Neusberg_Weir=The Neusberg Weir, planned as far back as 1897 by the British Colonial Officers of the time , was finally completed in 1993. The weir is 995 m long with an average height of 5 m and was both designed and constructed by DWAF. The weir is located approximately 12 km upstream of Kakamas and forms a small reservoir in the Orange River with a storage of almost 2,0 Mm3. <p>A small fishway was included in the flow director wall at the left low flow notch to provide access for fish moving upstream.</p>
Image: DWAF (South Africa)