Operation
The barrage was opened on 22 April 1995 with an international competition on the white water course, and inaugurated on July 17 the same year by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In April 2001 ownership of the Tees Barrage and white water course was passed to British Waterways from its original owners English Partnerships.
British Waterways are also responsible for managing the 11 miles of navigable grade A two star waters of the river Tees from the barrage up to the Low Moor Weir at Low Worsall beyond Yarm. Operation of the river below the barrage is the responsibility of the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority. Large quantities of natural debris such as branches are being washed down and caught by the barrage that otherwise would have been taken out to sea, and there are ongoing studies looking into the feasibility of burning this debris for power generation in waste-to-energy power stations.
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