Smallwood Lake Dam Overflows After Edenville Dam Failure

Floodwater unleashed by two dam failures in Midland County, Michigan, overflowed the nearby Smallwood lake dam.
Drone footage shows brown water rushing through the Smallwood dam as a bulldozer pushes rocks into the water to stem the flow.
Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Midland County and encouraged residents to evacuate or relocate to local shelters.
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  • @MikesSoftLemonade
    @MikesSoftLemonade4 жыл бұрын

    A drone video without annoying background music?! I didn't know this was possible.

  • @grxengine

    @grxengine

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where is Casey Neistat when we need him this most.

  • @jkb4595
    @jkb45954 жыл бұрын

    This is crazy I hope everyone is safe. The sound of the water is just insane.

  • @edi9892

    @edi9892

    4 жыл бұрын

    You'd be surprised how a landslide sounds... That sh!t is even scarier!

  • @wolfiegirl2007

    @wolfiegirl2007

    3 жыл бұрын

    JKB I live in Sanford it really bad I cryed.....

  • @JewportMenthols
    @JewportMenthols4 жыл бұрын

    Who would've thought something like this could've happened when you neglect and under fund your almost 100 year old infrastructure systems

  • @kolloduke3341

    @kolloduke3341

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well said and i stay on the ISLE OF SKYE even here we have heard about how appaling your american infrastructure is...lol

  • @MrFlatage

    @MrFlatage

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kolloduke3341 Oh just look at those UK flood maps! ;-)

  • @Lilliz91

    @Lilliz91

    3 жыл бұрын

    well to be fair there are some much older dams than 100 years, but maintenance is one thing that is required. You would think they would have funding for that at least. But then again stuff sometimes just happens, not necessarily because of neglegt.

  • @Baffi_

    @Baffi_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Lilliz91 there is more than enough funding, but the US government spends it all on bombing the shit out of the Middle East. Biden just increased the military Budget even more than Trump did. If the US cut military spending by 1/3, it would still be spending more than the next 8 highest spending countries combined, which are almost all allies of the US. Then the gov would be able to fund infrastructure upgrades across the country. Most major infrastructure in the US was built back in the 1950’s, and US politicians have been to busy catering to hedge fund managers and multinational corporations since then. If they invested in a major infrastructure overhaul they could spur the economy, create jobs, and overall increase quality of life across the whole country. Instead they are cutting taxes for the rich, and lying to average voters about giving any kind of stimulus during COVID

  • @aznboycols

    @aznboycols

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bingo!! Govt says “keep paying your taxes…we’ll decide on where to spend it”.

  • @dpeasehead
    @dpeasehead4 жыл бұрын

    The rushing water sounds like a jet engine.

  • @AustinMichael

    @AustinMichael

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cechk01 you aren't too bright are you

  • @MagicalBread

    @MagicalBread

    4 жыл бұрын

    Patrick Barry umm have you ever seen a waterfall? Those things are LOUD!

  • @wickednwyld

    @wickednwyld

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cechk01 - If it is, they did a good job. I live in an area known for flash floods, and that's exactly what it sounds like.

  • @Engineer9736

    @Engineer9736

    4 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps its a directional microphone - It only picks up sound directly in front of the microphone. Maybe, not sure. Patrick is right that you should hear at least something of the propellors.

  • @beastmodejelly8654

    @beastmodejelly8654

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like my PS4 Pro 😊 but I love it

  • @guitarhole
    @guitarhole4 жыл бұрын

    You doze the rocks down there so you'll have something to stand on while you apply the flex tape .

  • @hines862009

    @hines862009

    4 жыл бұрын

    Phil Swift is an American Hero

  • @TempoDrift1480

    @TempoDrift1480

    4 жыл бұрын

    You got a fuckin idea!!!

  • @tinyGrim1

    @tinyGrim1

    4 жыл бұрын

    No shit, they don't build or fix anything like they used to. Flexseal. Hahahaha. 👍😂😂😅

  • @markconger8049

    @markconger8049

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL! A dam overflow is a serious matter but your comment made me chuckle!

  • @iamcedricpowell8051

    @iamcedricpowell8051

    4 жыл бұрын

    loll

  • @jmac9494
    @jmac94944 жыл бұрын

    The rare mussels that were washed downriver have all found new homes and it's been a complete success.

  • @jacuzzibusguy

    @jacuzzibusguy

    4 ай бұрын

    So happy the state took the dam Owner to court to have the lake leveled raised in an effort to save these mussels.

  • @ericsbuds
    @ericsbuds3 жыл бұрын

    unbelievable. i live in lower michigan, and i remember the rain that weekend. i had no idea all this damage was caused. wow... hope they can get everything fixed up.

  • @bobo-wf1jv
    @bobo-wf1jv4 жыл бұрын

    I just cannot get over the fact that these fragile little soil berms are referred to as Dams.

  • @dansw0rkshop

    @dansw0rkshop

    4 жыл бұрын

    Try getting up close to one.

  • @LegendKiller246

    @LegendKiller246

    4 жыл бұрын

    Keep America Great!

  • @847MicRoss

    @847MicRoss

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a bit more then that.

  • @yeeturmcbeetur8197

    @yeeturmcbeetur8197

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know right? In Louisiana we have levees that make these things look like ant hills.

  • @stevesadek6290

    @stevesadek6290

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yeeturmcbeetur8197 You are also below sea level. Midland is roughly 600 ft above sea level. This isn't a pissing match.

  • @CrystalApex
    @CrystalApex4 жыл бұрын

    Workers: "boss how do you want us to handle this situation...?" Boss: "Eh, just push some rocks into the water, that'll stop it."

  • @compwiz101

    @compwiz101

    4 жыл бұрын

    Probably trying to stop the water spraying out of the gatehouse from washing out the berm and weakening it further

  • @michellepugh2859

    @michellepugh2859

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sandbags.

  • @dwayneseidl431

    @dwayneseidl431

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ced8897 maybe they should try paper or scissors 😂

  • @seandalavis

    @seandalavis

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha 😂😂😂👍 you were so right. Useless

  • @joshurena8573

    @joshurena8573

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dwayne Seidl 😂😂😂

  • @raybankes7668
    @raybankes76684 жыл бұрын

    in the early footage from the drone. we see that emergency spill way is doing what it was designed to do. The "secant" wall that separates the main dam structure from the emergency spillway is holding the water away and introducing it down stream a bit. We do see some "head cutting" occurring as the deeper portion of erosion creeps closer and closer to the dam wall. It looks like this structure withstood being over topped and the emergency spillway worked as designed.

  • @Moose803

    @Moose803

    4 жыл бұрын

    Are you a hydrologist or something?

  • @mikemurphy5046

    @mikemurphy5046

    4 жыл бұрын

    you are correct; the emergency spillway did it's job, and that old dam survived.

  • @raybankes7668

    @raybankes7668

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Moose803 no i am not yet i have studied earth dam failures quite a bit and followed the Oroville disaster and learned more about preventative engineering and structures.

  • @MrFlatage

    @MrFlatage

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@raybankes7668 Engineering? Structures? A bus full of Dutch kids could have prevented this, lol!

  • @Baffi_

    @Baffi_

    3 жыл бұрын

    This was the worst case scenario the engineers designed it for. Unfortunately what they assumed to be a worst case scenario is looking like it’s gunna start to be a regular occurrence. US really needs to increase their infrastructure funding the same way they always increase their military budget

  • @eileenmacdougall8945
    @eileenmacdougall89454 жыл бұрын

    That person pushing the rocks/dirt at the end, that's a gutsy soul who deserves hazard pay.

  • @sassyintrovert
    @sassyintrovert4 жыл бұрын

    Water is so incredibly powerful! Prayers 4 the homeowners and all affected. Nature vs. Man

  • @TT-js4jn
    @TT-js4jn4 жыл бұрын

    The bulldozer guy putting the rocks over the edge there is remarkable! That ground could give away and he could go anytime. He's right on the edge. He's a Carrier of very large Kahuna's!!

  • @daverodkey

    @daverodkey

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's got BALLS and piling driven deep in the ground behind him.

  • @bobjames6284

    @bobjames6284

    4 жыл бұрын

    The guy who's really in danger is the one who's backed himself into a corner with heavy equipment operating a few feet away.

  • @jacobt1045

    @jacobt1045

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bobjames6284 the bulldozer isn't going to spontaneously turn left and slowly crush the man to death so.....

  • @bobjames6284

    @bobjames6284

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jacobt1045 - Never assume that your co-workers know what they're doing. Never letting yourself get backed into a corner is a basic rule for working around heavy equipment, whether it's a bulldozer, forklift, or tank. This guy's probably an office pogue and doesn't know any better.

  • @moretimethanmoney8611

    @moretimethanmoney8611

    4 жыл бұрын

    Put a moving boulder in a moving torrent and it will only help to pulverize and dislodge stationary material.

  • @timgoward9407
    @timgoward94074 жыл бұрын

    Fact correction, Smallwood dam did not over flow because the Edinville dam collapsed. Smallwood dam is up stream from Wixon Lake and Edinville.

  • @docchocobo
    @docchocobo4 жыл бұрын

    I applaud them trying to save the ship, but that's an exercise in futility.

  • @recoveringsoul755

    @recoveringsoul755

    4 жыл бұрын

    This video is from the 19th, Smallwood was the first dam to fail and is upstream from the other two. I saw this footage ON the 19th. Same exact footage.

  • @docchocobo

    @docchocobo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@recoveringsoul755 regardless of the date, that's like ants trying to fix a mountain. I watch the drama unfold over at Oroville when they were having their problems, and man was that somethingI was amazed that they were actually able to save that one without Oroville being washed off the map.

  • @timbaldwin6283

    @timbaldwin6283

    4 жыл бұрын

    @gothicman03 two little two late*

  • @MrDmadness

    @MrDmadness

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@timbaldwin6283 too little too late. ( two = #2 . )

  • @randomvideosn0where

    @randomvideosn0where

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrDmadness Their both idiots...

  • @geonerd
    @geonerd4 жыл бұрын

    At least the emergency overflow system is working properly. So far...

  • @SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite

    @SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite

    4 жыл бұрын

    All that erosion is going to undermine the damn

  • @simonmoore8414

    @simonmoore8414

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oroville dam 'springs' to mind

  • @BirdsOfGlass

    @BirdsOfGlass

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite I was thinking the same thing. I wonder how long this can last at that rate.

  • @ghostrider.13

    @ghostrider.13

    4 жыл бұрын

    Negative on the maneuver ghost rider!

  • @braydenbuxton8639

    @braydenbuxton8639

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea

  • @wompbozer3939
    @wompbozer39394 жыл бұрын

    How the hell did they get the audio too? Normally drone video is silent, but someone took the time to get audio on the ground and synch it up with the video.

  • @nukacola3795

    @nukacola3795

    4 жыл бұрын

    Go pro drone. It's a thing.

  • @evankeal

    @evankeal

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nukacola3795 audio seemed too clear to be on a drone, and it was not really tied to the shots all the time.

  • @recoveringsoul755

    @recoveringsoul755

    4 жыл бұрын

    When *I saw this video clip on the night of the 19th* , because Smallwood dam failed FIRST and is upstream from the other two and a contributing factor to the other two dams failing, the FULL video clip ended with the drone flying back to the people who were operating it. Someone posted a link to a FB post where I watched this video clip. Not sure who the original owner of the footage is. But this fake news channel wants money and is reporting fake news. This was the first dam to fail, as reported by Inventor Lee Wheelbarger channel on the night of the 19th when he was streaming LIVE for 5 hours.

  • @wompbozer3939

    @wompbozer3939

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nuka Cola Does gopro have a silent drone? Have you been around a drone before?

  • @bruizer6022

    @bruizer6022

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@recoveringsoul755 It didn't fail. The left abutment was designed to wash out during high floods. That's why the sheet pile wasn't extended into the left abutment.

  • @Wag2112
    @Wag21124 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the Load ! First I've seen Smallwood in this

  • @jumpinjojo
    @jumpinjojo4 жыл бұрын

    Much like celery, Michigan is now 90% water.

  • @sydlawson3181

    @sydlawson3181

    4 жыл бұрын

    We were already 90% water, now the only thing left above sea level is Mackinac Island

  • @sydlawson3181

    @sydlawson3181

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Silvio Nunez ironic considering Flint

  • @conartistic8704

    @conartistic8704

    4 жыл бұрын

    🏆Achievement Unlocked🏆 Best Comment 🥇

  • @PJMontoya

    @PJMontoya

    4 жыл бұрын

    Contaminated water

  • @PJMontoya

    @PJMontoya

    4 жыл бұрын

    What is that little load of rocks going to do?

  • @DeezNuts-sx9jd
    @DeezNuts-sx9jd4 жыл бұрын

    1:22 is the water flowing from the window of the basement? Dam, that's crazy

  • @Ysalomet

    @Ysalomet

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Dam, that's crazy" ...I see what you've done there :·p

  • @85bbenjaminfan

    @85bbenjaminfan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not so much a basement, that's a powerhouse, where the hydroelectric turbines are. The head pressure is so great that the water breached the seam between the concrete and brick of the powerhouse

  • @schooldb3556

    @schooldb3556

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@85bbenjaminfan Does that mean whole generator's room is flooded?

  • @85bbenjaminfan

    @85bbenjaminfan

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@schooldb3556 not necessarily, underneath the turbine room lies tunnels, one for each turbine. They're designed to be a narrow space so the water during normal conditions pressurized and spins the turbines with great force, producing optimal efficiency for generating electricity. Chances are the pressure built up so much that a stress fracture in the concrete opened up to allow the water to escape. Whether the fracture was intentionally placed there or not is up for debate, typically this is why dams have floodgates. These are supposed to open to relieve the pressure behind the dam when the water crests during flood season. Clearly they didn't do their job this time, but from what I understand, these dams along this stretch of the river were old and in bad need of maintenance anyways, so chances are their failure was destined to happen

  • @rollcam4506
    @rollcam45064 жыл бұрын

    I’m starting to think you had something to do with it, you got prime drone footage. Your secret is safe with me

  • @bufordt.justice1404

    @bufordt.justice1404

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's not safe with me

  • @rollcam4506

    @rollcam4506

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Amor Fati sorry brother diddnt mean any harm

  • @k.chriscaldwell4141

    @k.chriscaldwell4141

    4 жыл бұрын

    The US Tyranny and Michigan Tyranny to send their gun and badge thugs to cage the videographer for suspicion of causing the collapse and for disseminating state secrets of the damn collapse in 3..2..

  • @recoveringsoul755

    @recoveringsoul755

    4 жыл бұрын

    saw this exact footage on the night of the 19th. Smallwood dam failed FIRST, then water flowed into Edenville and that one failed, then Sanford. The channel I was watching reported on Smallwood within minutes of it failing, as obvious with the dump truck of rocks and bulldozer. The next day on the 20th the media was only reporting 2 dam failures. THIS video is from the 19th because that is when I watched it. Saw it first on a FB link someone sent in. Watch Inventor Lee Wheelbarger channel and you will see this video clip, from the 19th. This is not AFTER edenville, but BEFORE and a contributing factor in the other two dam failures.

  • @rollcam4506

    @rollcam4506

    4 жыл бұрын

    Recovering Soul Mother Nature is unstoppable. Beautiful but dangerous at the same time

  • @louf7178
    @louf71784 жыл бұрын

    From my understanding, Smallwood is upstream of Evenville. The title implies cause-effect, which is not the case - only chronologically.

  • @terryholsinger2672

    @terryholsinger2672

    4 жыл бұрын

    Smallwood is above Edenville , my sister lives on Wixom lake , been up there helping everyday since it flooded.

  • @1956Bluedragonfly
    @1956Bluedragonfly4 жыл бұрын

    Finally a drone with real sound ! Thank you !😀

  • @suep9445

    @suep9445

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think so - I believe the sound was from a land mic & mixed into the drone footage later.

  • @jorgejefferson8251
    @jorgejefferson82514 жыл бұрын

    Who are the two workers left there trying to plug the Titanic?.

  • @SSingh-mr9yt

    @SSingh-mr9yt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol..probably they were high on something 😂

  • @andrewtaylor940

    @andrewtaylor940

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Expendables?

  • @AndyFromBeaverton

    @AndyFromBeaverton

    4 жыл бұрын

    That wacky fascist governor has them social distancing at 600 yards.

  • @Dog.soldier1950

    @Dog.soldier1950

    4 жыл бұрын

    Trying to keep the brick power house from being undercut

  • @zizozain

    @zizozain

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AndyFromBeaverton cult 45: please inject disinfectants into your bodies to fight coronavirus.

  • @garfstiglz3981
    @garfstiglz39813 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant footage. Quite frightening to see the raw power of vast amounts of water.

  • @TruthHasSpoken
    @TruthHasSpoken4 жыл бұрын

    The pushing of rock, for whatever reason, wasn't going to do diddly.

  • @donaldhamilton5345

    @donaldhamilton5345

    4 жыл бұрын

    Especially where he was moving it to .😊

  • @847MicRoss

    @847MicRoss

    4 жыл бұрын

    They were trying to save the building not block the water.

  • @heavenstomurgatroyd7033

    @heavenstomurgatroyd7033

    4 жыл бұрын

    This was to try and stop the powerhouse outlet from eroding the dam. At least they tried. What did you do?.....

  • @va3cpm
    @va3cpm4 жыл бұрын

    STUNNING! Well done!

  • @suzypos4571
    @suzypos45714 жыл бұрын

    My husband was starting a hydro business a while ago and checked out these dams..they were bad then.. this shouldn't have happened..we know people effected..I'm angry! So should they! The dams were all getting failing grades.

  • @sweetonyxakararegem692

    @sweetonyxakararegem692

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@marionette5968 Many people voted for Trump thinking he was going to make some kind of change in their community ...sadly it never happened. I think it's fair to be disappointed in many.

  • @lindacloudobserver9717

    @lindacloudobserver9717

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sweetonyxakararegem692 I still remember Trump talking about our infrastructure and how in his travels he saw great infrastructure in other countries. Then before he's even installed in office he's fighting off every Democrat in Congress. Remember Flint's bad water with lead in it? That city is in Michigan too. Democratic city in a Democratic state. Democrats, where the taxes never reach infrastructure jobs. I guess the Dems see dams as walls.

  • @wickednwyld

    @wickednwyld

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lindacloudobserver9717 - Why don't you ask Rick Snyder about Flint, since it happened on his watch? Or about these dams, since he was in office for 8 years and did nothing, despite knowing that they were set to fail. Oh, he's a republican. 🙄 As for these dams, they are privately owned and the owners have been receiving fines for neglecting upkeep for years. Keep telling yourself how much better and more efficient the private sector is, though. Lastly, Trump had majorities in both the House and Senate for the first 2 years he was in office, yet I didn't see an infrastructure bill. I did see a 1.5T tax cut for the rich, though. Funny, that.

  • @dknowles60

    @dknowles60

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sweetonyxakararegem692 lier how is a Michigan problem Trump's problems

  • @dknowles60

    @dknowles60

    4 жыл бұрын

    He would have lost a lot of money even if the dams were in great shape. Even sorry CMS can't make money at .20 cents per KWh. They are so sorry they have to buy 25 percent of their megawatts. Every one was looking for a free lunch

  • @tomcleverley18
    @tomcleverley184 жыл бұрын

    Earthen dams will work well when properly installed and MANAGED. Yes, I know it was raining hard, but someone is supposed to know when to open the flood gate

  • @kattypatty8581

    @kattypatty8581

    4 жыл бұрын

    Is this dam down river of the dam that failed? If so, there is not much you can do when you have a whole lake worth of water coming your way.

  • @wickednwyld

    @wickednwyld

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kattypatty8581 - Nope. This one is upstream.

  • @dknowles60

    @dknowles60

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kattypatty8581 wrong there was 3 weeks notice

  • @kattypatty8581

    @kattypatty8581

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dknowles60 from reading more about these dams, seems like they were very poorly managed......like criminally managed.

  • @dwightstjohn6927

    @dwightstjohn6927

    4 жыл бұрын

    Our ranch earth dam gets Engineer clearance in BC Canada every three years, PLUS a govt. Eng. still comes, with his/her "list" and that's a dam for irrigation that's less than twenty years old, and shallow.

  • @CC-ug3ld
    @CC-ug3ld4 жыл бұрын

    Too much dam rain. This is a serious dam problem that needs to be addressed right away. I hope they can fix the dam thing.

  • @PzShockz

    @PzShockz

    Жыл бұрын

    Dam right

  • @claudettebernardino3444
    @claudettebernardino34444 жыл бұрын

    I just seen this flooding Disaster, My Prayers go out to everyone affected by this

  • @marylavine2632
    @marylavine26324 жыл бұрын

    Prayers for your health and safety

  • @davidlinton9869
    @davidlinton98694 жыл бұрын

    Got some Brave individuals in them vehicles God bless you.

  • @a.acevedo
    @a.acevedo4 жыл бұрын

    Nice drone work! 👍

  • @S.nicey.luvsoreos
    @S.nicey.luvsoreos Жыл бұрын

    Imagine watching this after 2 years and thinking it's new

  • @oBseSsIoNPC
    @oBseSsIoNPC4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like the video "Smallwood dam approach" really puts into perspective, how much water there is below the gates.

  • @gravelbar
    @gravelbar4 жыл бұрын

    Hugely useful for hydrologists like me, thanks for posting!

  • @overthehills_faraway8320

    @overthehills_faraway8320

    4 жыл бұрын

    What did you learn from this?

  • @andr449

    @andr449

    Жыл бұрын

    @@overthehills_faraway8320 that water flows

  • @titanpreparedness
    @titanpreparedness4 жыл бұрын

    As a preparedness channel i have no clue how to prepare for a situation like this. But i hope everyone get prepare because this wont be the last disaster of the year. Praying for everyone safety.

  • @buixrule

    @buixrule

    3 жыл бұрын

    Some things can only be prepared for by "reacting". You can prepare for a tornado by building underground bunkers and earthquakes with shock absorbing structures. Floods on the other hand take everything out. Fleeing is the only answer.

  • @titanpreparedness

    @titanpreparedness

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@buixrule i can agree with that to a point. You have 5 mins or less to grab your stuff and leave. You can prepare by having stuff already packed like bug out bags or a tote with emergency supplies. Gear/food you would need to live for a few days outside your home

  • @tigersteele9552
    @tigersteele95524 жыл бұрын

    EXTREMELY POWERFUL!!!

  • @johnfranklin1955
    @johnfranklin19554 жыл бұрын

    Looks like they’re hustling to back fill, so they don’t loose the whole control building and gates.

  • @letswalkinthewoods1462

    @letswalkinthewoods1462

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂. Pointless. Idiots need to get away from danger.

  • @dwightstjohn6927

    @dwightstjohn6927

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@letswalkinthewoods1462 holy s..t; there's no need for that guy standing right next to the bldg. and in front of the dozer. if that thing goes, it's gonna goooooooooo

  • @letswalkinthewoods1462

    @letswalkinthewoods1462

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dwightstjohn6927 strong like bull... Smart like dump truck..

  • @naga4088
    @naga40883 жыл бұрын

    Sound of water overflowing is satisfying

  • @JFlow111
    @JFlow1114 жыл бұрын

    Are they pushing garbage into the waterway? Highly illegal.

  • @Moose803

    @Moose803

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are way too pretty to be that funny.

  • @onelove8810001
    @onelove88100014 жыл бұрын

    Engineers at their best . inadequately builds structures for the job at hand

  • @TheSoling27
    @TheSoling274 жыл бұрын

    prayers from Canada

  • @martinh1437
    @martinh14374 жыл бұрын

    Top marks to who built that gate house, still standing for now

  • @julianjepson5764

    @julianjepson5764

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Martin H I can't beleive it's still up, if it was built today it wouldn't be standing anymore

  • @gladialle

    @gladialle

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tony Alston hey why are you pressed like do you need to talk about it

  • @abefroman9848

    @abefroman9848

    4 жыл бұрын

    Martin owes Tony a sensuous back massage from a previous bet. And Martin is not holding his end of the bargain.

  • @mumfordthepitbull4581

    @mumfordthepitbull4581

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its a water turbine power plant.

  • @SXSFURY
    @SXSFURY4 жыл бұрын

    Just so you know this was video of small wood dam it was before edenville dam breached. But edenville dam Is downstream. As a local contractor in the area all I can say is I've never seen so much devastation. It truly is sad. Great drone shots by the way

  • @bg147
    @bg1473 жыл бұрын

    That is a tough little dam.

  • @brendaseigler3923
    @brendaseigler39234 жыл бұрын

    When was the last time that these dams were inspected ? Just curious !

  • @Kevin_the_minion8
    @Kevin_the_minion84 жыл бұрын

    Well if you can read the “Danger Stay 200’ Feet From Dam” sign- your already dead 😂

  • @theonecommenter
    @theonecommenter4 жыл бұрын

    Damn that’s crazy

  • @davidgrover5996
    @davidgrover59964 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the environmental department did a "great job" keeping enough water in those lakes to protect those mussels.

  • @nicholascarver1

    @nicholascarver1

    4 жыл бұрын

    www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-regulators-moved-fast-dangerous-dam-protect-mussels

  • @rendorwilliams9116
    @rendorwilliams91164 жыл бұрын

    Great footage, great camera locations, great quality.

  • @deesandiego
    @deesandiego4 жыл бұрын

    hope folks watch to the end

  • @gplotzke4770
    @gplotzke47706 ай бұрын

    I spent years fishing that very spot. What a mess. As of today 12.3.23, a lot has been restored. I'm looking forward to seeing the lake back to it's preflood depth.

  • @chriscook215
    @chriscook2154 жыл бұрын

    If you live beneath a dam or levy. Move. There are going to be more of these. I believe.

  • @beasaroze5596

    @beasaroze5596

    4 жыл бұрын

    There is a news report about it happening somewhere in Virginia. 2020 is kicking butt and taking names.

  • @MrFlatage

    @MrFlatage

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea the Dutch ain't moving. They are moving the sea though. ;-) You go 'believe'? We will build real walls.

  • @bg147
    @bg1473 жыл бұрын

    Were the just adding mass?

  • @JRF238
    @JRF2384 жыл бұрын

    “ Now thats alot of damage, flex tape can fix that ” 😃

  • @hines862009

    @hines862009

    4 жыл бұрын

    Phil Swift drove by in his "sawed in half" boat lol

  • @paultaylor256

    @paultaylor256

    4 жыл бұрын

    LMAO

  • @lewdempsey3232
    @lewdempsey32324 жыл бұрын

    It's to late now they should have opened these 2 or 3 days ago.

  • @AustinMichael

    @AustinMichael

    4 жыл бұрын

    The lake was actually emptied early this month and then they got fined for dropping it too low which killed a bunch of animals so they were ordered to fill it up again which was completed on the 10th I think

  • @timbaldwin6283

    @timbaldwin6283

    4 жыл бұрын

    two*

  • @lewdempsey3232

    @lewdempsey3232

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AustinMichael I suppose it hell if you do hell if you don't

  • @humboldtharry4248
    @humboldtharry42484 жыл бұрын

    Damn now I really gotta go!

  • @jamesricker3997
    @jamesricker39974 жыл бұрын

    There is erosion damage at the base of the dam. If the damn survives it is going to need extensive repairs

  • @tommyodonovan3883

    @tommyodonovan3883

    4 жыл бұрын

    It won't.

  • @dknowles60

    @dknowles60

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's gone forever. Mi don't have 2 billion dollars

  • @ViciousAlienKlown
    @ViciousAlienKlown4 жыл бұрын

    Wasn't this the damn where the governor was advised to LOWER the water level but didn't. How much damage can this woman do to this state?

  • @jasonvanwormer7642

    @jasonvanwormer7642

    4 жыл бұрын

    Privately owned and operated. Try again.

  • @timbaldwin6283

    @timbaldwin6283

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonvanwormer7642 Actually, this is the Smallwood Lake Dam. This dam is upstream from the Edenville Dam. The Edenville dam was the 1st dam to breach and caused the Sanford Dam to breach. The Federal government revoked the 2018 license of the Edenville Dam. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) took oversight of the dam. April 2020 EGLE sued Boyce (owner of the dam) alleging it had lowered water level in 2018 and 2019 killing thousands of freshwater mussels.

  • @kyarmentari
    @kyarmentari4 жыл бұрын

    Smallwood Lake is upstream of Edenville Dam. The title makes this sound like it's because of the Edenville damn failure. It's not. It's just more flooding and it's means things are going to get worse downstream than they already are.

  • @joecaudy7166

    @joecaudy7166

    4 жыл бұрын

    In other words, the overflow of this dam caused Edenville to fail.

  • @BH-BH
    @BH-BH4 жыл бұрын

    Man, this is scary stuff!

  • @johnwinchester7472
    @johnwinchester74723 жыл бұрын

    that spillway needs to be at least twice the size for that amount of water to flow through

  • @dwayneseidl431
    @dwayneseidl4314 жыл бұрын

    Damn it !

  • @EASTSIDERIDER707
    @EASTSIDERIDER7074 жыл бұрын

    Weren’t the dam operators able to predict their storage capacity and ability to release water when storms were forecast?

  • @tommyodonovan3883

    @tommyodonovan3883

    4 жыл бұрын

    One word....Wuflu

  • @dknowles60

    @dknowles60

    4 жыл бұрын

    Force to raise lake by court order

  • @GanzBestimmt
    @GanzBestimmt3 жыл бұрын

    Ouch!

  • @GreenMntMoto
    @GreenMntMoto4 жыл бұрын

    Dude on bull dozer is a real hero

  • @SteveSabbai
    @SteveSabbai4 жыл бұрын

    Why didn't they use Flex Tape.

  • @DaveSteele07
    @DaveSteele074 жыл бұрын

    How far inland is the water flowing?

  • @fjb4932

    @fjb4932

    4 жыл бұрын

    DaveSteele07 All the way to the ocean. How far are they from the ocean ?

  • @yeeturmcbeetur8197
    @yeeturmcbeetur81974 жыл бұрын

    That’s more of a levee with a valve than a dam lol.

  • @cadilacdesert
    @cadilacdesert4 жыл бұрын

    So the erosion doesn’t effect foundation maybe just the rocks

  • @itsaxel8088
    @itsaxel80884 жыл бұрын

    Dam, that’s a shame

  • @y2kenyon
    @y2kenyon4 жыл бұрын

    y is the water s=o dirty?

  • @dh-1399
    @dh-13994 жыл бұрын

    Good effort to try and save the powerhouse. Hope you guys were successful.

  • @ibrahimfoupouagnigni3199
    @ibrahimfoupouagnigni31993 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful time!

  • @toddarmstrong7038
    @toddarmstrong70384 жыл бұрын

    Definition: Futile: that dozer pushing into the breach.

  • @BeefGold

    @BeefGold

    4 жыл бұрын

    Says a dude convinced by the imagery that the operator was convinced he was stopping every drop of water, not just trying to protect the foundation of the building.

  • @edwhalen.1604
    @edwhalen.16044 жыл бұрын

    That might not hold up,you should dig a area put to relieve it's pressures in a shallow area that water can release out and not harm homes,just a little will help!

  • @maxmillion7007
    @maxmillion7007 Жыл бұрын

    Am I missing something?... The dam UPRIVER from this one has 6 spillways and this one has 2..... and the spillways look about the same size.

  • @StClairBear101
    @StClairBear1014 жыл бұрын

    The water sounds so Strong......

  • @user-lc1zx9wv9x

    @user-lc1zx9wv9x

    4 жыл бұрын

    God, this is the climatic weapon of Russia ..

  • @droneshark9639
    @droneshark96394 жыл бұрын

    That bulldozer is wasting its time

  • @amberjane05
    @amberjane052 жыл бұрын

    So sad seeing these lakes still gone. Drive by them often. Gone.

  • @ArronP
    @ArronP4 жыл бұрын

    damn how did u get all these angles??? ur right on top of it... was anybody hurt by this?

  • @Surrey360
    @Surrey3604 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @flowersinherhair
    @flowersinherhair4 жыл бұрын

    I was nervous for the heavy machinery operator so close to all that

  • @daves8429
    @daves84294 жыл бұрын

    Mother Nature having her way with us, again!

  • @sandravalani359
    @sandravalani3594 жыл бұрын

    Very friggen intense...I hope that the People livinG in the area will be okay!!! Thanks deeply for sharinG your dramatic drone video shots with us!!!✌😇😭

  • @jaygunter3828
    @jaygunter38283 жыл бұрын

    Nice job shooting this

  • @LeonardoDeVinci1452
    @LeonardoDeVinci14524 жыл бұрын

    Wow everything could fail on that Dam did. I really hope no people died. Good luck to the people of Michigan

  • @crappy_names_left5425

    @crappy_names_left5425

    4 жыл бұрын

    The dam upstream failed and sent an oceans worth of water rushing downstream. It's still standing..

  • @jr313r9
    @jr313r93 жыл бұрын

    Damn sad too much flood break

  • @sinplysamantha3341
    @sinplysamantha33414 жыл бұрын

    Damn Dam!!! You had one job!!!

  • @mikersey
    @mikersey4 жыл бұрын

    Damn dam! Where's the kayakers.

  • @nonameuno9394
    @nonameuno93944 жыл бұрын

    Excessive rain and flooding is so bad for the environment. I hope our government passes a law to end it.

  • @dknowles60

    @dknowles60

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wrong fool. It was state of Michigan missmanagement

  • @jmartin9785
    @jmartin97852 жыл бұрын

    If that water could talk, it might say something, like, get the heck out of the way, I'm coming thru! Such a pity that can't be running into lake Mead or lake Powell. No shortage of water, just a matter of not being where it's needed, or being where it's not so needed. Thanks for the video! Great view! Those drones sure do a fantastic job! That man on the Dozer nearly gave me a heart attack, brave guy, he knew right where the soft edge was! 🙀

  • @pauliewalnuts7088
    @pauliewalnuts70883 жыл бұрын

    Not surprising since we get a months worth of rain out off every thunderstorm now

  • @bettyowens3066
    @bettyowens30664 жыл бұрын

    How much that dam hold

  • @trotterjr412
    @trotterjr4123 жыл бұрын

    The people pushing those boulders into that must really hate the people downstream.

  • @davidklimek7999
    @davidklimek79994 жыл бұрын

    Where is this ? Is this Michigan?

  • @staya922
    @staya9224 жыл бұрын

    Those workers are brave

  • @garlandtube3
    @garlandtube34 жыл бұрын

    This is the first dam of the 3, it failed last?

  • @mikemurphy5046

    @mikemurphy5046

    4 жыл бұрын

    This dam did not fail; the overflow spillway worked!!