THE Mildura weir will be removed to make way for high river flows, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and Goulburn-Murray Water have announced. 

MDBA executive director of river management Andrew Reynolds said the weir needed to be removed ahead of increased flows expected to arrive by mid-September.

The last time the weir was removed to allow flood waters to pass was in 2016.

"The work to remove the weir will start later this week or early next week but we will confirm the exact tim