Weir

mud coloured water

roars rushing over the weir

a pelican soars
 

The weir was a make work project in the late 1930’s to raise and help regulate the flow of the river at Saskatoon.  It’s 3.4 meters high and was built of concrete.  The library has some amazing photos (available on line) of the construction.

Right now, the level of the water is higher at the weir than I’ve ever seen it.