Friday, 26 April 2013

W is for Weir



Weirs are barriers across rivers to alter the flow characteristics and help prevent flooding. The river Thames has many along it's course some more impressive than others.
Abingdon weir with gates open

And where the water flows the weirpool.

One of the nicer ones along the Thames, Buscot Weir.
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8 comments:

Dana said...

Wonderful photos. The last one is gorgeous.

Shannon Lawrence said...

Interesting! I hadn't heard that term before. Thank you for the photos!

Shannon at The Warrior Muse

Unknown said...

See, weir might be a REAL English word. :-) Lacey on Weir.

Sharon said...

Ditto. More great photos. All your photos have made me more determined to visit UK.

Su-sieee! Mac said...

These are great photos. I feel like I can hear the water. I even got a bit wet.
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Tina´s PicStory said...

great shots! little bigger like my ones :)

Tina´s PicStory said...

.. but we have the letter P at picstory :)

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Err sorry I forgot about that.