of weirs or cascades on a site. Post-war landscapes given protected status 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Baroness Grey Thompson said: "We need to be looking at places to launch and land and access around dangerous obstacles, such as weirs." Rivers, wild swimming and the row about taking the plunge 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The Corps announced plans earlier this year to remove the dam and build a series of rock weirs across the river to comply with a 2016 law meant to improve fish habitats. Lawsuit frozen as officials seek to give dam to local groups 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z For example, the City of West Palm Beach recently paid US$1.8 million to repair a weir that was partially damaged by burrowing iguanas and to armor the low dam against further damage. If it’s below 40 degrees in South Florida, the forecast calls for falling iguanas 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The Corps announced plans this month to remove the dam and build a series of rock weirs across the river to comply with a 2016 law meant to improve fish habitats. Georgia city considers lawsuit to block removal of dam 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z A rich landscape of fields and gardens, tended hunting forests, and fishing weirs was largely emptied of people. The Invention of Thanksgiving 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z They're also able to "survive near freezing temperatures" and are seen as "remarkably mobile," capable of moving over dams, weirs and even land, adding credence to Gemmell's findings. Loch Ness monster could be a giant eel, researcher reveals 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The Kenduskeag, which in the language of the local Penobscot Nation means “eel weir place,” had long been famous for its salmon runs. The Last Presidential Salmon 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z The Corps supports a plan to remove the Lock and Dam and replace it with a rock weir that can’t be adjusted like the dam’s locks. Georgia editorial roundup 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of native fish, including Murray cod, golden perch and bony bream, died around the Menindee weir. Australia's extreme heat is sign of things to come, scientists warn 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The company has not yet determined whether the weir that drains the lake was open or if contamination may have flowed into the Cape Fear River. Rains from Florence cause collapse at NC coal ash landfill 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Staffers with the state Department of Natural Resources gather chinook and coho salmon at the weirs. Free tours offered at Michigan’s salmon collection sites 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The scene of the Seine, however, is the weir of the River Avon beneath the Pulteney Bridge in Bath, Somerset. The Great Pretender: England on film 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The state Department of Fish and Game operates six weirs on Kuskokwim tributaries to monitor king salmon escapement, also tracking the five and 10 year averages for the species. Salmon meet escapement goals in Kuskokwim tributaries 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z But Morris said the environmentalists who sued to stop the dam and fish passage failed to prove it was worse for sturgeon than the existing rock weir. US agencies win fight over Yellowstone dam, endangered fish 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Early proposals, dating as far back as 1968, called for a river bypass and a weir, or small dam, to supply water to farms and reduce flood risks. In Japan's flood-ravaged Mabi, delays and lack of awareness... 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Officials said that a new weir, or low dam, built outside the cave was helping to keep water levels relatively stable within. Thai Cave Rescue Live Updates: 8th Person Is Out 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of dams and weirs, most small and many no longer in use, fragment Europe’s rivers. Europe is demolishing its dams to restore ecosystems 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It has thrown itself into the task of wetland restoration by planting hardy cord grasses, refilling canals and erecting weirs that halt the advance of salt water. Hotting up: how climate change could swallow Louisiana's Tabasco island 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Set in an unnamed British village, Kent still showcases the English countryside and its weirs. Review: Odd lack of suspense permeates ‘Day She Disappeared’ 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reports the proposed project would use a weir or low-head dam below Interstate 20 near Jackson to create a lake. Parish council in Louisiana opposes Pear River flood project 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The Michigan Department of Natural Resources maintains a number of weirs in the northern Lower Peninsula. Salmon harvested in northern Michigan available for purchase 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z However, over the past 20–25 years, at least 5,000 small dams, weirs and culverts have been removed from rivers in France, Sweden, Finland, Spain and the United Kingdom, according to Dam Removal Europe. Europe is demolishing its dams to restore ecosystems 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Yet Indian weirs for catching fish exposed when the lake levels dropped are testimony to the abundance that once was here, the natural wealth displaced for today’s development. Water’s natural rhythms nourished our area’s native culture. Then came the Ballard Locks. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Many of the state’s dams and weirs are at least 60 years old, and in the Central Valley, many were built more than a century ago, the report stated. Rains end, but flooding dangers loom if massive Sierra snowpack melts too quickly 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Prof Morgan suggests that river crossings, weirs and dams be modified to allow the species to migrate upstream more safely. Photos show crocodile eating sawfish in Australia - BBC News 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Vogel confirmed that the weir, which she said ranges in height from 25 feet to 45 feet, was not anchored. Government severely misjudged strength of Oroville emergency spillway, sparking a crisis 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z On Feb. 11, the water elevation rose above 901 feet, causing water to flow over a concrete weir and erode a deep fissure in the emergency spillway, which is a simple earthen slope. In Oroville, a caravan of trucks and cement mixers race to repair dam spillways ahead of new storms 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z A narrow river, the Black — formerly Lake Washington’s natural outlet at present-day Renton — was a natural fish weir that concentrated the abundance of salmon where the Duwamish people lived. Water’s natural rhythms nourished our area’s native culture. Then came the Ballard Locks. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Some of the most visible efforts to shore up the hillside were just below a low concrete retaining wall, or weir, designed to be the last, best defense for an overflowing Lake Oroville. Inside the desperate battle to shore up the eroded hillside next to Lake Oroville 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The weir is designed to hold the reservoir to its maximum height. An 'aggressive, proactive attack' to prevent disaster at the Oroville Dam 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The 1,700-foot long lip, known as a weir, was supposed to handle up to a 16-foot flow over its top. Government severely misjudged strength of Oroville emergency spillway, sparking a crisis 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Fearing that the erosion would undermine the weir and release a wall of water on the valley below, officials ordered more than 100,000 area residents to evacuate on Sunday. In Oroville, a caravan of trucks and cement mixers race to repair dam spillways ahead of new storms 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The threatened concrete structure, called a weir, was designed as an emergency escape route of sorts for rapidly rising waters at swollen Lake Oroville. Here's the nightmare scenario at Oroville Dam that officials are fighting to prevent 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Sacramento River levels swelled so much that state officials planned to open a weir located upstream from Sacramento's Tower Bridge for the first time in more than a decade. California wine country is hit hard by storms 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z If the reservoir overflows again after days of rain this week, and water pours down the hillside, the earth beneath the weir could be chewed away. An 'aggressive, proactive attack' to prevent disaster at the Oroville Dam 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The weir is opened after the Sacramento River hits 29.87 feet. The Latest: Sacramento dam opens for first time in decade 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Sacramento River levels swelled so much that state officials planned to open a weir located upstream from Sacramento’s Tower Bridge for the first time in more than a decade. Californian Storms Have Hit Wine Country Hard 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z By late Sunday night, the lake’s water level had fallen below the weir and was no longer flowing over the emergency spillway. Here's the nightmare scenario at Oroville Dam that officials are fighting to prevent 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Repairs and maintenance also are being done on the weir and floodgate at the southeast corner of the lake. Evansdale lowers Meyers Lake level for several projects 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Workers concentrated their efforts on shoring up the hillside just below the emergency spillway’s weir, a low concrete wall that is designed to be the last defense for Lake Oroville. An 'aggressive, proactive attack' to prevent disaster at the Oroville Dam 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z “The Senate language would guarantee we’d get the weir, which is what we don’t want.” Landowners fighting to save Lock and Dam 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Fish passes will be installed at weirs on the river in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. King's favourite fish to make come-back in River Severn project - BBC News 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z New for 2016: From 200 feet above the temporary weir upstream to the Elochoman Salmon Hatchery Bridge opens for hatchery salmon on November 1. Columbia River region autumn fishing remains one of best choices statewide 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z New: Elochoman River from the 200’ above the temporary weir upstream to the Elochoman Hatchery Bridge is closed to all fishing in September and October. Still many late-summer fishing choices along the Columbia River 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The workgroup said it would be better to remove an existing rock weir on the river that traps the decades-old fish downstream. APNewsBreak: Officials skeptical $57M fish project will work 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z They want the government to remove an existing man-made rock weir on the river. US wants to help endangered Yellowstone fish with $57M dam 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z It will reopen the river to fish species, many of which vanished after weirs were installed in the 1800s. King's favourite fish to make come-back in River Severn project - BBC News 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Besides storing rainwater, the weir will prevent flooding in the new golf course. City Park’s lagoons to act as storage areas for rainwaters 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Crews also installed weirs at two of the dam’s spillway gates, which lets certain species of fish pass through closer to the surface. Strong salmon returns up the Columbia River past McNary Dam 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z A fisherman’s footprints remain on the tree trunk that serves as a bridge between a fishing weir and the island of Nakasoum. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z More recently, the duo used an autonomous underwater vehicle to explore and found what they suggest could be a fishing weir — a trap made from rocks — that dates back 13,800 years. Fishing for the first Americans 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z It was the act of the federal government, which built the dams and the weirs and the railroads that made the state economically exploitable, public money spent on behalf of private business. The Radicalization of Joan Didion 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z When the weir is finished, lagoons will be lowered in advance of a storm to collect rainwater. City Park’s lagoons to act as storage areas for rainwaters 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The bears are frequent visitors to a fish weir, where pink salmon are running. Authorities want to talk to man who donned bear costume and harassed bears in Alaska 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z A fisherman’s footprints remain on the tree trunk that serves as a bridge between a fishing weir and the island of Nakasoum. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The first sockeye are expected to arrive at the weir on Redfish Lake Creek anytime. Idaho biologists haul sockeye on trucks to avoid warm water 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z They were used to weave long weirs used to catch fish, and in the old wattle and daub buildings, he said. Minnesota author wants the world to go nuts 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The Mississippi River Reintroduction to Bayou Lafourche project also includes bridge modifications, new water-control structures, replacement of the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge and the removal of the weir, or small dam, in Thibodaux. Work begins on Bayou Lafourche dredging project 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z If installed, the weir would be placed in the heavily wooded section of the park near Monument Lane. Va. students find flooding fix for Mountain Run, park 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z A fisherman’s footprints remain on the tree trunk that serves as a bridge between a fishing weir and the island of Nakasoum. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The government proposal includes construction of a solid concrete weir that would stretch across the river and the two-mile-long bypass. Battle over proposed Yellowstone River dam ramps up 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Water diverted from an existing rock weir at the dam site serves 57,000 acres of cropland in the two states. Battle over proposed Yellowstone River dam ramps up 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Magna Carta laid down the law about “fish weirs” on English rivers, “assizes of darrein presentment,” people being “distrained to make bridges,” and other “liberties . . . to hold in our realm of England in perpetuity.” The 588-year path to limited government 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Army Corps of Engineers, the first removable spillway weir was installed at Lower Granite in 2001 and it has a survival rate that exceeds 95 percent. Snake River juvenile salmon take a cruise 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Fish wash up on a weir in the Mekong river near the island of Nakasoum. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z A 12-year hiatus followed, a consequence of Oxford being banned from the river after slithering over a weir in training the day before the race and the financial burden of maintaining the crews. The fight for Boat Race equality 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Kwatemba says his organization plans to work with other communities in the area to build more weirs. Inventive water harvesting helps Kenya balance rain extremes 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z To survey salmon, for example, scientists typically build traps known as weirs to catch fish as they swim upriver to spawn. Even Elusive Animals Leave DNA, and Clues, Behind 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z One of the dam’s spillway gates is lifted and a spillway weir is used to allow some water through, creating a waterslide for fish to glide through the dam. Snake River juvenile salmon take a cruise 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Fish wash up on a weir in the Mekong river near the island of Nakasoum. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The last of the Chambers Creek fish came back last year, so one of the primary reasons for keeping the weir in place — intercepting those fish — is now moot, Jones said. Biologists track fish recovery in tough conditions on Elwha River 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Their paths are blocked by hundreds of barriers including weirs, dams and flood defences. Elver migration aided by fishermen 2014-04-01T10:33:10Z A support vessel went to help but was swept underneath the chains and downstream, where the man tried to save himself by clinging to the weir structure. Man swept over weir helping rowers 2014-03-25T02:26:26Z Gunson arrived at the dam shortly after 22:00 and attempted to relieve pressure by blowing up the waste water weir, but was unsuccessful. The forgotten flood that deluged a city 2014-03-11T01:43:19Z Fish wash up on a weir in the Mekong river near the island of Nakasoum. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z One gray morning this summer, Ernie Eldredge pulled up a small boat alongside his fishing weir, a huge, bowl-shaped net strung between wooden posts that jut out of the water here like crooked teeth. Thriving in Cape Cod’s Waters, Gray Seals Draw Fans and Foes 2013-08-17T02:28:35Z The part of the river where the incident happened is known as Givens weir and is accessible by foot only. Name released of river death teenager 2013-07-20T10:41:19Z Photograph: Melissa Slaney Warren takes me back to the exact same spot and tells me how he is going to lower the level of that weir. Peak District: Rewilding the rivers 2013-03-25T08:00:00Z It is estimated there are 1,500 river barriers, tidal gates, flap valves and weirs in France. Eel conservation work examined 2012-12-18T07:21:26Z "More fish are still rolling in, and we're catching about 100 females a day at the fish weir," Faulds said. Cedar River Hatchery producing big numbers of sockeye salmon eggs 2012-10-28T05:01:04Z Take the family to view the returning sockeye and chinook at the weir underneath the I-405 freeway. Lake Washington coho and chinook counts fading at the Ballard Locks 2012-09-22T16:11:14Z "We put in a fish weir at the beginning of August to see what is returning," said Rainey McKenna with Olympic National Park's public affairs office. It doesn't take long for salmon to return to Elwha 2012-09-09T00:38:04Z Warren explains how a system of weirs was installed by Victorian engineers to improve the flow of the canal-like sections. Peak District: Rewilding the rivers 2013-03-25T08:00:00Z Ms Graham said talks were being held with the Environment Agency over the condition of a nearby weir and whether improvement work needs to be done. River collapse house demolished 2012-08-29T08:48:12Z It had ceased for some time, but I still strained my ears; I could only catch the soft murmur of the distant weir. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The hook caught those leviathans as the Penobscot weirs catch salmon. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Each fish that passes through the weir is weighed, measured and counted. It doesn't take long for salmon to return to Elwha 2012-09-09T00:38:04Z One fish weir, maintained on the Bruneau River, was frequently visited by Fort Hall Bannock, with whom the catch was shared. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z She bade me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs; But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z The water glittered, the night was still, the mill was silent; in the distance the weir was murmuring as in a dream. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The shores of the river are seen fringed with weirs. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It has weirs through which slowly and without damage any excess of feeling is allowed to flow. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Immediately above Hagerman, on the Snake River, the Indians caught salmon by spearing, although the water was too deep for weirs. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z This reservoir has a masonry weir a hundred feet high, which has been built right across a river-valley, thereby impounding the water and forming a lake seven miles long, holding four seasons' supply. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z I passed above the weir, where the waterfall brawls, between the bushy willow-trees which guard the narrow path, and approached the mill. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z These mackerel are not apt to take the hook, but are caught in weirs and seines, a practice tending to inevitable scarcity in the future. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z These were separated one from the other by small ponds or reservoirs with waste weirs, whose little waterfalls tinkled, foaming and glinting in the sun. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Nets, traps, and weirs were apparently not used. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Lash′er, the slack water collected above a weir in a river. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Above this bridge is the tidal dam and weir. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The natives have no nets of any sort, their mode of fishing consisting simply of raising a succession of weirs, in which they can harpoon or take their prey. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The top of this special length now forms a weir for the present river flow. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z Glenn's Ferry was one of the better fishing sites; the waters between the three islands in the Snake River at this point were shallow enough for weirs to be used. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z In the larger rivers the natives build stone fish weirs constructed to lead into a basket trap. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z But they can see the top of the hill at last, and yonder is the half-yellow, half-transparent stream leaping downwards as if over a weir. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Run numbers at this point are preliminary and only available for the counting weirs, so the data provides only a suggestion of what the final numbers may be. Northern California king return might be better than predicted 2011-12-09T03:37:40Z The detritus chambers are octagonal in plan, 4 m. in diameter, and each is provided with an outlet weir 1.50 m. wide. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z The Fort Hall people apparently did not make fish weirs. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Just beyond here 88 we shall have to give the Thames Conservancy man threepence to roll the punt around a weir. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z The first an' weed that he drew on,55 Was o' the linen clear; The next an' weed that he drew on, It was a weed o' weir. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z Curving the body until it forms a circular spring, it strikes the water with great force throwing itself forward and thus lifting itself over rocks and weirs. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The roof of each tank is 1 m. above the weir level. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z The weirs were usually the work of the winter population of the salmon areas, but one informant stated that the Bannock shared in the catch. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z The bar of foam ahead of us is the overflow 87 from the lasher—that is to say, from the still water above the weir. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z The tidal bore in the river attains its extreme height just below the city, and sometimes surmounts the weir in the western branch of the river, affecting the stream up to Tewkesbury lock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Farther on is a great fishing weir, where a small lake discharges itself into a river. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z This chamber is fitted with penstocks, 1.83 m. wide, and measuring weirs. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z The Indians fished with harpoons, set basketry traps, and made fish weirs. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z When we "shoot the lasher," as the phrase goes, you will get a hint as to why the obsolete term still clings to this weir. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z No. I mean he said something the other day, but it was by the weir, and I know he thought I did not hear. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The Cook Slough area of the Stillaguamish was closed since July 18 by emergency fishing regulation for repairs of the in-stream weir and fish ladder. Popular section of Lower Stillaguamish River reopens for fishing 2011-10-13T21:18:21Z C. E., for a masonry weir across the gorge. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z The weirs were put in the water each spring and dismantled in the fall and stored. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z It is a melody worth all the Char and the Isis, with all their weirs and their willows. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z This pond has two floodgates, the one already mentioned, p. 40which opens into the canal, and another, on the other side of the stone mound, opening to the lower part of the weir. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Some construction work will continue around the weir for the next few weeks to remove the remainder of the coffer dams and restore the upland area. Popular section of Lower Stillaguamish River reopens for fishing 2011-10-13T21:18:21Z At the weir level the chambers have a depth of 1.75 m., with drainage channels below that level. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z Certain men were considered especially proficient in the construction and operation of fish weirs and assumed supervision over the operation. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z So long as Iermola had lived alone, he had engaged in fishing; for this purpose he stretched nets and set weirs. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z It is close to a weir, over which the Dee falls. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z His face was fire red and he was ugly as a shark in a weir net. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The coping is 1 m. above the outlet weir of the detritus tanks. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z Significant additional harvest is expected to reduce the number of hatchery fall chinook being trapped and surplussed at the weir. Lots of fall chinook heading to the Washougal River opens a broader section near the hatchery to fishing 2011-09-17T17:35:30Z A potter by trade, and a very skilful potter, he was at the same time a tolerable fisherman, having learned, at first for his own amusement, to use the netting-needle and to set weirs. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z The essential features of a bleach installation are the solution or mixing tanks, storage tanks, piping system, discharge orifice or weir, and sludge drain. Chlorination of Water 2011-09-13T02:00:32.243Z The roar of the river over the weir rose and fell, now low now loud, as the night wind carried it by. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Their only food is fish, and they constantly search for them at low water, and they make little weirs or dams with stones across little coves of the sea. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The area downstream of the new weir is holding a large number of hatchery chinook. Lots of fall chinook heading to the Washougal River opens a broader section near the hatchery to fishing 2011-09-17T17:35:30Z I am for England, therefore—for its winding roads, its villages that nest along the streams, its peaked bridges with salmon jumping at the weir, its thatched cottages and flowering hedges. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The weir principle may also be used but it is not so well adapted for hypochlorite as for other chemicals. Chlorination of Water 2011-09-13T02:00:32.243Z The air was mild and damp, and the roar of the river was borne to him as, rain-laden, it plunged over the weir. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Cazalet had trundled the old canoe over the rollers, and Blanche was hardly paddling in the glassy strip alongside the weir. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Thanks to weirs built across the waterway by the Earls of Devon, Exeter began to lose its old-time trade, when the tide was wont to ascend to the city. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z “If I put a bridge over the Wash, I could make a weir to catch salmon,” said the startled farmer. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z They caught the fat fish in weirs, with nets and lines for their angles made by their women from thread spun from "the barkes of trees, Deeres Sinews, or a Kind of Grass." The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z We rowed up several arms of this stream that wound to and fro in the mangroves, but only found a small fishing weir constructed of rattans. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Gaily-dressed people made patches of colour in shady backwaters for a moment; the sparkle of a weir caught his eye, and was gone. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Dickens plainly implies that Crisparkle went to the weir because Jasper willed him to do so. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z The new building, alongside a weir on the river Calder, is thought to be the largest purpose-built gallery to open in the UK since 1968. Hepworth Wakefield gallery opens 2011-05-21T09:30:27Z Like those on the Thames near the weirs and locks. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.693Z This was situated with its mouth upward opposite to an aperture in the weir. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Clusters of pink briar roses hung on every hedge; down by the weir some children were wading among the shallow pools; farther on the beck widened, and flowed smoothly between its wooded banks. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Redundant dams, weirs and landings in England will be removed. England's waterways get ?110m boost 2011-04-13T03:16:45Z Then rest awhile, or deftly steer Where topped with rainbow clouds of spray The waters tumble o'er the weir. Punch 1893.07.29 2011-04-01T02:00:37.493Z The same writer gives a curious anecdote of a priest who, on one occasion, went out a-nights with his companions, and stole all the eels from a miller's weir. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The voice of the weir seemed nearer and louder. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Several of the natives were fishing above and below the weir, and they very readily took us over in their canoes. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z There is good trout fishing in its upper waters, but weirs prevent salmon from ascending it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z But below this weir the salmon gather in such numbers that sometimes they lie side by side solidly clear across the bed of the stream. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Buckland constructed salmon ladders over the weirs, that the fish might have free passage from the rivers to the sea. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Don't bother me any more about the salmon weirs; make the best bargain you can, and I 'll be satisfied. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z To take them with more facility, they had, with great labour, formed an embankment or weir across the river, for the purpose of placing their fishing machines, which they disposed both above and below it. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Near to his cottage on the river-bank was a dam or weir, over which the water trickled here and there a few inches deep. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The girls told us that while they were making the weir she had gone up to a pool of fresh water among the rocks to look for fresh-water shrimps. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z In the neighbourhood were several fish-baskets set out to dry, as well as a quantity of fencing for weirs, all made of rattan. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z We found Foley's body in the river, knocking about against the posts of the weir. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The weir is a work of great labour, and contrived with considerable ingenuity. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z With the folks at the Ribbon Factory situated by the weir on the Brawl side, and round which the Low Town had grown, orthodoxy could make no way at all. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z And much like their Incan ancestors, the residents must build weirs to hold some of the water and save it for their daily lives. Climate change is ridding the world's tropical mountain ranges of ice 2011-01-05T22:15:59.373Z If we were to go on drifting down the stream, we should get into trouble over the weir. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z He explained his strange conduct of the past two weeks when he had followed the streams of the district for miles, measuring their flow with a weir, and he gave the results of his prospecting. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z There are no weirs in this part of the river, as I suppose, from the numerous channels into which it is divided. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Here are the latest sample checks taken by state Fish and Wildlife: Salmon and steelhead Grays River: Bank anglers downstream from the weir continue to catch some stray hatchery Select Area bright fall chinook. Columbia River fisheries looking fairly decent heading into fall 2010-09-21T22:01:00Z A rapid in the Tagus, artificially converted into a weir, renders irrigation easy, and has thus created an oasis in the midst of the barren plateau of New Castile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" And his son Elphin, a needy and luckless lad, one day fished out the leathern bag as it stuck on the weir. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Its waters are carried to the sea by the Bann, which is of no use for navigation, being obstructed by weirs and rocks. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli We came to a weir, such as I have already described, where the natives landed us, and shot over it without taking a drop of water. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z The word has many technical uses, as for the protecting slope in front of the sill of dock-gates, or at the foot of weirs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" "They begin, and just a little while, and then they end," said the weir from the mill. The Wonderful Visit The river rushed and frothed over its weir, spanned by a picturesque stone bridge of many arches. Glories of Spain Having there constructed a weir to catch fish, such a quantity were taken, that the strait was choked up, and the water rose and overflowed the earth. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Mercifully their first wild shriek had been heard, and a farmer who lived at the old millhouse by the weir had come running instantly from his garden. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days The Middleton and Pollexfen flour mills were at Ballisodare, and a great salmon weir, rapids and a waterfall, but it was more often at Rosses that I saw my cousin. Reveries over Childhood and Youth He was a foundling, discovered in his infancy lying in a coracle on a salmon weir, in the domain of Elphin, a prince of North Wales, who became his patron. The Welsh and Their Literature from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition And that Jew, with his beard, walked past me, And those waters raced through the weir; Yes, all this has happened already, But I cannot tell when or where.” An Outline of Russian Literature Then he struck, and my fish broke for the weir in the same instant, and down the reach we came, California and I; reel answering reel even as the morning stars sung together. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Do you think we could walk along the edge of the weir and reach it? A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days The whole was something like a lobster-trap without a top, or like one of the salmon weirs to be found running out into the sea on the Welsh coast. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Because it is so constantly chidden and driven by the sea, the long tendency, brought from its first source and kept between so many fields and over all the noisy weirs, is concealed. London Impressions Etchings and Pictures in Photogravure With a thunder of foam and of splashing, The waters race over the weir. An Outline of Russian Literature In one end is a net made of silk grass, which they use in fishing their weirs. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts Catching on to the branches of a willow, the two girls stepped cautiously along the uncovered stones at the edge of the weir towards the spot where the water plantain was growing so temptingly. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days On another occasion I was carried in a small boat over the fall of a salmon weir, and hurried along in the flood for almost three hundred yards. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Smith now going out to "try his conclusions" with "the salvages," slew some, and made some prisoners, burned their cabins, and took their canoes and fishing weirs. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia It all seems to me so familiar, Although I have never been here, The roof of that house out yonder, And the boy, and the wood, and the weir. An Outline of Russian Literature Above is the shape of their weirs, and the manner of setting a weir wedge across the mouth of a creek. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts When we had finished the lock we did the weir—which is wheels and chains—and the water pours through over the stones in a magnificent water-fall and sweeps out all round the weir-pool. The Wouldbegoods The water flows over the weir and bubbles and rushes and sparkles to-day, just as it did yesterday, and as it will tomorrow. Waldfried A Novel How sweet must have been the air then, how blue the river background, and how melodious the low song of a distant weir! The Brightener He saw the great tubes let in at the base, the wheels by which the gates were controlled, the wide, rock-paved waste weir that, leading from the reservoir, gave into the ca�on below. The Vision of Elijah Berl The tide ascends above Glasgow, where its farther rise is barred by a weir. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" To-day the window was open, and they could hear the noise the river made as it fell at the weir. The Weans at Rowallan It floats along slowly and lazily, but when it reaches the weir it hurries; and then is the time to find out whether the withes are strong and hold the planks firmly together. Waldfried A Novel To-day, the air was faintly acrid with the scent of bonfire smoke—the odour of autumn; and the sounds of wind and water over the weir were sad as a song of homesickness. The Brightener He noted the broken earth, the clinging trees that hung over the weir. The Vision of Elijah Berl For a ways the road slightly descends, and then you come to a considerable stream of some sort, it may be a waste weir, from the Falmouth dam. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry Upstairs the sun streamed into Aunt Mary's bedroom, and the river sounded quite cheerful across the fields as it raced along over the weir. The Weans at Rowallan The German logs must now pass through the weir. Waldfried A Novel The many salmon weirs and summer houses at this point showed that it had been at one time a very important fishing place. Alaska Days with John Muir If the wheels were broken, the gates could not be opened, and the water was even now trickling over the weir. The Vision of Elijah Berl They threw into the sea a sort of weir, made of several small branches of trees tied together. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Ay, it has a long trot before it as it goes singing over our weir, bless its heart!” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) The fisherman’s son went up on top of the rack at the end of the weir. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' The river was dragged and its banks searched, but to no purpose, till Mr. Crisparkle himself found Drood's watch caught among some timbers in a weir. Tales from Dickens "If the waste weir should be choked, in a few hours the dam would be gone." The Vision of Elijah Berl This weir had a large opening to allow the fish to enter, and ended in a point to prevent their going out. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Sometimes he stopped and contemplated the sky and hill-tops; sometimes he went down to the tail of the weir and sat there, looking foolishly in the water. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) The mothers of the girls did not want to go to the other baklad or weir. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' Along the river-bank, however, are many little hamlets, where in dug-out canoes the natives fish the rivers, using many ingenious nets and traps, or weirs which stretch from bank to bank. Burma Peeps at Many Lands He had pointed out to her just how simple a thing it was to wedge the gates and to choke the weir. The Vision of Elijah Berl Nicholas Poussin.be sufficiently determined by the Deluge in the Louvre, where the breaking up of the fountains of the deep is typified by the capsizing of a wherry over a weir. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) When prices had been good there were even luxuries, and history tells of men who, in one haul from a weir, have made their twenty-five thousand dollars in an hour. The Harbor of Doubt The other weir was visited with an entire lack of confidence. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' The Thames then receives the Windrush and the Evenlode, and it passes over frequent weirs that have become miniature rapids, yet not too dangerous for an expert oarsman to guide his boat through safely. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The dam was already filled to the brim, and the full volume of the Sangre de Cristo was sweeping through the weir and plunging into the ca�on below. The Vision of Elijah Berl By the mill flows a large river, with a weir all across it. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) The salmon weir at Galway is worth a long journey to see. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The size of this weir is a matter of considerable concern, since its ability to carry off the high water is fundamental. Rural Hygiene Erosion in the ditches along a highway can be prevented by constructing weirs across the ditch at frequent intervals, thus effectually preventing an increase in the depth of the ditch. American Rural Highways On the bridge that spanned the waste weir, she looked down on the swirling waters that rushed over the floor of the weir. The Vision of Elijah Berl There are low weirs across the stream for purposes of irrigation, and a larger dam supplies a mill with power. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit There was a little landing-place close to the weir, with a boat-house, a refreshment room, and rows of benches and tables under the trees, where visitors could sit and drink tea or lemonade. The Madcap of the School The capacity of such waste weirs depends on the volume of flood-water, and this, in turn, depends on the area of the watershed. Rural Hygiene The village is a straggling one, and the mill and weir give an additional charm to some of the prettiest river scenery in the neighbourhood. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Just a little powder behind the retaining wall, and the whole bank would fall and choke the weir. The Vision of Elijah Berl The weir had not been on the main stream, but they had come upon it in exploring a backwater. The Invader A Novel It’s just an hour’s row up from the weir, and less time to go back because of the current.” The Madcap of the School When the valley is narrow and the watershed large, the waste weir will occupy the entire width of the dam, and then it becomes necessary to construct the dam in masonry. Rural Hygiene The farm covering the weir was in our hands; thence eastwards to the railway stretched the 9th brigade, immovable under the fire of the Boers entrenched along both banks. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government On one side of the road was a broad shallow stream, so clear you could see the brown stones at the bottom, a salmon-stream with weirs and waterfalls. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Very soon she heard the noise of a weir. The Invader A Novel Her eyes grow dim, and there is a sound in her ears like the rush and roar of the weir down the river. Only an Irish Girl Ordinarily, the height of the weir is taken to be from two to four feet and the length made sufficient to care for the volume of discharge. Rural Hygiene It was usual in this weir every year on the 1st of May to catch fish worth 100 pounds. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts A thorough test on the pump to ascertain its delivery at various speeds was the next move, and a notched weir, such as is shown in the elevation, was employed. Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers Her boat was in the stream which led to the weir, but not yet fully caught by the current. The Invader A Novel We are told also that there was a waste weir at one end seventy-five feet wide and ten feet below the comb or top of the dam. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin The factor for a depth of three feet on the weir is six, making for the same area the length of weir seventy-two feet, and for four feet depth the factor is four. Rural Hygiene The great step in this direction appears to be the employment of readily or, it may be, of automatically movable weirs. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 They are, in fact, only needed in connection with water-lifting apparatus, and locks and weirs, at the places where high-level canals connect with those at a lower level! To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story The fisherman’s son now climbed the weir or “purse” of the enclosure. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere Nothing broke the quiet save the shrill cry of some night bird down by the river, and the low roar of the distant weir. The Seven Secrets They were within sight of the Waterfall Cottage, within hearing of the water as it fell over the weir, when the heavy drops began to patter. Love of Brothers This measurement is obtained in several ways, among which probably the use of a weir is the simplest and most accurate, for small streams. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine At the sides of each high-level canal we saw a series of locks and weirs so constructed that vessels can pass on, in successive stages, from the high-level to the low-level canals, and vice versâ. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story The helmsman got up, took a rope, lithely climbed the little platform, and in spite of warning cries dived into the weir. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere I had crept on after them for about a mile, until we were approaching the tumbling waters of the weir. The Seven Secrets She had glanced nervously at the heap of stones as she passed them by where the water made a loud roaring noise hurrying over the weir. Love of Brothers A weir is, in effect, merely a temporary dam set across the stream in such a manner as to form a small pond; and to enable one to measure the water escaping from this pond. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine It is as easy, with our many ingenious devices of net and weir, to destroy the inhabitants of the water as it is to destroy those of the land with guns. Conservation Reader The inhabitants use to take them two manner of ways, the one is by a kind of weir made of reeds which in that country are very strong. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia By eight o'clock they were lying alongside Hardy's weir, and its owner was dipping bushel after bushel of shining herring into the pen aboard the sloop. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good Already he could hear the roar of the water where it tumbled over the weir like long green hair. Love of Brothers Measuring a small stream with a weir In your neighborhood there is a creek three or four feet wide, toiling along day by day, at its task of watering your fields. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine These laws prohibit fishermen from stretching their nets or weirs across the streams so as to block the passage of the fish when going to their spawning grounds. Conservation Reader He describes further ups and downs: Now we so quietly followed our business that in three months, we ... provided nets and weirs for fishing. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia At noon they ran in alongside Hardy's weir on the eastern shore of the island. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good Her voice died off in a wail, and suddenly it came to Lady O'Gara that just outside, where the water fell over the weir, Terence Comerford had met with his death. Love of Brothers Keep in mind the idea of the overflowing water trough when building your weir. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine Clear and cool, clear and cool, By laughing shallow, and dreaming pool; Cool and clear, cool and clear, By shining shingle, and foaming weir, Charles Kingsley. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The Indians had taught them how to spear large fish and erect weirs out of stakes and brushwood to entrap migrating schools. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia First, we'll go to Hardy's weir and take in a lot of herring for bait. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The fish were captured principally by means of weirs, the eel-skins being used for making bindings to flails. Chronicles of Strathearn With this weir, every square inch of water flowing through the opening indicates roughly one cubic foot of water a minute. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine This, however, is what was actually done, and it would be difficult to find a parallel for the stubborn pluck of the men who accompanied Colonel Barter across the 300 yards of dam and weir. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 They also make weirs, with setting up reeds or twigs in the water, which they so plant one with another, that they grow still narrower, and narrower. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia The Barracouta ran in alongside Hardy's weir at nine o'clock and took aboard thirty bushels of small fish. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good To a great part of this class of values Long Island Sound stands like a weir emptying into the net of New York. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Engineers have developed many complicated formulas for determining the flow of water through weirs, taking into account fine variations that the farm prospector need not heed. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine A sort of weir in rivers.—To riddle. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. But for these they made weirs, that is, a hedge of small rived sticks or reeds of the thickness of a man's finger. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia Wherever there were good fishing-places on the coast or good oyster-beds powerful tribes were camped, and on the inland rivers are still found weirs constructed by the natives to trap fish. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia He pointed up the stream which came swirling from the weir. Littlebourne Lock So, a stream 32 inches wide, with a uniform depth of 8 inches running through our weir is capable of supplying the demands of the average farm in terms of electricity. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine A small weir over a river, where weals are laid for taking fish. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. At the falls of the rivers where the water is shallow and the current strong, the Indians use another kind of weir thus made. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia Around the weirs the grass is higher, so high at times that one can see nothing of the geese but their beaks. The Goose Man After she was in bed Juliet listened for a long while to the roar of the weir, wondering at what she thought must be distant thunder. Littlebourne Lock Once the weir is set, it is the work of but a moment to find out the quantity of water a stream is delivering, simply by referring to the above table. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine Inclosed spaces in a dam or weir for taking salmon. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Here is the mill with the humming of thunder, Here is the weir with the wonder of foam, Here is the sluice with the race running under— Marvelous places, though handy to home. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Ay, him as come fishing with the others, and sat out on the weir yonder, tootling on that little pipe of his? The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne Had the boat been carried over the weir you would have been drowned. Littlebourne Lock Thus the typical weir measured above was 30 inches wide and 6¼ deep, giving 189 cubic feet of water a minute—Quantity. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine The water shut in by a dam or weir by the side of a river for securing fish. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Another kind of weir is formed on a still larger scale, generally beneath cataracts or waterfalls. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Some years later Edward Courtenay, nephew of Hugh, still further blocked the waterway by erecting two other weirs, under the pretext of building some mills. Exeter "When they discovered that the boat was missing as well as the girl, they quite thought that both must have gone over the weir together." Littlebourne Lock This is what engineers call a weir, a handy contrivance for measuring the flow of small streams. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine Gusset Lock was reached in due time, and here Loman suggested that Stephen should get out and go round and look at the weir, while he went on and took the boat through. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story Fish are also caught by means of weirs. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The Sidhnai has a weir, but may be included in this class, for there is no assured supply at its head in the Ráví in the winter. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir "Had she got down as far as the weir?" Littlebourne Lock Experts have figured out an elaborate system of tables as to weirs. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine At this stage, Stephen, having explored the weir, rejoined his schoolfellow, and the two, after partaking of a bottle of ginger-beer at Mr Cripps’s urgent request, returned with the stream to Saint Dominic’s. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story As the water rises, the fish, keeping by the sides of the stream, are guided by the side wings of the weir into its narrow opening, out of which they cannot make their way. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America A reef in the river has made it possible to dispense with a permanent weir. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir Such a life is like a fish swimming into the labyrinth of a weir. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion Do not make the very common mistake of figuring that a stream is delivering a cubic foot a minute to each square inch of weir opening, simply because it fills a certain opening. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine They had indeed got into the race leading to the weir, and every moment the stream, swelled by recent rains, rushed faster. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story The Indian gets the fish out by diving into the weir armed with a small hand-net, and sometimes with a knife. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The Shingu Indians fished with bow and arrow, nets, scoop baskets, and weirs. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Till they were past the weir and the lock, and all the erections belonging to the village, and to the great firm which dignified it, the boats were rowed. Deerbrook Under expert supervision, this simple weir is an exact contrivance—exact enough, in fact, for the finest calculations required in engineering work. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine When at last, exhausted and unable to swim farther, he rose to the surface, he was in calm deep water many yards below the weir. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story Not only fish, but turtles find their way into these weirs, and sometimes electric eels—as also those dreaded fish, the piranhas. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Remains of weirs, consisting of wattled work of reeds or saplings, are found in the rivers of northern Europe. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals One day lately, when the water was low, he offered to cross the weir at Dingleford. Deerbrook This weir should be set directly across the flow of the stream, perfectly level, and upright. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine He was swept over the weir, indeed, but into a side eddy which brought him up violently against a projecting branch, to which he clung wildly. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story My little islands as my tombstones stand, And yonder well-built weirs are like young trees That droop above my grave bereft of water. Life Immovable First Part From one window we saw the yellow river rushing tumultuously over the artificial weirs that are built to prevent its unhealthy stagnation. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta We are not ‘boding in fear of weir.’ The Dew of Their Youth Then he struck, and my fish broke for the weir at the same instant, and down the reach went California and I, reel answering reel, even as the morning stars sung together. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 But I’m out of love with weirs at present. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story Down to the weir and back again to the same old tune—nothing. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler We shall have a boat here, which will carry us close up to the weir.” John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea At the weirs along the river fishermen are pulling in their nets, which glimmer with their night's catch. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 On Thames's bosom, crystal-clear, Glad urchins bob about like bladders; The fly is cast from Wapping pier, And over the Pool's pellucid weir Salmon go leaping up their ladders. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 The nets are set in the middle of January, but by Act of Parliament no nets nor weirs can be kept down after the 12th of August. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 In the course of an hour, four gentlemen, nicely equipped with spinning rods, arrived at the scene of action, and paid out in the orthodox way at the head of the weir. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler He drew the reins o' his bonny gray steed, An' lightly down he sprang: Of the comeliest scarlet was his weir coat, Whare the gowden tassels hang. English Songs and Ballads On our return we passed one of the worst self-accused sinners busily hauling in the cast catch from his weir along the shore. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 I can be up to the weir and down again before you are halfway across the stream. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character I made up my mind therefore to wade out to the old weir, and unwind the line, and gave the rod to the boy to hold while I did so. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories Fish or no fish, it is, nevertheless, worth something to stand awhile at the head of the weir and indulge in those soothing reveries which a running stream provokes. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler On those occasions Ira had revealed a surly personality, which now expanded and mellowed into conversation as Haymond asked questions about the setting of eel traps and lobster pots and the management of fish weirs. The Tyranny of Weakness Sometimes it was a weir which could be shot, sometimes one so shallow and full of stakes that we must withdraw the boats from the water and carry them round. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) To the right were the thick fastnesses of the preserves; while on my left, across the meadows I could discern the sparkle of water on a weir. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta Coming to a sort of weir, with a deep pool above and a riotous rapid below, I put on a salmon fly and cast into the pool. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories The weir is broad, and its construction such that the heavy body of water from above stampedes through at your feet in magnificent force. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler I was lying on my chest with my hand over the side of the camp-shedding, as we called the boards put to keep up the river-bank by the weir. Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig But the weir was contrived to obtain a regular food supply, and we thought of nothing but catching the prisoners and transferring them to the basket. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore And Mark, tell Mary that father is going to bring Min up about twelve, and they are to meet us with the dinner-basket up by the alder weir. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First Harry was there—back from school for his holiday—and she found him in the smoking-room, weighing a fish which he had caught in the pool that the Blent forms above the weir. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Once upon a time, having constructed a weir to catch fish, such a vast quantity were caught, that the strait was choked up, and the water rose and overflowed the whole face of the earth. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 Sent on ahead as member of a billeting party, I had to cross the Omignon river by a single plank thrown across a weir. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry In the larger streams he principally employs, after the manner of the Christianized natives, the bamboo weir through which the water can pass but the fish can not. Negritos of Zambales Michigan--The Indian name for a fish weir. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference The grass does not grow upon the weir more easily. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions And the next day, when Elphin went to look, there was nothing in the weir. The Mabinogion Vol. 3 The tide-water tribes of the Atlantic coast region made very frequent use of fish weirs, which were essentially textile in character. Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 The flow of the stream through the constricted channel at Little Falls and on to Great Falls at Paterson is given in the weir measurements on page 17. The Passaic Flood of 1903 In faith, sir, since ye called you a king, You must prove a worthy thing That falls into the weir. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays The bridge connecting the town with the village of Ballina has thirteen arches, and the huge weir helps as a breakwater. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway But as he turned back he perceived the leathern bag upon a pole of the weir. The Mabinogion Vol. 3 Primitive shelters and dwellings are very often constructed in this manner, and rafts, cages, bridges, fish weirs, and inclosures of various kinds were and still are made or partly made in this manner. Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 At some little distance below the village, there is a weir which is considered a most formidable spot by the inhabitants. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Above, barriers of rocks athwart the stream stretched like a weir across the river, damming the deep still water behind it. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Various forms of weirs are shown, and a multitude of fish-baskets, whose conical entrances obligingly expand to the curious fish, but only present points to him when he seeks to return. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. And Taliesin himself replied and said, “He will profit him more than the weir ever profited thee.” The Mabinogion Vol. 3 Fish weir of the Virginia Indians 14 2. Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 The weir so feared by the people, proved a mere toy for him. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World She had slipped into the weir to tantalize a crab with the sight of her wriggling toes and so had stepped on a sharp shell and cut her foot to the bone. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story It is the last leap of the river to the sea; the last weir to whose piles the tide rises. Nature Near London Never in Gwyddno’s weir Was there such good luck as this night. The Mabinogion Vol. 3 "It is na for thee, but thine, Lord Ronald, Thy father's deeds o' weir; But since the hind has come to my faul', His blood shall dim my spear." The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century The rippling weir and the mill-wheel did produce some sort of effect upon the beholder, and therefore must have been to that extent real. Nature Mysticism The shadow of the weir net on her face and body trembled, but she uttered no slightest sound. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story On the bank of the weir where the tide must moisten their roots grow dense masses of willow-herb, almost as high as the shoulder, with trumpet-shaped pink flowers. Nature Near London And Gwyddno asked him if he had had a good haul at the weir, and he told him that he had got that which was better than fish. The Mabinogion Vol. 3 We were on that part of the river which was below the weir, and as we put out from shore the scene of my last night's adventure was clearly visible. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 The mackerel weir, with branching boughs askew Stands like a fire-swept forest, while the sea Laps it, with soothing sighs, continually. A Woman's Love Letters Second.—No mill-owner nor his servants, nor any other person, should be allowed to take fish at his weir, or within fifty yards of it. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture Once more a change, where the stream darts along swiftly, after having escaped from a weir, and still streaked with foam. Nature Near London Perhaps there was some confusion between the names of the 'weir' and the 'great lake,' and 'Michigan' appears to have been adopted as a kind of compromise between the two. The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages There, spanning the river just above the weir, was the open-work timber bridge on which George was standing when my cry for help struck his ears. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 The nest in question was in a weir of a canal. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Eighth.—Justices should be enabled to assist the passage of fish over weirs by any contrivance which did not impair their stability nor the efficiency of the water power. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture A net or weir stretched across the outlet of the lake would fill with fish overnight. Days of the Discoverers On this section of the river there are many shallows, sometimes caused by traces of old rubble weirs. A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden There was the weir itself, a sheet of foaming, frothing water, that as it fell dashed itself in white-lipped passion against the rounded boulders that seemed striving in vain to turn it from its course. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 The weir was pierced by five round holes, each about nine inches in diameter. A Bird Calendar for Northern India And my legal adviser tells me that any alteration made in the weir without a guarantee from the upper proprietors would very probably deprive me of my present title. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture After forming the weir, but before fixing the net, the fishers all join in a sort of prayer or invocation to the river. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea All persons are hereby prohibited from setting any lobster traps within 300 feet of the mouth or outer end of the leaders of any fish weir, under a penalty of $10 for each offense. The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 Next minute he saw you and your boat go over the weir. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 But besides this, the stream itself is checked every few paces by high weirs, behind which slime and refuse accumulate and rot in thick masses. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 So far from this being the case, I assert without hesitation that weirs need form no obstruction to the free passage of fish, and that without impairing the efficiency of the water power. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture The fishers first make a weir of upright sticks placed close together among the stones in the river bed, the weir stretching across the greater part of, or sometimes only half-way across, the river. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The supply of salmon was obtained mainly, as in 1871, from the weirs in the southern part of Verona. New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century "I trust she is none the worse for her tumble over the weir." The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 All of the drops, as well as the head-gate and flood weirs, were finished, standing as if hewn out of solid white stone. The Iron Furrow Many persons have traps in their weirs for the purpose of taking Salmon to which they plead a prescriptive right. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture Plate 76 shows a weir on the Aduala river, a portion of the open sluice being seen on the left. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea From the weirs to the boats and from the boats to the tanks they were dipped in great canvas bags. New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century But I am afraid that you have hurt yourself among those ugly stones that line the weir; so Geordie has gone off for the doctor, and we shall soon know how you really are. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 A chart of the Penobscot region, giving the location of salmon weirs and traps in use in 1896, is appended, and illustrations of some of the types of salmon apparatus are shown. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 I think that radiation would not go on at the crown of the weir alone. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture They often have two or three of these weirs in the same stream, at some little distance from each other. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea They swim about in the narrow "pound" of the weir until the retreating tide leaves them upon a broad floor. New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century The Bagenya are fishermen by taste and profession, and sell the produce of their nets and weirs to those who cultivate the soil, at the different markets. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi The weirs and traps used numbered 230; the gill nets, 36. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 But there is one by which they are permitted to examine weirs. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture They do not fish with spears, hooks, or bows and arrows, or with fishing lines, as is done in Mekeo; and even their weir and net systems are different from the Mekeo ones. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea On June 17 a salmon, weighing 20 pounds, was taken in a herring weir, and on June 19 another, weighing 19 pounds, was caught. New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century The number of fish caught by weirs, baskets, and nets now, as the waters decline, is prodigious. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi A brush hook, about 50 feet long and extending down stream, is built on some of the weirs. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 You may succeed in this, but why should not a man be allowed to fish in the river above the weir where there are no obstructions to the passage of the fish? Essays in Natural History and Agriculture The large weir nets are simply ordinary frameless nets about 3 to 5 yards long, and 1 yard wide, with a fairly small mesh. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea A 10-pound salmon was taken from a weir off Magnolia Thursday night. New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century A large weir spanned it, and we went on the lower side of that. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi Within a few years some weir fishermen have been obliged at times to patrol the waters in the vicinity of their nets, in order to prevent depredations. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 And why should not a man be allowed to fish with a rod and line below the weir, and as near to it as he chooses? Essays in Natural History and Agriculture This outer end of the weir is completed by a smaller circle of stakes, so arranged as to make entrance easy by following within the line of stakes, but exit difficult. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 A ten-pound salmon and seventeen tautog, weighing over one hundred pounds, were taken from the weirs of Magnolia, Thursday night. New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century Dams were broken and weirs came down; Cottage and mill, country and town, Shared in the general inundation, And the following desolation. Verses for Children and Songs for Music Mr. Harvey Heath, of Verona, has two weirs on the eastern side of the southern end of Whitmore Island. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 On the river Wharfe, near Otley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, is a weir or milldam where this phenomenon is sometimes manifested in a striking manner. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture A second later, he saw, in the midst of the foam, her slight form being carried down to the weir. Adrien Leroy The salmon fisheries about the mouth of the Penobscot River are pursued by means of a sort of trap termed a "weir." New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century Fish in great numbers are caught when ascending to spawn: they are secured by weirs, nets, hooks. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 It is caught in the rivers with gill nets, seines, pound nets, traps, weirs, wheels, and other appliances. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 Again, can the fact of the weir which had a wall of this bottom- ice three feet high in a single night, be accounted for by radiation? Essays in Natural History and Agriculture The want of provisions urged captain Clarke to return as soon as possible; he therefore set out early, and halted an hour in passing the Indian camp near the fish weirs. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. The results are in close accord with those obtained from the weir measurements. The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex. American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170 At their mouths were V-shaped weirs of stakes, driven into the bottom and wattled together with flexible twigs. In Indian Mexico (1908) The salmon fishery of the Penobscot basin is carried on with practically a single type of apparatus, namely, the brush weir. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 Three modes of taking fish are commonly practised: spearing them; catching them by means of a weir; and taking them in a net. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 After smoking with them all he visited the fish weir, which was about two hundred yards distant; the river was here divided by three small islands, which occasioned the water to pass along four channels. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. She had gone out one day with her companions—who, beside her, seemed like the moss that clusters on a rose-bud—to watch the shoal in the weir as the treacherous ebb forsook it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 At this point the river was broad and deep, and not far below it the water washed over a weir near which was a post bearing a board marked "Danger!" His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality Mr. W. B. Young, of Matinicus Island, has a herring weir on the southwestern part of Ragged Island, which lies a short distance south of Matinicus Island. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 Across the bed where we passed it was a native weir. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 "I have been to Manoa, and kissed its Queen," said the Brazilian, as he jumped into the weir, wearily. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 24, 1892 There the sail-boat already had preceded them, and the master of the weir, having taken its place, from the dip-net was loading his dory with massive fare of frosted silver and fusing jewel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Then loud was the horn's voice drawing near, And it hid the talk of the prattling weir. Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough They are in the track of migrating salmon, as a few herring weirs set around the islands have for several years taken one or more salmon almost annually. The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 At times the pollock completely fill the many herring weirs, until, from their numbers, there is no market for them. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine The castle at the salmon weir was first attacked; and the men who defended it were butchered in cold blood, although they had surrendered on a promise of quarter. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 These narratives give a glowing account of the natives and of their ability to construct their houses and canoes and weirs for fish. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "Laard's sake," said one of the louts, "I'd 'a' liked to 'a' seen 'em go over the weir and into the wheel—for 'tis to be, and there's nought can stop it now." The Devil's Garden |
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