weir
Low water barrier
A weir is a low dam built across a river or stream to raise the water level or regulate its flow.
Unlike a full dam, water flows over the top of a weir continuously.
Weirs are used for measuring water flow, diverting water for irrigation, or creating mill ponds: The old weir still marks where the mill once stood.
Passage for transmission
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- streamSteady continuous flow
- reachExtend to touch
pool · riffle · bank · sediment · erosion · deposition · riparian · aquatic
Water-holding barrier
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- spillwayDam's water release structure
sluice · floodgate · headgate · crest · apron · notch · bypass · overflow
Channel driving water wheels
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- headraceChannel supplying waterwheel
- tailraceWaterway leaving a mill
grinding · grain · flour · grist · millstream · sluice · power · watermill
Unbroken forward movement
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- currentDirected flow of charge
- headUppermost body part
- velocityDirected rate of motion
turbulence · aeration · backwater · tailwater · drawdown · nappe · overflow · cascade
channel
Passage for transmission
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- streamSteady continuous flow
reach · pool · riffle · bank · sediment · erosion · deposition · riparian · aquatic · habitat
dam
Water-holding barrier
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
spillway · sluice · floodgate · headgate · crest · apron · notch · bypass · overflow · impoundment
millrace
Channel driving water wheels
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- headraceChannel supplying waterwheel
tailrace · grinding · grain · flour · grist · millstream · sluice · power · watermill · penstock
flow
Unbroken forward movement
velocity · turbulence · aeration · backwater · tailwater · drawdown · nappe · overflow · cascade · drop
fish-trap
Device for catching swimmers
catch · harvest · traditional · Indigenous · subsistence
- water managementwater supply, dam, water district, water authority, water allocation
- waterpowerwaterwheel, water wheel, watermill, water turbine, hydropower
- distillation columnsfractionator, splitter, trays, tray, packing
- fish trapsfish trap, fish cage, fish pen
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
weirnatural channel
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