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The weir is visible beneath the bridge. It keeps the water level higher and deeper on the far side but it also artificially creates two distinct ecosystems. Upstream is entirely freshwater, the downstream part (in the foreground) is tidal and so it varies in salt content depending on the tides downstream.
The coloring of the bridge may be to warn boaters away. I don't believe the weir has a lock or boat lift so that boats can only move between either side of the weir by portage.
Oblivious to the ‘danger’ signs, a group of swans at the tidal weir on the River Clyde, Glasgow #glasgow #tidalweir #riverclyde #clyderiver #insta_glasgow #glasgowphotographer #glasgowgreen #glasgowphotography #swans #swansofinstagram
The Pipe Bridge across the River Clyde is certainly illuminated with vivid colors. It was built in 1901 and rebuilt in 1949 after parts of the original foundation were undermined. The present steel structure also carries large diameter pipes, and thus its name. If you look under the bridge you can see the weir, which raises the upstream water levels for environmental and leisure purposes.
Although the vivid lighting is certainly eye-catching at night, I wonder whether the bridge is so visible as a warning to the occasional boater. There appeared to be no lock or boat lift. Anyone taking a boat up or down the River Clyde would need to portage around this point.
The Weir's purpose is to stabilise the upstream banking, by maintaining a fixed water level, creating a deep, wide channel of water through the Green. Downstream of the Weir is entirely tidal, alternating between fresh and sea water.
The change from fresh water to salt water within river estuaries usually happens gradually over a number of miles. The Weir creates an unnatural situation: two distinct ecosystems separated by a barrier. This mix provides an important habitat for a range of birds, fish and mammals.
The Weir was built by Glasgow Corporation and completed in 1901. It has three adjustable gates, each 80 feet long and 12 feet high. The structure also supports two large water main pipes which cross the Clyde at this point.
QiMei Twin hearts stone weir 七美 雙心石滬
The only one stone weir in QiMei island. Due to its two hearts shape, very beautiful and romantic, it is famously named for "Twin hearts stone weir", and had been voted No. 1 beautiful scene in Penghu consecutively. Originally, the twin hearts stone weir was built out of basalt and coral reefs as traditional traps for fishing, however, the catches have gradually decreased nowadays, but the twin hearts design of the stone weir has attracted endless tourists here to visit.
Twin hearts stone weir is the most well-preserved stone weir in the entire Penghu, if you want to see the twin hearts stone weir, make sure to check the tide ebb time for that day to see the complete twin hearts shaped stone weir.
Qimei (七美鄉, Cimei) is located at 23°12′29″N 119°25′43″E / 23.20806°N 119.42861°E / 23.20806; 119.42861, about 29 nautical miles (54 km) from Makung, 48 nautical miles (89 km) west of Tainan and 58 nautical miles (107 km) north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The unhabitated Mao Yu and Cau Yu west of Cimei are also under its governance. Cimei is 6.99 square km in area with a coastline of 14.4 kilometers and with about 3,214 people. Composed mostly of basalt formations, Cimei ranks the fifth largest island in the Penghu Archipelago.
QiMei Twin hearts stone weir 七美 雙心石滬
The only one stone weir in QiMei island. Due to its two hearts shape, very beautiful and romantic, it is famously named for "Twin hearts stone weir", and had been voted No. 1 beautiful scene in Penghu consecutively. Originally, the twin hearts stone weir was built out of basalt and coral reefs as traditional traps for fishing, however, the catches have gradually decreased nowadays, but the twin hearts design of the stone weir has attracted endless tourists here to visit.
Twin hearts stone weir is the most well-preserved stone weir in the entire Penghu, if you want to see the twin hearts stone weir, make sure to check the tide ebb time for that day to see the complete twin hearts shaped stone weir.
Qimei (七美鄉, Cimei) is located at 23°12′29″N 119°25′43″E / 23.20806°N 119.42861°E / 23.20806; 119.42861, about 29 nautical miles (54 km) from Makung, 48 nautical miles (89 km) west of Tainan and 58 nautical miles (107 km) north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The unhabitated Mao Yu and Cau Yu west of Cimei are also under its governance. Cimei is 6.99 square km in area with a coastline of 14.4 kilometers and with about 3,214 people. Composed mostly of basalt formations, Cimei ranks the fifth largest island in the Penghu Archipelago.
QiMei Twin hearts stone weir 七美 雙心石滬
The only one stone weir in QiMei island. Due to its two hearts shape, very beautiful and romantic, it is famously named for "Twin hearts stone weir", and had been voted No. 1 beautiful scene in Penghu consecutively. Originally, the twin hearts stone weir was built out of basalt and coral reefs as traditional traps for fishing, however, the catches have gradually decreased nowadays, but the twin hearts design of the stone weir has attracted endless tourists here to visit.
Twin hearts stone weir is the most well-preserved stone weir in the entire Penghu, if you want to see the twin hearts stone weir, make sure to check the tide ebb time for that day to see the complete twin hearts shaped stone weir.
Qimei (七美鄉, Cimei) is located at 23°12′29″N 119°25′43″E / 23.20806°N 119.42861°E / 23.20806; 119.42861, about 29 nautical miles (54 km) from Makung, 48 nautical miles (89 km) west of Tainan and 58 nautical miles (107 km) north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The unhabitated Mao Yu and Cau Yu west of Cimei are also under its governance. Cimei is 6.99 square km in area with a coastline of 14.4 kilometers and with about 3,214 people. Composed mostly of basalt formations, Cimei ranks the fifth largest island in the Penghu Archipelago.
QiMei Twin hearts stone weir 七美 雙心石滬
The only one stone weir in QiMei island. Due to its two hearts shape, very beautiful and romantic, it is famously named for "Twin hearts stone weir", and had been voted No. 1 beautiful scene in Penghu consecutively. Originally, the twin hearts stone weir was built out of basalt and coral reefs as traditional traps for fishing, however, the catches have gradually decreased nowadays, but the twin hearts design of the stone weir has attracted endless tourists here to visit.
Twin hearts stone weir is the most well-preserved stone weir in the entire Penghu, if you want to see the twin hearts stone weir, make sure to check the tide ebb time for that day to see the complete twin hearts shaped stone weir.
Qimei (七美鄉, Cimei) is located at 23°12′29″N 119°25′43″E / 23.20806°N 119.42861°E / 23.20806; 119.42861, about 29 nautical miles (54 km) from Makung, 48 nautical miles (89 km) west of Tainan and 58 nautical miles (107 km) north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The unhabitated Mao Yu and Cau Yu west of Cimei are also under its governance. Cimei is 6.99 square km in area with a coastline of 14.4 kilometers and with about 3,214 people. Composed mostly of basalt formations, Cimei ranks the fifth largest island in the Penghu Archipelago.
QiMei Twin hearts stone weir 七美 雙心石滬
The only one stone weir in QiMei island. Due to its two hearts shape, very beautiful and romantic, it is famously named for "Twin hearts stone weir", and had been voted No. 1 beautiful scene in Penghu consecutively. Originally, the twin hearts stone weir was built out of basalt and coral reefs as traditional traps for fishing, however, the catches have gradually decreased nowadays, but the twin hearts design of the stone weir has attracted endless tourists here to visit.
Twin hearts stone weir is the most well-preserved stone weir in the entire Penghu, if you want to see the twin hearts stone weir, make sure to check the tide ebb time for that day to see the complete twin hearts shaped stone weir.
I was planning on taking a St Patrick's Day shot but I was too chicken to take a photo of the man walking up High Street with a giant Guinness hat and a bottle of Buckfast. At quarter to nine this morning...
I popped out for a walk at lunchtime and the weir looked great in the sunshine, so I took a photo of that instead and casually ignored the neds clad in green and drinking Buckfast a few metres down the path (no, I'm not brave - the police were approaching in the other direction!)
I thought I'd try again on the way home - the guys wearing green, white and gold flags and big furry green hats while eating battered black pudding looked like prime candidates, but my nerve failed me at the last minute. Ho hum.
River Clyde Tidal Weir at sunrise, looking beautiful as ever. As I took this shot, a car sped past honking his horn to let me know he thought me a fool. I had the last laugh, for I had this photograph.
Something like a 6 second exposure of the tidal weir on the river clyde. Annoyingly my 15 second one got blurred because of the wind shaking my camera.