Beaver Dam Collapse

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This video documents a dam collapse on our property in Northern Minnesota. The beavers have been building on this dam, adding one and a half feet in height per year for the last 7 years. Needless to say, they reached the limit of 9 feet and it spontaneously collapsed draining the whole pond in about 4 hours. Thankfully no one was near the spillway when it blew.

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  • @warrenstemphly5756
    @warrenstemphly57565 жыл бұрын

    Beaver interviewed on Beaver T.V: “Well, this is a set back, we have a lot of memories here, but we’re gonna rebuild for sure”

  • @applejacks971

    @applejacks971

    5 жыл бұрын

    "Our fish friends have relocated further south..."

  • @sparkyjohan

    @sparkyjohan

    5 жыл бұрын

    "And the cod are gonna pay for it."

  • @zubitron5

    @zubitron5

    4 жыл бұрын

    And, we have brought in a new engineering team.

  • @lewdempsey3232

    @lewdempsey3232

    4 жыл бұрын

    300 beavers disliked this vedio.

  • @prestonransome5362

    @prestonransome5362

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where is FEMA when they're needed? Too busy building detention camps, I suspect.

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5786 жыл бұрын

    The beavers were unharmed and rebuilt the dam to 4 feet high within 6 weeks.

  • @NHLinden

    @NHLinden

    4 жыл бұрын

    Is the pond coming back

  • @stbu9709

    @stbu9709

    4 жыл бұрын

    Snowflake beavers! 😂

  • @codyharper5901

    @codyharper5901

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kayle M I would assume it’s gonna be back if it was there before and a new dam was built.

  • @MF11283

    @MF11283

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to ask this

  • @unpopularopinion149

    @unpopularopinion149

    4 жыл бұрын

    They often rebuild at existing location. The also know how to patch leaks and breaches like this dam.

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5783 жыл бұрын

    Heavy rain two weeks prior to the collapse. We did not touch the dam. This pond is treasured by every one in our group plus it washed our our bridge over the creek. We had to build a new bridge.

  • @dixietenbroeck8717

    @dixietenbroeck8717

    3 жыл бұрын

    If a bridge was the only major loss I'd say you were "dammed" lucky!

  • @Pretermit_Sound

    @Pretermit_Sound

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m originally from Orr, MN; have relatives with property on Vermillion. Are you on the Cook end, or the Tower end? Beautiful spot you have! 😊

  • @AhmadMabruriBBeruri

    @AhmadMabruriBBeruri

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you guys rebuild the bridge in 6 weeks like those beaver rebuild the dam? 😁

  • @james94582

    @james94582

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm just curious if they started rebuding the dam??

  • @williammorris4327

    @williammorris4327

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@james94582 that's what beavers do. I'm sure they had it rebuilt in no time.

  • @dajitag8550
    @dajitag85505 жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine being a fish in that lake? “Well Tina looks like we’re moving again”

  • @amandahudson431

    @amandahudson431

    5 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @nickw9376

    @nickw9376

    4 жыл бұрын

    no....Tuna

  • @im1who84u

    @im1who84u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Women and blacks affected most.

  • @havocproltd

    @havocproltd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@im1who84u ...Beaver Lives Matter!!

  • @riverraisin1

    @riverraisin1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wanda. Her name is Wanda

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5788 жыл бұрын

    To My Viewers:We own the property that this dam is built on and were totally heartbroken when this dam gave way. The beauty of this natural setting is why we bought the property in the first place. We had no part in the destruction of this dam. It merely could not take the pressure of two week of heavy rain draining into beaver pond flood plain. Also, the beavers built it too high, 9 Ft. It was an engineering marvel. Double decker beaver dams are not that common.

  • @davidmarshall1259

    @davidmarshall1259

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rick Smith this is just amazing, I had no idea a Beaver, and his chums could engineer a structure of such size and strength. we have nothing like that here in the UK. This really is an impressive thing. glad to see no damage to persons and property.

  • @chrisrobbins9058

    @chrisrobbins9058

    8 жыл бұрын

    +DAVID Marshall I thought this was the beaver bog that's between leveaux mountain and temperance river.

  • @danielandlucia8468

    @danielandlucia8468

    7 жыл бұрын

    So hard to watch. Truly heartbreaking.

  • @gwantM

    @gwantM

    7 жыл бұрын

    what was so heartbreaking..

  • @austinpeters8807

    @austinpeters8807

    7 жыл бұрын

    just gonna take a guess and say it was the natural marvel of a pond vanishing in just hours..?

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5788 жыл бұрын

    Update: DAM REBUILT 6 weeks after this Collapse the Beavers rebuilt the dam to 4 ft high. The pond is now two thirds full and their house entrance should be accessible for the winter. By next summer I expect it to be totally rebuilt.

  • @alextheduke8221

    @alextheduke8221

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rick Smith very cool!

  • @KuluShaker

    @KuluShaker

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rick Smith how about an update movie?

  • @jill_temple1111

    @jill_temple1111

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rick Smith

  • @bigbuilder10

    @bigbuilder10

    8 жыл бұрын

    You should build a flood channel or a beaver dam leveler. The leveler is the easiest and less impactful to the Beavers. Just put a pipe in at the highest water level you want in the pound and then put a chicken wire cage around it and then build the pipe out to the other side of the dam. That way, if there is another strong storm, the pond won't overflow and break the damn.

  • @ricksmith578

    @ricksmith578

    8 жыл бұрын

    +bigbuilder10 Thanks for the idea, we are looking into doing that.

  • @jdhrap
    @jdhrap3 жыл бұрын

    Minnesota - “Land of 9,999 Lakes.”

  • @cliff3233

    @cliff3233

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are over 17,000 in MN...

  • @QueenDaenerysTargaryen

    @QueenDaenerysTargaryen

    3 жыл бұрын

    True

  • @Sackmatters

    @Sackmatters

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cliff3233 laughs at your lake count in Alaska. Over 3 million unnamed lakes.

  • @ananda_miaoyin

    @ananda_miaoyin

    3 жыл бұрын

    9,998 now.

  • @Selmarya

    @Selmarya

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sackmatters *laughs in snow and benis noises*

  • @highlandwinterwolf8589
    @highlandwinterwolf85893 жыл бұрын

    anyone else get stuck watching videos of collapsing dams again at 5 pm in the afternoon on a weekend?

  • @rodneycampbell2978

    @rodneycampbell2978

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't say stuck, I choose to watch it.

  • @arthurfeidelson9366

    @arthurfeidelson9366

    3 жыл бұрын

    4:24 pm on Sunday

  • @jpslim7279

    @jpslim7279

    3 жыл бұрын

    10:02 pm Sunday

  • @l.b.5892

    @l.b.5892

    3 жыл бұрын

    1146 pm on a Thursday

  • @janetstewart9781

    @janetstewart9781

    3 жыл бұрын

    How about 1am on Sunday night lol

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5788 жыл бұрын

    Yes the dam was rebuilt by the Beavers to 4 ft.

  • @Eszekial

    @Eszekial

    7 жыл бұрын

    Where do you buy property like this :(

  • @plexim1591

    @plexim1591

    7 жыл бұрын

    LOL I was wondering the same just now.

  • @HanCholo112

    @HanCholo112

    7 жыл бұрын

    question is: how do you get the water back in?

  • @ChadMourning

    @ChadMourning

    7 жыл бұрын

    rain?

  • @jsvkia1

    @jsvkia1

    7 жыл бұрын

    JamesAnderyourstruly A water hose...duh.

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5786 жыл бұрын

    The dam was 7 years old when it collapsed. It has had a history of collapsing every 7 years or so.

  • @justsayin3600

    @justsayin3600

    4 жыл бұрын

    So that's why the whole town was there. It was just coincidence everyone showed up.

  • @misterschubert3242

    @misterschubert3242

    3 жыл бұрын

    A lot of marriages like that...

  • @Refr619

    @Refr619

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm I wonder if the beavers do that on purpose.

  • @havocproltd

    @havocproltd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did the beavers break a mirror or something?

  • @cobaltclass.

    @cobaltclass.

    3 жыл бұрын

    If the beavers haven't built up another dam to fill the area, could you get some footage of what the area looks like today doing a lot fo the same shots/views in the video? It would be interesting to see.

  • @globalance1948
    @globalance19483 жыл бұрын

    Truly amazing that a beaver dam could successfully hold back THAT MUCH WATER!! Wow! D

  • @rayopeongo

    @rayopeongo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Years ago, in Algonquin Park, a dam like that one broke and washed out the main highway through the park.

  • @diannelavoie5385
    @diannelavoie53853 жыл бұрын

    Beaver commenting on the breach: "Damn that damn dam!"

  • @user-xi2if4tq2g
    @user-xi2if4tq2g7 жыл бұрын

    These beavers should be held accountable! Typical wild animals not being held to any engineering standards. Thank God there was no loss of life but we cannot allow beavers to continue to build shoddy projects using substandard materials and no safety regulations!

  • @150cameron

    @150cameron

    7 жыл бұрын

    ayo I was thinking the same thing, look at the mess they caused

  • @Whiskeybuisness

    @Whiskeybuisness

    7 жыл бұрын

    Somebody call OSHA fast....

  • @girlspooptoo8567

    @girlspooptoo8567

    7 жыл бұрын

    ayo 3 beavers died in this disaster. 2 where just babys

  • @ROGER2095

    @ROGER2095

    7 жыл бұрын

    You're joking but the EPA suing a private landowner over the shoddy, non-permitted, and non-inspected construction of a beaver dam is not unheard of.

  • @cruggiere

    @cruggiere

    7 жыл бұрын

    Not to mention the nonunion workers.

  • @blockededited8280
    @blockededited82805 жыл бұрын

    Mother beaver to sons: I leave you boys alone for 5 MINUTES and this is what I come home to!

  • @rudyllamas6253

    @rudyllamas6253

    3 жыл бұрын

    You only had one job!

  • @bibiechichew5743

    @bibiechichew5743

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @annam501

    @annam501

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @heleavesthe99

    @heleavesthe99

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol!!!

  • @theJimmer66
    @theJimmer663 жыл бұрын

    I use to trap beaver , that is until i was mercilessly attacked by a cougar, haven't been back to the bar since.

  • @chubbygardener

    @chubbygardener

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣😂🤣

  • @c.garcia2363

    @c.garcia2363

    3 жыл бұрын

    🍻🤪😂😂👍🤣🤣🤣

  • @roberthunt1540

    @roberthunt1540

    3 жыл бұрын

    Badum-dum-swish!

  • @normnorm2743

    @normnorm2743

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha!

  • @IzzyGside961

    @IzzyGside961

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where was that bar btw?

  • @novalone3211
    @novalone32113 жыл бұрын

    When even the guy with white hair and plaid is recording on his phone, you know the situation is unique

  • @pmcnamara1954
    @pmcnamara19546 жыл бұрын

    Not a catastrophe. Nature. That is how meadows are born, as silt sediments are deposited over a large area. Then the water goes away and meadow grasses thrive in the fertile silty soil.

  • @evanedwards5473

    @evanedwards5473

    6 жыл бұрын

    You seem pretty excited about fertile silty soil

  • @ferce889

    @ferce889

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@evanedwards5473 you seem like an idiot :0, just saying...thats what an idiot would say

  • @evanedwards5473

    @evanedwards5473

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ferce889 why are you trolling in a beaver damn collapse video comment section

  • @tijmen131

    @tijmen131

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@evanedwards5473 why aren't more people trolling in a beaver dam collapse video?

  • @garythbensley1565

    @garythbensley1565

    4 жыл бұрын

    What's with weird angry comments. He is right

  • @spacecadet28
    @spacecadet287 жыл бұрын

    i dread when beavers discover concrete.

  • @cowboywayne5364

    @cowboywayne5364

    7 жыл бұрын

    spacecadet28 the first ever beaver condominium. it's only 3 feet high, but screw you, it's for beavers.

  • @harborwolf22

    @harborwolf22

    7 жыл бұрын

    3 feet high and affects an area of 1000 square miles. Beavers don't fuck around

  • @grego7345

    @grego7345

    7 жыл бұрын

    spacecadet28 That may be the funniest comment that I've ever read on KZread!

  • @pirobot668beta

    @pirobot668beta

    7 жыл бұрын

    Next to humans, beavers cause more environmental change/damage than any other critter.

  • @harborwolf22

    @harborwolf22

    7 жыл бұрын

    They create biodiversity and habitats for hundreds, if not thousands, of other animals. Sorry your shitty cows need to destroy some more land.

  • @nancyrampala7576
    @nancyrampala75763 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this video. There's a beaver pond behind our property and today I noticed their dam failed and three of their lodges are now high and dry. I'm glad to know they will rebuild, as they're fascinating to watch and a lot of wildlife enjoy this pond.

  • @FinznFowl82
    @FinznFowl823 жыл бұрын

    As a waterfowl hunter I have witnessed firsthand their amazing skills. On the land I used to hunt they would help me some years by flooding new areas and creating better habitat for the ducks. Some years not so much, but either way I just let them do their thing and never bothered them. Sometimes I would be walking into the swamp early in the morning before day light and they would swim close to me and slap their tail on the water. That will surely wake you up.

  • @blearghbleorgh4663
    @blearghbleorgh46637 жыл бұрын

    Did the beaver in charge of this project get fired?

  • @PeacefulCountryLife

    @PeacefulCountryLife

    6 жыл бұрын

    no, they got sacked

  • @russellberry9156

    @russellberry9156

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bleargh Bleorgh those beaver guys pay through the teeth

  • @phokjiouh59

    @phokjiouh59

    5 жыл бұрын

    No, he just got swept away

  • @jarnosaarinen4583

    @jarnosaarinen4583

    5 жыл бұрын

    It was a Chinese Beaver!

  • @paulmacfarlane207

    @paulmacfarlane207

    5 жыл бұрын

    They will fix it.

  • @juliezaremskiy3635
    @juliezaremskiy36357 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if the beavers ran 10 years worth of Environmental impact studies.

  • @daveknepp7718

    @daveknepp7718

    7 жыл бұрын

    Nathan Zaremskiy just the liberal beavers ran the studies.

  • @rendermatt

    @rendermatt

    7 жыл бұрын

    This is nothing compared to the effects of working or malfunctioning man made dams, or other human environmental impacts.

  • @brianMcGranahan0311

    @brianMcGranahan0311

    7 жыл бұрын

    Nathan Zaremskiy or obtained a permit to build on wetlands.

  • @tom7601

    @tom7601

    7 жыл бұрын

    Brian McGranahan Or a permit to create a wetlands...

  • @iNuchalHead

    @iNuchalHead

    7 жыл бұрын

    Beavers _are_ the environment.

  • @dixietenbroeck8717
    @dixietenbroeck87173 жыл бұрын

    *THANK YOU for your explanations!* I'm sure I wasn't the only person to question the cause of the collapse, but your video showing JUST HOW HIGH they'd built that dam explained it all - poor planning, beavers! SO GLAD they promptly rebuilt their home. Great video. 👍🤗

  • @BOBBYT5751
    @BOBBYT57512 жыл бұрын

    I find it hilarious that beavers see running water and immediately think "well someones gotta put a stop to this bullshit"

  • @StormTiberius
    @StormTiberius8 жыл бұрын

    Beaver: Oh well, back to square one...

  • @ricksmith578

    @ricksmith578

    8 жыл бұрын

    +StormTiberius In just 6 weeks the Beavers have rebuilt the dams first wall to 4 ft high

  • @mytime103

    @mytime103

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rick Smith When it cut from drone to the Dam open I just thought you had done it yourself. But if you are letting them rebuilt it good for you. It was an amazing bit of engineering by the beavers but I'm sure beaver Dams can hold back water needed elsewhere.

  • @granttabor1338

    @granttabor1338

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rick Smith Don't let it get any higher than that !! They don't need anymore. Many years ago had a working dude ranch in Wy. A beaver dam about 20 miles up the valley let go (later measured at 9 feet) and as it traveled down stream it took out the next one then the next one and on and on till it took out, and gathered the water, from 14 !!! Two hands were working in the barn and saw (and heard) it coming. They opened the corral gate and turned out 40 horses to fend for them self's then got up into the loft. We lost about $8,000.00 in winter feed, 8 good saddles and unknown how much tack. Had 3 feet of mud in the barn to shovel out and over a week to round up the horses that had headed for the hills.

  • @robwells5753

    @robwells5753

    7 жыл бұрын

    Grant Tabor ppl are to dence as long as it looks pretty let em build.

  • @SomervilleBob

    @SomervilleBob

    7 жыл бұрын

    Give those hands a bonus. They saved your hide.

  • @mosanso
    @mosanso7 жыл бұрын

    land of 9,999 lakes now

  • @Cosigner22

    @Cosigner22

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bwahahaha

  • @kodaspaws
    @kodaspaws5 жыл бұрын

    Before we all get teary eyed over the beaver, may I remind you - they've never bought a round at the bar once. It's always, " Well I gotta get up early in the morning and naw down some trees. " but they never pick up the tab on their way out.

  • @daveholtz2528

    @daveholtz2528

    4 жыл бұрын

    bastards!

  • @misterschubert3242

    @misterschubert3242

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, just slap something with their tail, flash a big, toothy rodent smile, and off they go to flood another parking lot...

  • @wesley00042

    @wesley00042

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never trusted them... too eager.

  • @steverichardson6920
    @steverichardson69203 жыл бұрын

    They just released Beavers back into part of the UK after 400 years, hoping to be successful reintroduction across the whole of the UK eventually.

  • @peterembranch5797

    @peterembranch5797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where in the UK?

  • @dezznutz3743

    @dezznutz3743

    3 жыл бұрын

    That sh*t NEVER works. I see the long history of Yellowstone Park is STILL being ignored through-out the world.

  • @peterembranch5797

    @peterembranch5797

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dezznutz3743 According to an article on CNN this very day, they're already a big success.

  • @paulfranklin4276

    @paulfranklin4276

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean Yellowstone when they reintroduced the wolves and it literally saved the park. That one?

  • @bulletproofguy5112

    @bulletproofguy5112

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@peterembranch5797 illegal ones in Scotland and there’s a legal reintroduction also in scotland aswell as one in England.

  • @jonnyethco
    @jonnyethco7 жыл бұрын

    Damn.

  • @miniclip1162

    @miniclip1162

    7 жыл бұрын

    dam right!... oh no sorry the dam wasnt upright anymore.

  • @Donald590

    @Donald590

    7 жыл бұрын

    oh hi appsro nice seeing you here.

  • @qazman4

    @qazman4

    7 жыл бұрын

    Fuck man, I need some more doraleous and associates WHERE IS IT JHONNY

  • @JMarwah

    @JMarwah

    7 жыл бұрын

    I second that notion. more doralingus plz

  • @guyb6665

    @guyb6665

    7 жыл бұрын

    contribute

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5786 жыл бұрын

    Two beaver dams down stream also washed out

  • @BigHeartedMan65

    @BigHeartedMan65

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good thing CNN did't interview the beavers , It would of been all Trumps fault . 'HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

  • @im1who84u

    @im1who84u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Women and blacks affected most. Film at eleven.

  • @kennethgibson1092

    @kennethgibson1092

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unprecedented racism

  • @spiritbear26
    @spiritbear265 жыл бұрын

    ...great video, glad to hear they were back at a rebuild in no time...

  • @icon2731
    @icon27313 жыл бұрын

    Beavers are incredible animals. One of the only mammals capable of totally reconstructing local ecosystems/landscapes. Historically they played a vital role in building the worlds that people and other animals inhabited. I'm glad they're being brought back to the places where they've been extirpated.

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5786 жыл бұрын

    No we love this land and the beaver pond. It truly was a spontaneous breach. The dam was not touched by human hands.

  • @scottwarner2827

    @scottwarner2827

    4 жыл бұрын

    What river is this? If it drains into Superior, did the Superior trail bridge get knocked out, or hwy 61? Did it have anything to do with when Duluth got flooded out few years ago?

  • @wambamit344

    @wambamit344

    3 жыл бұрын

    This was two years ago. I’m sure the beavers repaired it already. It’s great for ecology of the area

  • @infectedvector

    @infectedvector

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beaver are cool animals. All animals that build are pretty interesting. Ants, termites, bees, etc. Some birds have pretty interesting nesting techniques.

  • @stephenspark9358

    @stephenspark9358

    3 жыл бұрын

    then why the edit?

  • @rockinrollinntrollin616

    @rockinrollinntrollin616

    3 жыл бұрын

    you sound like a politician ?. what machine digger , did you use ?.

  • @henrygrand695
    @henrygrand6955 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see a time-lapse of the beavers building that dam up again

  • @robertlivingston1634

    @robertlivingston1634

    5 жыл бұрын

    Chances are they have already depleted the food source in that area and will move on to another area.

  • @1990cwa81625

    @1990cwa81625

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@robertlivingston1634 there seemed to be a lot of trees in the area still....

  • @robertlivingston1634

    @robertlivingston1634

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@1990cwa81625 they don't eat just any old tree, they prefer Aspen, young maple and a handful of others.

  • @1990cwa81625

    @1990cwa81625

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Tom Jenkins Read the posts from the owners. It was not destroyed on purpose. The collapse came after heavy rainfall and the property owners realized that the rains would cause the dam to fail.

  • @asktheetruscans9857

    @asktheetruscans9857

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've seen beaver rebuild in a matter of days, but it wasn't as big as that dam either. Little bastards could probably get it together in 1 1/2 - 3 weeks though I'd bet, depending on amount of saplings are still close by and how many beavers. I would've destroyed that dam well before it got 9 ft tall. Wtf, are those people doing, trying to drown somebody downstream?

  • @kevinnagel68
    @kevinnagel685 жыл бұрын

    In 1998 the Highway department blew a dam in Northern Alberta they didn’t know that several dams and multiple lodges had combined. After it blew we got a call that we had 15 minutes to get across the highway 10 minutes after crossing the flooded highway 2 miles of highway swept away they investigated the incident.. the dam was 18’ high where they blew it.. and it was 6 miles long and 2 miles wide

  • @littlegoobie

    @littlegoobie

    5 жыл бұрын

    was there a name or it that can be looked up? it might be visible from google satelite if it's near any kind of road or farms. amazing that rodents smaller than a dog could make a structure that size and maintain it.

  • @dixietenbroeck8717

    @dixietenbroeck8717

    3 жыл бұрын

    Typical bureaucratic idiocy, eh? 🤪

  • @dougd5002
    @dougd50023 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video and thanks for not putting an intrusive soundtrack over it.

  • @ladiesgentswegothim
    @ladiesgentswegothim6 жыл бұрын

    Pretty amazing when you think about it. A little furball's structure holding back all that water in the first place.

  • @omgitsjoetime

    @omgitsjoetime

    4 жыл бұрын

    Beavers are the only mammals other than humans who actually manipulate their environment to suit their needs

  • @jackiekittridge-steele385

    @jackiekittridge-steele385

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not so little fireballs- 80lb with giant front teeth. The original tree skidder.

  • @peadookie

    @peadookie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@omgitsjoetime bears and wolves make dens. Ants make hills. Almost all animals make trails. Whered you read that info? Curious.

  • @captaingoldbeered803

    @captaingoldbeered803

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@peadookie Building a dam for the purpose of flooding an area to build your house is a little different than digging a hole to live in.

  • @guytremblay1647

    @guytremblay1647

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@omgitsjoetime yeah and like humans they destroy the ols echo system to create the new one and since all beaver dams are not eternal when they give way they destroy another downstream . Ever seen what happens to a fair pârt of the forest when one is built on a huge lake and decides to give way ? I did , Nothing stand in the way of the torrent . Beavers are like humans when it comes to their dams and when they fail the destruction can be huge

  • @arcticbushpilot123
    @arcticbushpilot1236 жыл бұрын

    Reporter: "Mr. Beaver, what exactly happened here today?" Mr. Beaver: "Damn...."

  • @im1who84u

    @im1who84u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Women and blacks affected most.

  • @Knappa22
    @Knappa225 жыл бұрын

    The scale of this is so colossal.

  • @agermangineer
    @agermangineer5 жыл бұрын

    River: „I gotta rush...!“ Beaver: „Dam!“

  • @JisINSANE3
    @JisINSANE37 жыл бұрын

    Unreal having free labor build a lake on your property. And not only build a lake but also engineering skill that ensures maximum water surface over land survey and water sources to fill it, and damn life made from sticks! And having a 2 stage flood gate control fall. Brillant animals.

  • @susanlauper1472

    @susanlauper1472

    5 жыл бұрын

    didn't cost the tax payers a cent

  • @elijahsellers3727

    @elijahsellers3727

    5 жыл бұрын

    Very well designed creatures.

  • @timg1099

    @timg1099

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@elijahsellers3727 That's the key word, "designed". A lot of wisdom and intelligence. That can't be denied by anyone.

  • @davidmehnert6206

    @davidmehnert6206

    5 жыл бұрын

    Having a smaller, secondary back-up dam is Mother Nature at her best - allowing for controlled flooding and no disaster. Leave it to beaver to save the day.

  • @d.ferrell9978

    @d.ferrell9978

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yep, and I bet they were out there that very night to start repairs on the main dam. You can knock down their dams, but they will rebuild.

  • @kelvinmiller3712
    @kelvinmiller37127 жыл бұрын

    There's a documentary that illustrated beavers would build dams in areas of rushing water sounds. The environmentalist placed pipes at overflow locations to prevent too much water ever developing, and played music that sounded like rushing water, when they returned, the beavers had built dams that helped anchor the pipes exactly where the environmentalists had recommended with the music.

  • @dwaynerobertson383
    @dwaynerobertson3833 жыл бұрын

    That is beautiful country. Thanks for sharing. Very interesting video, and a fortunate natural moment to catch on film. Would have been really interesting to scan around the previous pond/lake/river bed after it drained off!

  • @ericplaysbass
    @ericplaysbass3 жыл бұрын

    “It’s always one damn thing or another!”

  • @ricksmith578
    @ricksmith5786 жыл бұрын

    We did not see any beavers or fish during the breach. The beavers do their work at night.

  • @josephastier7421

    @josephastier7421

    3 жыл бұрын

    I tested that theory by opening a small outlet in a beaver dam. Hiked back out three hours later (by now it's noon) and the dam is fixed.

  • @4exgold
    @4exgold7 жыл бұрын

    a lot of beavers were fired that day

  • @lonelyboy100ful

    @lonelyboy100ful

    5 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps

  • @kurtvonfricken6829

    @kurtvonfricken6829

    5 жыл бұрын

    No they were in the Union.

  • @sanSDI
    @sanSDI5 жыл бұрын

    It's more than 3 years later, a short follow up were fantastic.

  • @ejohnson3131
    @ejohnson31313 жыл бұрын

    What no one told us is that the Land of 10,000 Lakes is really the Land of 10,000 Beaver 🦫 Lakes!

  • @M3rVsT4H
    @M3rVsT4H6 жыл бұрын

    KZread's hidden gems never fail to amaze me. Great vid with awesome footage. Thanks for sharing and the followup info.

  • @SeanHodgins
    @SeanHodgins7 жыл бұрын

    Near a cottage I used to visit, there were a series of beaver dams totally about 30-40ft in height combined. However, they were only about 20 feet across but the first one alone was at least 9ft tall. This one is a lot wider wider, super impressive. That was a cool event you were able to witness.

  • @sam-psonsmith9951

    @sam-psonsmith9951

    6 жыл бұрын

    "were able to witness" yeah probably broke it so he could film the outcome. notice how it cuts from sky view to the already broken dam.

  • @john_hunter

    @john_hunter

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sam-pson Smith You expect they have footage of the dam breaking? Read the uploaders comment. He was heartbroken when the dam broke, which is understandable considering a beautiful lake was reduced to mud.

  • @sam-psonsmith9951

    @sam-psonsmith9951

    6 жыл бұрын

    first of all, it was mainly sarcasm speaking. although i wouldn't say it is impossible. things like that happen all the time. (of course he would say he is heart broken, what else would he say? "i broke the dam for views and money!" ? )

  • @john_hunter

    @john_hunter

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sam-pson Smith Convenient.

  • @JarthenGreenmeadow

    @JarthenGreenmeadow

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sam-psonsmith9951 "it was mainly sarcasm speaking" Look at dude walkin it back.

  • @fredsilvers1427
    @fredsilvers14275 жыл бұрын

    I wrote a fictional novel about the trying life of a wolf named King. His encounter with a beaver was in a setting that I'd pictured exactly like this. I'll take this as a sign to move forward with finally getting it published. Thanks for the video!

  • @MagnetOnlyMotors
    @MagnetOnlyMotors4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, amazing how well built that it could retain so much water!

  • @mirhasanoddname
    @mirhasanoddname5 жыл бұрын

    I had forgotten that beavers were the dam builders in the first place. The fact that such little animals are capable of such an incredible project astounds me.

  • @cochise422
    @cochise4227 жыл бұрын

    I have a horse pasture in Colorado, and unlike you I am trying to keep it a pasture and not a lake! I have to get rid of the dams. The problem we both have in common is that there is no negotiating with beavers! You cannot tell them that two feet or 5 feet is okay, but nothing higher. Their instincts tell them to build, build, and build! The drone footage is spectacular!

  • @ez0526

    @ez0526

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dinomite works well.

  • @zoli058

    @zoli058

    5 жыл бұрын

    EZ05 or see4, cnc, if nothing helps go nucular.

  • @richcampoverde

    @richcampoverde

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kill the beavers

  • @1337fraggzb00N
    @1337fraggzb00N5 жыл бұрын

    „Trust me, I‘m an engineer!“ - Beaver

  • @SupersuMC

    @SupersuMC

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think we'll put this stick right here!

  • @DutchBane
    @DutchBane3 жыл бұрын

    Beaver sees river Beaver: to hell with you

  • @kevinnachtnuit5045
    @kevinnachtnuit50455 жыл бұрын

    Two beavers talking. "Hey Bob, did you put that log on the right side?" "Uh, Now Jim, is that my right side or your right side?"....

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC7 жыл бұрын

    Don't feel too bad it broke and drained ... Its VERY good in the long term ... and that's how it's supposed to work ... the downstream area just picked up literally TONS of nutrients, top soil, and new seeds, sod, grasses, and aquatic life. Its great (ike fantastic!) you can keep the dam intact on your land (I mean that it's not flooding valuable farm land, etc) ... great job ... I grew up near beaver dams as a kid and they are a bountiful natural ecosystem of plants and wildlife!! :)

  • @rhinomite5203

    @rhinomite5203

    5 жыл бұрын

    you forgot "a lot of beaver shit"

  • @milliondollaroptions
    @milliondollaroptions5 жыл бұрын

    Beavers: Last night some crazy shit happened!

  • @paultrigger3798
    @paultrigger37985 жыл бұрын

    I've seen quite a few beaver dams and this one is massive

  • @billydarley6925
    @billydarley69256 жыл бұрын

    depending on location, i actually like what the beavers do for natural habitats. they can be extremely helpful to an ecosystem.

  • @elvis316
    @elvis3167 жыл бұрын

    If the beavers could talk, know what they would say? Damn!

  • @madcatlover7554

    @madcatlover7554

    6 жыл бұрын

    elvis316 damn it*

  • @gorillaau

    @gorillaau

    6 жыл бұрын

    They should have been more eager!

  • @unothgor

    @unothgor

    6 жыл бұрын

    Oh well.. back to the drawing board..

  • @gorillaau

    @gorillaau

    6 жыл бұрын

    unothgor Knawing bored! (I think that's the right spelling)

  • @ibieiniid4240

    @ibieiniid4240

    6 жыл бұрын

    they'd definitely say "spoot".

  • @Hannodb1961
    @Hannodb19613 жыл бұрын

    We don't have beavers in my country, and it still amazes me that there are animals with the ability to build such a dam!

  • @josephwalther5979
    @josephwalther59792 жыл бұрын

    Beavers were probably thinking "What ...in...the...hell!"

  • @kasheeex3
    @kasheeex35 жыл бұрын

    My goodness! All that hard work I’d love to see an update video

  • @sonydschx200
    @sonydschx2007 жыл бұрын

    this is amazing ! i never knew beavers could create lakes this big

  • @michigannative2951
    @michigannative29513 жыл бұрын

    That was really neat to see, You could tell it was about to breech the edge it was really full of water. That was really cool and thanks for sharing this video.

  • @rapturebound197
    @rapturebound1972 жыл бұрын

    Colorado native here. Beaver dams always make for a beautiful mountain setting. They're quite the little engineers.

  • @susanlauper1472
    @susanlauper14725 жыл бұрын

    this was so much fun to read.. didn't know we had so many funny people... thanks for the laugh I needed it

  • @Reckone12
    @Reckone126 жыл бұрын

    Dang, I knew beaver dams could get big but I never pictured one getting up to 9ft tall. I'm impressed that it was able to last at all at that height given all that water weight behind it. Impressive even despite the inevitable failure.

  • @johnmounsey9888
    @johnmounsey98883 жыл бұрын

    Well so much for the damn tour.

  • @63256325N
    @63256325N5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing critters. Thanks for the video.

  • @ront.6071
    @ront.60717 жыл бұрын

    That's what happens when beaver chief engineer went to community college.

  • @rewtr

    @rewtr

    7 жыл бұрын

    this is what happens when whites hire undocumented workers

  • @Pittigpiertje

    @Pittigpiertje

    7 жыл бұрын

    elitism is real

  • @kentleykingtaggart7034

    @kentleykingtaggart7034

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ron T. U r 2 funney

  • @RS-ls7mm

    @RS-ls7mm

    6 жыл бұрын

    Or Liberty college.

  • @gjmob

    @gjmob

    6 жыл бұрын

    He wasn't good at logarithm.

  • @BroadcastDr
    @BroadcastDr7 жыл бұрын

    This is your property? Wow. I am determined to make lots of money so I can get a place like this someday!

  • @nethacker91

    @nethacker91

    7 жыл бұрын

    With lots of beavers.

  • @Studenwalt

    @Studenwalt

    7 жыл бұрын

    Don't allow beaver to distract you from your wealth accumulation plans.

  • @Trazynn

    @Trazynn

    7 жыл бұрын

    Canada has quite affordable patches of land.

  • @mrcrazybadaze

    @mrcrazybadaze

    7 жыл бұрын

    Fuck beavers, get money.

  • @zunedog31

    @zunedog31

    7 жыл бұрын

    BaileysBeads this would require living in Canada.

  • @neddersass8439
    @neddersass84393 жыл бұрын

    @Rick Smith How old was that dam? How long has it been standing?

  • @allenra530
    @allenra5302 жыл бұрын

    Many ranchers in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana are encouraging beavers to build on eroded and damaged streams on their property. After a few years, the streams are completely transformed and new riparian forest is growing where the land was barren. If there is no wood for them to build with, the ranchers bring in trees from up in the mountains and leave them for the beavers to use. It is an amazing process and costs the landowners very little for an incredible return.

  • @bootlegger2365
    @bootlegger23658 жыл бұрын

    The Beaver are VERY good at what they do. In this case , they made a mistake. Done that a few times myself. They will learn from it. Hydraulic engineers look at those critters in utter amazement. The Beaver understand water management better than any mammal on this planet. Including us.

  • @Weirdpoe

    @Weirdpoe

    6 жыл бұрын

    Uhhhh no. Beavers don't understand water management when it comes to the impacts of the environment around them. They just build dams for their own living spaces, nothing more.

  • @Synthmilk

    @Synthmilk

    6 жыл бұрын

    OldeFreedom the ponds they make also help ensure a local supply of the plants they eat, even during a dry spell when the area would otherwise have died or gone dormant.

  • @zacharyalbrecht5032

    @zacharyalbrecht5032

    6 жыл бұрын

    They build it so they can trap more food in an area or to be closer to food sources. When you gorge an area with water, fish populations tend to increase too, sustaining their food chain.

  • @BokaLokaToka

    @BokaLokaToka

    5 жыл бұрын

    I always thought dams created food for the beavers along with shelter. Maybe others don't see that.

  • @kamikaze1827

    @kamikaze1827

    5 жыл бұрын

    lol it must feel good to humble humans by exaggerating and enthusing fancifully over the grandiosity of _nature_ , huh?

  • @LaGuerre19
    @LaGuerre195 жыл бұрын

    Hugh Hefner had a lot of beavers on his property in the 70s and 80s, but landscaping cleared all that up. Hey-oh!

  • @JT-RES

    @JT-RES

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kinda surprised KZread didn't muffle this comment. Must be that they didn't catch it. So many comments, it was lost in the bush

  • @Hawks438

    @Hawks438

    5 жыл бұрын

    Its the edging that takes time and a steady hand👀

  • @marshaboody9069

    @marshaboody9069

    5 жыл бұрын

    They hung around in the grotto too!

  • @lskiller1903

    @lskiller1903

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂👍😂👍😂👍

  • @Bruce-Leroy

    @Bruce-Leroy

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean Manscaping.😁

  • @Bruh-jr2ep
    @Bruh-jr2ep5 жыл бұрын

    Damn! Minnesota looks excactly like Finland. No wonder why most of the Finns who went to States moved to Minnesota. I would love to visit Minnesota some day😊 I might also find dome relatives there, who knows.

  • @hydromulcherru

    @hydromulcherru

    5 жыл бұрын

    King Of Finland , the Finland is much warmer in winter :) greetings from Pietari :)

  • @dwightstjohn6927

    @dwightstjohn6927

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ricthompson5776 Rousseau county was't COLD enough, so my swede and norwegian grandparents homesteaded just north into Canada around the Rainy River District. -45 is nothing. my job at age four? stacking firewood!! LOTS of firewood.

  • @casienwhey
    @casienwhey3 жыл бұрын

    If the beavers were like humans they would immediately start filing lawsuits, demanding government assistance and declaring themselves victims.

  • @bharris0128

    @bharris0128

    3 жыл бұрын

    Spot on sir!

  • @Livereater
    @Livereater6 жыл бұрын

    We need to ban assault beavers.

  • @wkdravenna

    @wkdravenna

    5 жыл бұрын

    These are simply beavers of war.

  • @lsswappedcessna

    @lsswappedcessna

    4 жыл бұрын

    AR-14 fully semi-auto bump stock assault beaver with a 30 magazine clip of full wooden jacket child penetrating ammunition complete with castoreum tracers. These beavers are MEANT to kill children, they're DESIGNED to turn creeks into lakes, and they're THE ROOT of every issue be it related to beaver presence or not. What? Poor education? Mental health? Shitty healthcare system? Animals just doing what's in their nature? NO, It's the assault beaver's fault! Ban assault beavers, they are rodents of war! Call or text 888-888-PardonKyleMyersAndFuckingLegalizeMarijuanaAlready if you too support the ban of beavers.

  • @infectedvector

    @infectedvector

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha ha LMAO.

  • @clawhammer704
    @clawhammer7045 жыл бұрын

    We got beavers cutting trees down out on our property. They have made a hellva mess around a pond.

  • @lathamarea1437
    @lathamarea14374 жыл бұрын

    wow, incredible before and after video...Quite the pond they made..Glad to read its back 3/4 full..

  • @dennisbart1366
    @dennisbart13662 жыл бұрын

    "Well damn... Bob, I told you that 4" log wasn't gonna hold! But noooooo! You just wouldn't listen. Now we gotta build the whole dam thing again!"

  • @brandond5209
    @brandond52097 жыл бұрын

    Beavers are Gods engineers, They will re-build the damns!

  • @Druid_
    @Druid_7 жыл бұрын

    I bet you aliens see us meddle in the world and create disasters like this and are just like... "Should we help them". "Nope, don't interfere in nature". lol

  • @shericarter8786
    @shericarter878611 ай бұрын

    I grew up in the black hills of so dak. In 1972 we got eight inches of rain in a day. the hills was full of beaver dam's and a chain reaction happen one dam collapse and cause another to collapse downstream. eventually it built to a fifteen-foot wall of water hitting the small recreation damn in rapid city. this damn burst and this wall of water rushed through downtown rapid city. 250 people lost their lives that day

  • @hoviksmail
    @hoviksmail4 жыл бұрын

    Beaver be like: "Where's my damn Dam".

  • @madalinsirbu4004
    @madalinsirbu40048 жыл бұрын

    How's the dam now? Also, how many beavers are living in your property?

  • @CarbonKnights
    @CarbonKnights7 жыл бұрын

    Great footage of an amazing event, well done!

  • @testing6621

    @testing6621

    7 жыл бұрын

    Its more sad than amazing.

  • @shadowprince4482

    @shadowprince4482

    7 жыл бұрын

    It'll all be fine. They'll rebuild it, everything downstream will enjoy the flood of nutrients, and everything damaged below will grow back. It's just part of nature.

  • @dalelarsen8684
    @dalelarsen86842 жыл бұрын

    I'm very glad you guys had nothing to do with this beautiful dam collapsing. What a marvel of nature.

  • @aqiubabdullah3574
    @aqiubabdullah35743 жыл бұрын

    Me at 1am: I should go sleep. KZread: wanna see a video about beaver dams? Me: I see this as an absolute win

  • @WhatIsKenDoing
    @WhatIsKenDoing5 жыл бұрын

    That’s what happens when the beavers don’t get their work permitted and inspected.

  • @tandanman1
    @tandanman17 жыл бұрын

    if only trump could drain the swamp that fast😂😂

  • @1990cwa81625

    @1990cwa81625

    5 жыл бұрын

    Here Here!!!!

  • @jeremywilliams9470

    @jeremywilliams9470

    5 жыл бұрын

    1990cwa81625 it’s definitely ‘hear! hear!’

  • @billhouser7897

    @billhouser7897

    5 жыл бұрын

    Leeches has an amazing ability to hold on to things no matter how hard you try To drain the swamp

  • @user-zm4xt9fm3m

    @user-zm4xt9fm3m

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤔🤔

  • @adammarley8456

    @adammarley8456

    4 жыл бұрын

    Trump and his family are the swamp

  • @richards2411
    @richards24113 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for allowing the beavers to build the dam and then to rebuild it. I know that allot of property owners would not be so cool with beavers as neighbors. Apparently this group of beavers did not read the plans right and missed a few logs and twigs someplace but hey they rebuilt it again so good on them. I hope to have a large enough piece of property some day and I hope that beavers decide to live on the property and do what they do on it. Fascinating and industrious animals.

  • @georgemartin5980

    @georgemartin5980

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm one of the property owners who isn't so cool about it. The beavers took a brook holding native rainbow trout up to 18" and made it far too warm for trout to survive. But we don't have the time or the equipment to keep them out. I still want to haul some of the 12"+ trees out that they've felled and chewed the bark off of. They have an amazing look to craft from.

  • @This-Is-My-Little-Corner
    @This-Is-My-Little-Corner3 жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile, two grown-ass men stand next to it with their cell phone and a raging river is feet away. LOL

  • @steveclark4291
    @steveclark42915 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow , it was so beautiful ! Glad to hear that the beavers have made a new dam and that the water is filling well .

  • @EdmundDunn
    @EdmundDunn7 жыл бұрын

    Beavers are incredible animals and I am always impressed by their engineering skills and how much wood they can chip away with their teeth. I believe the principle behind the two dam construction is intended to use the second dam to help hold up the primary dam by exerting back pressure in the form of hydraulic pressure against the first. Pretty neat trick for a beaver to adopt such a principle. Good luck with your new beaver dam.

  • @barthchris1

    @barthchris1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I wonder how they instinctively know how to do this specialized construction. Its amazing that this is hardcoded into their DNA.

  • @AxionSmurf

    @AxionSmurf

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@barthchris1 Not to take away from the laudable skills of Beavers, but spiders crap out a house for themselves.

  • @barthchris1

    @barthchris1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AxionSmurf Yes, some are really intricate repeatable patterns not just a random tangeled mess . Their "brain" is probably the size of a salt grain. Different sub-species=different webs. Are the patterns coded into their DNA? Mindboggling! Also, they "crap out their houses"lol with surprising speed. In Maryland there are these spiders (maybe harvest spiders?) that come out in the fall. Cant walk through the woods without running into the webs they put up between trees. I get smothered with webs (and their spiders) while walking on a path I made from my back yard, through a mile or so of woods to the Chesapeake Bay. It gets bad, even waving a stick in front of me doesn't help much, I am not a fan of spiders, their fucking creepy looking!. I take the same path back out of the woods and get just as many webs on me as I did on the way in! How thew hell do they repair the webs that fast?! Lol!

  • @tiddlesa.6125
    @tiddlesa.61254 жыл бұрын

    I’m from Australia and we don’t have those smart little critters here. Thank you for the upload it was interesting.

  • @rickyde0255
    @rickyde02555 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful footage.

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