Difference between Weir and barrage

Weir.

 Weir is a solid obstruction, construct across the river.

 It is used to raise the water level in the river and then divert it into the canal.
 The weirs can also be used to store surplus flood water, to tide over the
shortages likely to occur during lean months.
 In such a case, the weir is known as a storage weir.
 The main difference between storage weir and dam is only in regard to the
height and duration of storage.
 Dams store large amounts of water and for longer durations than storage
weirs.
 One more difference is that water in the reservoir never overtops the dam, but
in the case of weirs the water can flow over the weir crest. In the case of
dams, the surplus flood water is disposed of by D/ S through spillways.

Barrage.

 Functions of a barrage are the same as those of weirs; the only difference
being in the mode of heading up of water.
 The weirs cause heading up of water by obstructing the flow by themselves,
but in the case of barrages, water is heated up with the help of gates.
 In the case of weirs, the high flood water passes over the crest but in the case
of barrages, gates are lifted up and flood water passed D/S.
 In the case of a barrage, the crest level is maintained at a low water level
which is almost in the level of bed level of the river.
 Because gates can be lifted for passing the flood water and shut down for
storing water, control on the water level in the river is better exercised with the
help of barrage.
 However, barrages are much costlier than the weirs.
 A road bridge is generally constructed over the barrage, with a little additional
cost.
 Hence a barrage maybe used to act as a bridge also.