Warning!! Water level is going to rise.

Ocoee river Olympic section water release. Ocoee River, Tennessee.
Empty river bed to whitewater rafters in under 4 minutes

Пікірлер: 2 200

  • @samiamisme
    @samiamisme6 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. Thank you for keeping the natural sounds and not overshadowing it with obnoxious music or yelling and voices.

  • @baronsorgi1

    @baronsorgi1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Could’ve put on a polka or something snappy like that 👨🏿‍💼👀🥴

  • @100GTAGUY

    @100GTAGUY

    3 жыл бұрын

    I could've sworn I heard the first few intro notes to "safety dance" as I was reading this lol

  • @tat2joecool

    @tat2joecool

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@100GTAGUY someone's ring tone on the bridge near me

  • @samiamisme

    @samiamisme

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JohnRohoboth you know, an intelligent person uses words to lift others up, not tear them down in such an ignorant, rude way. You only make yourself look like the dumbass...couldn't resist since this was especially offensive & childish.

  • @mryeti8966

    @mryeti8966

    3 жыл бұрын

    I chouldnt agree with u more

  • @ToutCQJM
    @ToutCQJM3 жыл бұрын

    They knew Post 10 had just cleared a big clogged drain.

  • @mrexists5400

    @mrexists5400

    3 жыл бұрын

    lul

  • @johnwilliams705

    @johnwilliams705

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is an awesome comment, haha!

  • @PsychoticEwok

    @PsychoticEwok

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha that's weird just watched one of those vids yesterday 😂

  • @wheresbrent

    @wheresbrent

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol I see we are on the same video circuit.

  • @joshdelaet3536

    @joshdelaet3536

    3 жыл бұрын

    We got a whirlpool

  • @BeauregardPayne
    @BeauregardPayne3 жыл бұрын

    “Warning the water level is about to rise, exit the river bed immediately” Fish:👁👄👁

  • @bentorres7895

    @bentorres7895

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cringe

  • @cyanidedreams6784

    @cyanidedreams6784

    3 жыл бұрын

    And here come people in rafts 👁️🚤👁️

  • @maddyhaze4854

    @maddyhaze4854

    3 жыл бұрын

    People that are in the middle of the be like 🤭🌊 ⚰️

  • @lindaj5492

    @lindaj5492

    3 жыл бұрын

    What if you’re deaf?

  • @cyanidedreams6784

    @cyanidedreams6784

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lindaj5492 Universal sign. I guess take note of the people running.

  • @GrislyAtoms12
    @GrislyAtoms123 жыл бұрын

    Glad the rafts showed up to give some scale. What I thought were 1-foot-high weeds turned out to be trees.

  • @victorserkiavic9419

    @victorserkiavic9419

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm assuming that's what it used to look like before they damned it up

  • @suzannac.6057

    @suzannac.6057

    3 жыл бұрын

    Michael H - Same here...

  • @dougdreyer4962

    @dougdreyer4962

    2 жыл бұрын

    You not at the beach

  • @GrislyAtoms12

    @GrislyAtoms12

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dougdreyer4962 Don't remind me.

  • @johnnytightwad3784

    @johnnytightwad3784

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a Barbie and friends raft.

  • @raymondcaylor6292
    @raymondcaylor6292 Жыл бұрын

    This is the 1996 Olympic Course that only gets water flow 17 - 34 days a year. The course was modified for the 1994 World Championship , Olympics Team Trial's, and the Olympics but different World Championships have been held there since 1977. The lower Ocoee river is the most common run for both commercial and private kayaking and rafting trips. When I was a kid there in the late 60's and 70's we called this area the " Blue Hole " and the only water there was from rain runoffs and natural springs. The water was clear and cold and many locals used it as a swimming hole where you swam in pools and through natural hole's in boulders. If you ever go to that area the " Blue Hole " can be found just above stream of the Olympic Whitewater Center. Park there and it's just 150 steps north of the bridge. Thanks for posting

  • @tat2joecool

    @tat2joecool

    Жыл бұрын

    Always nice seeing comments from people that knows the area and their history of the area. I do the full river ever year for about 20 years now. Going again in a couple weeks!

  • @tat2joecool

    @tat2joecool

    Жыл бұрын

    @@raymondcaylor6292 yeah I know about the center. That was messed up.

  • @victoriakorneev6016

    @victoriakorneev6016

    Жыл бұрын

    We still call it the blue hole and locals still go swimming there to this day.

  • @Sargebri

    @Sargebri

    Жыл бұрын

    I would like to see how they will do this with the LA River when the Olympics come here in 2028.

  • @tokomok

    @tokomok

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you -- I though parts looked manufactured/not natural!

  • @tomk4t
    @tomk4t3 жыл бұрын

    I totally misjudged the scale of this river. The rocks are actually boulders and he weeds are really saplings. LOL

  • @mcmb8254

    @mcmb8254

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same, I was thinking oh look at that little creek, the waters gonna rise a couple of inches or something nobody’s harmed, but then I saw the rafters and I was like “Woah, that’s a big river!”

  • @jaytibee

    @jaytibee

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too! Seeing people next to the river in comparison put things in perspective

  • @callmeshaggy5166

    @callmeshaggy5166

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah the proportions are misleading for sure

  • @arianebolt1575

    @arianebolt1575

    3 жыл бұрын

    Didn't see it until you pointed it out.

  • @nadasei_mesmo

    @nadasei_mesmo

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are middle beast at this day. 333

  • @MegaSnow121
    @MegaSnow1213 жыл бұрын

    Amazing how quickly that riverbed went from a fun place to hop on rocks and get your feet wet, to a raging river. Thank you for posting!

  • @KumarNikhils

    @KumarNikhils

    Жыл бұрын

    Well it was not raging river at end. But from dead almost dried river to well just normal river

  • @saviorchief3651

    @saviorchief3651

    2 ай бұрын

    Right me and my cousins would swim in that like nothing lol had lots of spots like this in texas that looked just like it did after it all filled up and was flowing. ​some of the best times of my life.@@KumarNikhils

  • @marie-pieredwards5421

    @marie-pieredwards5421

    2 ай бұрын

    Why did you even mention this when this is not even a religious video @@jesushasgivenyouall.repent9986

  • @richardfarmer1508
    @richardfarmer15083 жыл бұрын

    We had the pleasure of riding this river many years ago. Four agin’ geography teachers on vacation from Oxfordshire, England travelling from Atlanta to Memphis and then south following The Mississippi to New Orleans. What a morning! 15 years later still remember it as if it was yesterday. Such a thrill.

  • @errolgonsalves4092

    @errolgonsalves4092

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @beaner_b
    @beaner_b5 жыл бұрын

    can't wait for part 2: Warning!! Water level is going back down.

  • @maxkielbasa3324

    @maxkielbasa3324

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahaha

  • @TheRubbersmoke

    @TheRubbersmoke

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @FlashGamingYt..

    @FlashGamingYt..

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂🔥

  • @mariselarodela8683

    @mariselarodela8683

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @ebh120

    @ebh120

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good one!

  • @AshwinSadh
    @AshwinSadh3 жыл бұрын

    Dam water is released. *KZread* *after* *7* *Years:-|* "Its time to recommend this"

  • @justanotherperson510
    @justanotherperson5103 жыл бұрын

    I’ve learned not to even question my recommended any more

  • @handydandycrafts
    @handydandycrafts3 жыл бұрын

    This was really cool to see. As a small child I always thought it was lucky to see the beginning of a water stream, this brought back that feeling of good luck. Followed by very peaceful sounds and relaxation. Thank you!💕

  • @sky173
    @sky1733 жыл бұрын

    Wow, you don't realize how big that river is until people show up on rafts.

  • @kateye70
    @kateye70 Жыл бұрын

    Started watching this on my tv and had to jump to my phone to verify-I thought this spot looked familiar! I remember camping by the river in the 70s and watching unsuspecting campers wade out into the shallow river early in the morning to bathe and brush their teeth only to have to scramble back to shore when the ice-cold water released by the dam started flowing downstream. They didn’t realize the reservoir release was closed at night. Loved kayaking and rafting on it!

  • @mizzury54
    @mizzury545 жыл бұрын

    Ya gotta love the complainers. Everybody wants instant gratification these days. If something doesn't happen in 30 seconds , it's keyboard warrior time and off to another video.

  • @lonnieappleby6242

    @lonnieappleby6242

    5 жыл бұрын

    As Meatloaf sang years ago, "You took the words right out of my mouth." I remember a time when ADULTS TAUGHT THEIR CHILDREN, "Be patient...wait a minute, it'll happen." Now it's all, "Instant gratification takes TOO LONG!" I mean, how does one FAIL TO SEE the majesty and sheer force and power that nature can deliver in a matter of seconds?

  • @crescentmoonchild4031

    @crescentmoonchild4031

    5 жыл бұрын

    Love keyboard warrior :)

  • @americanakita55

    @americanakita55

    5 жыл бұрын

    And by doing so they missed out on how beautiful the landscape is.

  • @americanakita55

    @americanakita55

    5 жыл бұрын

    ​@Robert Gardea If giving bad critics is the only thing you're capable of, I pity you.

  • @lonnieappleby6242

    @lonnieappleby6242

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Robert Gardea Wow...were you cheated. LOL I'm not a nerdie one. I'm just not one to say, "Eh, this takes too long." I'm an APPRECIATIVE one. THAT, I will own. As a recovering meth addict who sped through TEN YEARS of his life, I have finally learned how to slow down and enjoy life as it happens, in its own time. I carry no shame in that. Lastly, having no children, but having been around many, I learned that when you say things dramatically and build the suspense (that's the actor in me), the children are mesmerized and appreciate the outcome that much more. Trust me on this one...I'm an old man, but people never believe my age when I tell them. I don't act it, I don't look it, and I refuse to make myself old and dead before it's time.

  • @jimwolabaugh3608
    @jimwolabaugh36084 жыл бұрын

    True story... Roughly 20 years ago when I was a younger lad, I took a fishing trip/tour of Tennessee... Fished the Clinch , Watauga ,Hiwasssee ,North , and Little Tennessee rivers. Great experience! I just stayed in primitive campgrounds along the way. One morning in particular, I was heading to fish the Hiwassee River and as I was driving along the Ocoee River ( pictured in this video) I started cramping up from excitement and had to shit desperately. So I pulled over at a pull off, grabbed some TP, and headed down the path to the river bank. I was in mid-shit when all of a sudden this loud voice echoed through the valley, the water levels are about to rise! I’ve never been in a more desperate race for time in my life! As I was walking back up the path, there came the water. My apologies to anyone who floated down with the flow of the water, like these people did! Good times!!!!

  • @ericunderwood1482

    @ericunderwood1482

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha ha ha!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 😜✌️

  • @fabianlopez1182

    @fabianlopez1182

    3 жыл бұрын

    You had me at young lad!🤣🤣

  • @tat2joecool

    @tat2joecool

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂🤣😅

  • @Szaboo92

    @Szaboo92

    3 жыл бұрын

    So you've found the ultimate auto-flush toilet. Good on you Jim :D

  • @trextrextrex

    @trextrextrex

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a crappy story

  • @zenzombie72
    @zenzombie726 жыл бұрын

    Start a river and within 5 minutes you've got some buggers in a boat.

  • @ncot_tech

    @ncot_tech

    3 жыл бұрын

    I used to live with people like that. They once left at 4am to get somewhere in time for the dam release, the crazy fools.

  • @bebajoro77

    @bebajoro77

    3 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more. Shame they couldn't let spectators enjoy the spectacle naturally.

  • @CCWSig

    @CCWSig

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bebajoro77 oh you're one of those guys.

  • @saveamerica5265

    @saveamerica5265

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bebajoro77 it’s not natural, it’s a man made dam

  • @dougules

    @dougules

    3 жыл бұрын

    They're actually releasing the water specifically for the boats. They used to keep the river permanently diverted to generate power, and now they have an agreement with boaters to release the water on certain days.

  • @stephaniechetner1574
    @stephaniechetner15743 жыл бұрын

    I love that the warning alarm sound like a certain reble ship from star wars.

  • @justicekrista5665

    @justicekrista5665

    Жыл бұрын

    That's what I thought the siren sounds like an old fashioned alien ship noise

  • @arjay1140
    @arjay11403 жыл бұрын

    Ah random video suggested by the KZread algorithm, we meet again.

  • @jasonjamrs7413

    @jasonjamrs7413

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm still puzzle how do they work out ads watch a nuclear explosion and I get ads for toys

  • @nickykeightley9355
    @nickykeightley93553 жыл бұрын

    Imagine living on the banks and hearing the beautiful sound of water flowing every day .... Paradise!💕

  • @nickykeightley9355

    @nickykeightley9355

    3 жыл бұрын

    @David Smith thank you for allowing me to hear your beautiful childhood memory. Bless you💕

  • @dustincagle7765
    @dustincagle77652 жыл бұрын

    The river is divided into 2 parts for rafters/kayakers. The Upper river and the Lower river. You can do just one of them or make a day out of it and do both. I've been rafting the full river several times and it's never a disappointment. The water is always cold and will take your breath when you first hop/fall in it!!!

  • @beulahcarter8045
    @beulahcarter80453 жыл бұрын

    Simply beautiful 💖💖 the sound of the water 💦 is so peaceful and relaxing. Thanks for sharing

  • @deusvultelect3389
    @deusvultelect33894 жыл бұрын

    Who else was waiting for the rafts to go down the water rapids at the other side of the bridge???

  • @georgevassey3729

    @georgevassey3729

    4 жыл бұрын

    No one.

  • @michaelwills1926

    @michaelwills1926

    4 жыл бұрын

    Apparently 36 ‘noones’ at current count.

  • @briscoesjug1026

    @briscoesjug1026

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@georgevassey3729 up to 85 no one's now George

  • @codyyates3437

    @codyyates3437

    3 жыл бұрын

    92 and counting

  • @amypotter126

    @amypotter126

    3 жыл бұрын

    These are whitewater professionals. They read the water. They work this river. They are the ones who take you all down the gnarly shit you're too afraid to step into yourselves. I used to be a raft guide/class 4 kayak instructor. We know what we're doing. I promise. I used to wait at the the top of control release dams to get the "pillow" of water that came out, then we would ride it down, making laps over and over until the water ran out. For those of you confused and alarmed by this, it's okay. Stay in your house, behind your keyboard, drinking your soda, and eating your garbage, and let the professianls do their thing. P.S. if I made any grammatical errors you feel the need to call me out on.........suck it.......👍🤷🏼‍♀️💩🖕. WHITEWATER!!!!!!!!

  • @marilynpeeples4960
    @marilynpeeples49604 жыл бұрын

    3 of my 4 grown children joined me & all went White Water rafting. Rafting can ONLY be done when the water level is raised ! It’s STILL dangerous, tho ! BTW : several weeks prior to the rafting trip, A grown man fell out of a raft, got his feet caught under some rocks & he drowned ! YES - it’s NOT for the “faint of heart” !

  • @imapaine-diaz4451
    @imapaine-diaz44516 жыл бұрын

    A similar thing happens on the San Joaquin below the hydro dams. Fisherman are always getting drowned because they won't pay attention to the warnings when the water is released.

  • @misha2.097
    @misha2.0976 жыл бұрын

    Looking from a bridge this looks like a small creek when in reality those rocks that look small are boulders the size of people as you can see by the raft later on. The power of water is underestimated soo often thays why soo many deaths occur. Those white bubbles are air that'll keep you down in the water and kill you if you don't respect it.

  • @forthefunofit3230

    @forthefunofit3230

    5 жыл бұрын

    thins out the population....

  • @TaterVG

    @TaterVG

    5 жыл бұрын

    **white bubbles are air** Wow. Never knew that.

  • @BiancaZombie

    @BiancaZombie

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kim79710 the irony.

  • @caroline0054

    @caroline0054

    4 жыл бұрын

    So the air bubbles kill you...?? Sounds like you have alot of experience with white water. You are correct about people underestimating the power of water though

  • @barbarachase5824

    @barbarachase5824

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kim79710 And YOU'RE a stupid idiot!

  • @ovni2295
    @ovni22952 жыл бұрын

    Warning: "Exit the riverbed immediately." Rafters: "Are you kidding? This is what we're here for!"

  • @notatechie
    @notatechie3 жыл бұрын

    I have been here. I have rafted here. I have seen people who I believe have had their entire relationship with God changed forever.

  • @eriecanalboatcompany

    @eriecanalboatcompany

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really

  • @notatechie

    @notatechie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@eriecanalboatcompany Really!

  • @fugley100

    @fugley100

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because they went rafting?

  • @Cretta1
    @Cretta16 жыл бұрын

    That was cool watching the water rise. It was not boring, you just have to chill and enjoy.

  • @MyStolenEyes

    @MyStolenEyes

    5 жыл бұрын

    Or set the playback speed to 2x.

  • @karintolbert9890

    @karintolbert9890

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Canadian Guy Were you trying to spell moron or someones last name?

  • @mikebraun3499

    @mikebraun3499

    5 жыл бұрын

    Think I'll just wait for the grass to grow.

  • @parker6334

    @parker6334

    5 жыл бұрын

    Chill and enjoy that family struggling to get to shore before the water hits........ya so enjoyable........

  • @TheFuzzywhumper62

    @TheFuzzywhumper62

    5 жыл бұрын

    Okay, this was unexpected. I pray someone does not use this as a flash flood.

  • @lorenzoboyd6889
    @lorenzoboyd68893 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for keeping the camera steady, and not swinging it around like a fire hose. No zoom in and out, too.

  • @danwelch5100
    @danwelch51002 жыл бұрын

    My Uncle lived in Blue Ridge, Ga & used to complain about them draining his Beautiful Lake Blue Ridge just for the rafters! Thanks for posting. The road along this river used to get me car sick. 🤮

  • @shanatinnin339
    @shanatinnin3394 жыл бұрын

    It’s beautiful there. Some nice swim holes and crystal clear.

  • @lindacavallero6267
    @lindacavallero62675 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful scenery even tho the water flow was slow going. Good for the boaters. Fun!

  • @ghost-ez2zn
    @ghost-ez2zn4 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful scenery. And the nature sounds were very relaxing. Can't wait to visit there.

  • @faithcastillo9597
    @faithcastillo95972 жыл бұрын

    I know exactly where this is. My husband and I used to camp and hike along the Ocoee. Fun times,!

  • @Aguanga_cowboy007
    @Aguanga_cowboy0073 жыл бұрын

    0:10 "Did you hear that R-2, they shutdown the main reactor, we'll be destroyed forsure."

  • @ericcampbell6261
    @ericcampbell62612 жыл бұрын

    I know when I was stationed at Dobbins AFB in Marietta, and being a fly-fisher from the Pacific Northwest, everyone pointed me towards the Chattahoochee. They warned it had regular routine releases from a dam north of Atlanta. I ended up not going but this reminded me, what if you were seriously hearing impaired and not aware of local releases. That could have a bad ending real fast if you were wading in the middle of the stream.

  • @leislavalon3391

    @leislavalon3391

    2 жыл бұрын

    They do have flashing lights.

  • @CivilEngineerWroxton

    @CivilEngineerWroxton

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry, you haven't shocked any engineers with your question to where they are smacking their foreheads and saying, "Oh, geez! We didn't think of that! I knew we forgot SOMETHING!" I'm a Civil Engineer and I designed several dams and their downstream infrastructure. We definitely thought of all of that kind of thing and a whole lot of things that most all people don't think of. Flashing lights, signs, and in most of these locations, Game and Fish Commission officers or Forestry Service Officers, or Park Rangers are given notice when water is going to be released quite a bit ahead of time so they cam make their way over to the warned area location and observe if any people are in or around the river and they approach them and communicate to them that they need to get out of the river and move away from its banks, especially if the release is going to be particularly voluminous. So there are plans, alert types, and evacuation protocols in place that take into consideration all types of people, animals, unusual debris, and rescue personnel on csll in case they are needed. It's all taken care of. But your question is a good one. It shows you think about things that a lot of people just don't.

  • @edcook9747
    @edcook97472 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!! One of the best I have seen! Such patience! You captured the experience!

  • @jimgardner5129
    @jimgardner51292 жыл бұрын

    What a gorgeous spot. Would love to picnic there and just watch the water pass by. Lovely. Thanks for posting.

  • @somethingrandomorsomething
    @somethingrandomorsomething3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine hiking out there all by yourself on slippery rocks and breaking your leg only to hear this warning.

  • @christiandelgado1589

    @christiandelgado1589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ridiculous

  • @twingytwango6971

    @twingytwango6971

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well at least I’d be able to fill up my water bottle.

  • @CrysalisHooper

    @CrysalisHooper

    2 жыл бұрын

    Story of my life

  • @andyharpist2938
    @andyharpist29383 жыл бұрын

    Exit the River bed immediately ! 4.41 people gather on river bed.

  • @ever4437
    @ever44373 жыл бұрын

    Have rafted this river when full, it was amazing and we got to watch it drop in the evening when they diverted the water. It’s just as amazing

  • @rightwing66

    @rightwing66

    3 жыл бұрын

    What river is this? It looks like the Ocoee.

  • @zackkeptner1954

    @zackkeptner1954

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rightwing66 it is

  • @bantalee2002
    @bantalee20023 жыл бұрын

    Who else was thinking "Gotta be gold in there somewhere"?.

  • @livefreeordie5534
    @livefreeordie55344 жыл бұрын

    They do this at the Ripogenus dam in Maine. Open the gates n flush the rafters down the Penobscot river. The source is the Chesuncook, Caribou and Ripogenus lakes. It's a massive waterway. It's only a drop in the bucket when the 3 connected lakes are high. Serious fun. Beautiful wilderness. Moose, Black Bears, Bald Eagles, River Otters and White Tailed Deer to name a few of the natives. Awesome place.

  • @gracelerch6462
    @gracelerch64626 жыл бұрын

    This is peaceful and relax washing the natural life coming back! Thank You!

  • @alcuardandclaudekickass6037
    @alcuardandclaudekickass60374 жыл бұрын

    I love the Ocoee River. I got to Raft on it once and it was so soothing. Never seen it like that, and it was a treat. THANK YOU for keeping all the wonderful natural sounds. It made me feel like I was there. Subscribing to you to see more of these!

  • @yungsweatshop8797

    @yungsweatshop8797

    2 жыл бұрын

    Soothing is a very interesting way to describe class 3&4 rapids lol

  • @desert-walker

    @desert-walker

    2 жыл бұрын

    So what happened to the people in the boats? And why were they even on the water? You turned away at the wrong time

  • @trvman1

    @trvman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yungsweatshop8797 If you think those are class 3 and 4 rapids. Then you have never been on class 3 or 4 rapids. From what I saw in the video, they are class 2 at best. I could easily canoe thru there with no real fear.

  • @galadirk7843
    @galadirk78433 жыл бұрын

    2013: Nope 2014: Nope 2015: Nope 2016: Nope 2017: Nope 2018: Nope 2019: Later 2020: Yes

  • @deeceecorfield8103
    @deeceecorfield8103 Жыл бұрын

    WOW!! Amazing and thanks for sharing.

  • @mental17
    @mental173 жыл бұрын

    Neat! I've always been curious what the warnings actually sound like.

  • @jameshaskins6610
    @jameshaskins66105 жыл бұрын

    In western Mass. there's a popular trout fishing river that has sirens to warn when an upstream power plant is about to let some dammed water through the turbines. Quite impressive when it happens.

  • @jaymecallahan1398

    @jaymecallahan1398

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm in western mass ivebeen there

  • @marcelwildeboer
    @marcelwildeboer3 жыл бұрын

    Great to here the sound off nature and no music BIG LIKE from the Nederland 🇱🇺

  • @andrewbiron2204
    @andrewbiron22045 жыл бұрын

    Interesting about 15 or 16 years ago I don't recall hearing those warnings, as I had been up there loads of times as I work over in Cleveland on weekends and would come up there to relax after work on hot summer days. Seen the rapids start in the lower sections so either this is new or the Olympic section has them and I've never seen that section start up. For anyone that's curious this was where the 1996 summer Olympics held the Kayaking competitions.

  • @terencecochran1341

    @terencecochran1341

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Olympic section

  • @alexanderfretheim5720

    @alexanderfretheim5720

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hear ya! I lived in Atlanta during my college years (2007 - 2012) and I would occasionally take the bus up from Georgia Tech to the Roswell section of the Chattahoochee, and of course, near there is Vickery Creek and the abandoned masonry dam from one of the old mills. When I was in college, it was just this wild little secret, a ruin in the woods, surrounded by trees and boulders, available for you to discover if you ventured far enough over the hills. Now they've got all these ridiculous observation towers and bridges and parking lots and other overdevelopment. When I saw it again the weekend of an interview at Delta Airlines, I was disappointed at how crowded it now is. I get that they want as many people to use the park as possible, but it's a real shame.

  • @reelphatties6426
    @reelphatties64265 жыл бұрын

    Wow that’s crazy to watch thank you for sharing with us keep up the great quality videos 🤙

  • @shirleylake7738
    @shirleylake77383 жыл бұрын

    Great filming thank you.

  • @dilligaf1009
    @dilligaf10093 жыл бұрын

    Man. I grew up in Seneca. My dad worked at Duke and would call me for this. It made for good fishing. And memories.

  • @tiffanychapman6593

    @tiffanychapman6593

    3 жыл бұрын

    We live in walhalla

  • @sbkenn1
    @sbkenn15 жыл бұрын

    water sometimes takes it's time, but if it wants to go somewhere, it won't be stopped.

  • @KevinBenecke

    @KevinBenecke

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kinda like when I have to go pee. If I don't go quickly, it will go somewhere nobody likes.

  • @shebacoppit7008
    @shebacoppit70086 жыл бұрын

    I live 30 minutes from this area. It's so beautiful!

  • @DJ-xr5wb

    @DJ-xr5wb

    5 жыл бұрын

    Do they periodically open gates to release water or is it rain from up river????

  • @shebacoppit7008

    @shebacoppit7008

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@DJ-xr5wb they open up the gates at certain times the year for kayakers and when there is flooding.

  • @Orangetitanfan

    @Orangetitanfan

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same, I live in Delano.

  • @chezemms

    @chezemms

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sheba Coppit you’re very lucky 🍀

  • @melissajohnston1968

    @melissajohnston1968

    5 жыл бұрын

    Where is this? Just wondering... very beautiful 😃

  • @cmin7b9
    @cmin7b95 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool. Thanks for posting.

  • @Alexander-tq5iu
    @Alexander-tq5iu2 жыл бұрын

    Great video enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing it!

  • @maryj560
    @maryj5602 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Instant river... just add water! loved it!

  • @AnnieRegister
    @AnnieRegister5 жыл бұрын

    I think this is a nice view of the waters rising, rapidly. Imagine being out on one of those big rocks, like the blue hole, and getting trapped! Love this place.🙌🏼💦🚤🛬

  • @paulsharkey6673
    @paulsharkey66735 жыл бұрын

    I love the sounds of August. Listen to all the insects. It's March here in Long Island. Still cold...everything's still dead. We're close, though. Come on May.

  • @craniostomy

    @craniostomy

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's funny, I suspect it was March everywhere else too......

  • @the209jungalist
    @the209jungalist3 жыл бұрын

    That was amazingly cool! Thank you for sharing!

  • @kennethneece4838
    @kennethneece4838 Жыл бұрын

    WOW!!!😮😮😮 If no one heard the warning of the water raise, then they are in serious trouble!

  • @wexfordam
    @wexfordam6 жыл бұрын

    Don't listen to the "that's boring" comments that was a really nice video relaxing and very pretty well done on capturing the beauty of nature.

  • @ShowCat1

    @ShowCat1

    6 жыл бұрын

    The caption started off with WARNING! Hardy inviting to enjoy nature.

  • @djfitzgerald111

    @djfitzgerald111

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wut? This river is dammed up for the benefit of the tourism industry.

  • @charlescross3215

    @charlescross3215

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, i'm not sure this is happening "naturally"...

  • @stevenfeil7079

    @stevenfeil7079

    6 жыл бұрын

    This was NOT a natural event. It was totally man made.

  • @larryslemp9698

    @larryslemp9698

    6 жыл бұрын

    wexfordam.....Shut up you little dweeb of a book worm!!

  • @tubhair
    @tubhair4 жыл бұрын

    As a fisherman I’m wondering what exactly happens to the fish? Do they stay put? Relocate? It’s not just the depth that suddenly changes, it can also be the clarity, temperature and ph. How do they react?

  • @TheFreshSpam

    @TheFreshSpam

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd imagine it to be like having dead non moving air suddenly turn into a nice fresh breeze which is quite refreshing and airy

  • @kellyray4109

    @kellyray4109

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy Sphincter I’ve been down there they are very few fish in it no trout because the water is to warm for them

  • @suedenim9208

    @suedenim9208

    2 жыл бұрын

    They do what they do in a river that normally has water because there isn't a dam upstream.

  • @ParadigmUnkn0wn

    @ParadigmUnkn0wn

    2 жыл бұрын

    Temperature, clarity, and even pH can vary quite drastically in different regions of a lake (e.g. near shore, central surface, deep). Remember that many North American fish quite happily survive lakes and rivers freezing over in winter.

  • @chumline577

    @chumline577

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's just fish

  • @geraldfellers5348
    @geraldfellers5348 Жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of home in upstate NY. Currently in the desert in AZ. Ahhh that was refreshing!!!!!

  • @daughterofkingjesus7350
    @daughterofkingjesus73505 жыл бұрын

    Not what I was expecting. I was expecting dangerously gushing waters. Since I heard that warning. But this was beautiful.

  • @davetruther31
    @davetruther316 жыл бұрын

    I go kayaking here all the time ocoee river Tennessee... Always stay in Murphy N.C...😀

  • @squamishfish

    @squamishfish

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is one of many rivers in British columbia Canada to go Kayaking kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6ib0NuDnpy6e8o.html

  • @poisonwater7241

    @poisonwater7241

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad I found your post! I was thinking that this was where this was so I scrolled down to see if I was looking at the same place!

  • @jonmatterhorn7956

    @jonmatterhorn7956

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah this isn't British Columbia, look at the description. That being said, if you want a more "wild" experience and to "challenge nature", you might want to head to BC, or at least over to the Chattooga river about two hours east of here for some natural class V rapids. The Ocoee river here was basically terraformed for the purpose of creating a semi-controlled course for the Olympics in '96. Oh, and Murphy might be an ok place to stay, but if you're not white, I wouldn't recommend doing too much exploring around there, as it's one of the prime racist areas in the southeast.

  • @Ritercrazy
    @Ritercrazy3 жыл бұрын

    When some people run from a flood and others ride it. So much like life.

  • @malcolmplatt3768
    @malcolmplatt37684 жыл бұрын

    I've been through that stretch of the river on several occasions but had never seen it fill up when they opened the gates like this, very cool.

  • @anaalfaro5092
    @anaalfaro50922 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful thank you

  • @BavonWW
    @BavonWW4 жыл бұрын

    Creepy, a loudspeaker issuing commands in the wilderness. Life-saver though

  • @EScott-zx2gs

    @EScott-zx2gs

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, his tone def gives a feeling that what he is saying is the most important thing ever spoken haha. Not sure about creepy. Now, if the loudspeaker starts playing the banjo music from "Deliverance" and the same guy starts screaming "Squeal like a pig!" that would be creepy. And probably hilarious...

  • @binskibinski1418

    @binskibinski1418

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not exactly - or anything like a “wilderness” area. Not with a campground, highway with cars going by, people in flip flops, a restaurant, etc. all in view.

  • @BavonWW

    @BavonWW

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@binskibinski1418 I agree with you. I should have looked a little harder.

  • @TwoonyHorned

    @TwoonyHorned

    3 жыл бұрын

    True. One day I was camping in the wilderness when a fake bird in a tree ahead uttered with a german intonation: "please identify immediatly".

  • @Tmosq
    @Tmosq4 жыл бұрын

    You were right...2019 here we are 6 years later and since then my canal has gone up atleast 5 feet.

  • @neville3151
    @neville31514 жыл бұрын

    The Jolly Green Giant flushed his toilet. You don't have to tell me twice.

  • @HHopebringer
    @HHopebringer4 жыл бұрын

    That first siren sounds like the alarms on the Tantive IV at the beginning of A New Hope!

  • @vonjt4077

    @vonjt4077

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thought I was the only one who noticed

  • @michellegoodwin7760
    @michellegoodwin7760 Жыл бұрын

    I got to see this happen in person just a few days ago, only the alarm system is not currently working. There were people playing on the rocks as the rapids were making their way down stream. There was only some man (a ranger) yelling at everyone to get out of the water and one guy was just not hearing him. It took four people yelling at this guy and his dog before he got out from under the bridge. It was kind of terrifying. Luckily everyone was fine!!

  • @tat2joecool

    @tat2joecool

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow I guess the Olympic center was powering the siren.

  • @adminsz3259

    @adminsz3259

    11 ай бұрын

    А я ещё подумала, как прекрасно, что нет дебилов на камнях, хоть звучи сирена, хоть нет - люди тут умные.

  • @PBST_RAIDZ

    @PBST_RAIDZ

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@adminsz3259 people swim in these waters all the time it.

  • @jerryadams2191
    @jerryadams21916 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. 😎👍👍

  • @chrisc9611
    @chrisc96112 жыл бұрын

    I visited here years ago. Such a fun place to play on a hot summer afternoon

  • @outdooradventurerafting2116
    @outdooradventurerafting2116 Жыл бұрын

    This is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you tat2joecool for telling us about this video.

  • @lukesmith5018
    @lukesmith50183 жыл бұрын

    I see the black riders have been trying to get to Rivendell again

  • @vivianpullen4936

    @vivianpullen4936

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so silly and foolish.

  • @newcreationinchrist1423

    @newcreationinchrist1423

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vivianpullen4936 oh chill out. He's just having fun.

  • @timw6596
    @timw65963 жыл бұрын

    When the water goes back down...I would so be out there with my gold pan ............. all that bed rock would be soooooooooo nice to pick thru !~

  • @swithinbarclay4797

    @swithinbarclay4797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Depending on how robust the local fish are, once the river lowers a bit, fishermen would be swarming so thick, they'd be getting in altercations about whose lines were tangling the others!

  • @jackie4350
    @jackie43504 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing. I loved it.

  • @venkatavenkey3842
    @venkatavenkey38424 жыл бұрын

    Wow supper video...beautiful water flowing...

  • @vsiegel
    @vsiegel4 жыл бұрын

    Nice warning system, nature made safe, without breaking anything. Similarly, the Swiss have automatic warning lights and sirens for mudflows.

  • @Bibibosh
    @Bibibosh6 жыл бұрын

    i scienctifically enjoyed this video for its interlectual properties of water and fun! this is awesome and people are stupid for the comments below!

  • @Scott-hr8xt

    @Scott-hr8xt

    5 жыл бұрын

    interlectual....yeah

  • @joannbeckley7071
    @joannbeckley70715 жыл бұрын

    That's pretty cool! 👍😎👌

  • @MJLeger-yj1ww
    @MJLeger-yj1ww4 жыл бұрын

    The Ocoee River in Tennessee is a dam-controlled river and they open flood-gates in the spring for mostly Class III and in some stretches, Class IV rafters. Boulders the size of cars are often in these white-water rivers, trees can come down, get into the river and cause strainers, which are very dangerous. This river looks quite safe though. Some pretty country! I did quite a bit of white-water rafting (NOT kayaking!) and I prefer the more technical, strategic smaller rivers to the huge mogul-rolling rivers like in the Grand Canyon, where you just mostly go up and down, up and down and I don't like brown water! Sometimes early spring rivers are fast and dangerous, and high so a little later and they're more fun, more technical. Too low and you can face the danger of strainers and wedges in the boulders and that's not fun, a wedged raft becomes WORK!

  • @planetbob4709

    @planetbob4709

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've been on the Ocoee River three or four times pretty good for a beginner after

  • @owgotstung5354
    @owgotstung53546 жыл бұрын

    This is very cool, there are 3 large hydroelectric dams on the Ocoee river owned by TVA, creatively named No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

  • @charlesshields305

    @charlesshields305

    5 жыл бұрын

    And dam No.4 will be an underwater gathering of thrill-seeking rafters smart-filming their last--but unmissable ! --trip to a breathless bottom.

  • @altafas65
    @altafas653 жыл бұрын

    One of the most amazing and wonderful scenery

  • @Skalb303
    @Skalb3032 жыл бұрын

    This is good news. Water levels need to rise. Many streams go dry in the summer, and to see them run year around would be a blessing.

  • @mistyforests9071
    @mistyforests90716 жыл бұрын

    I came for the title. I stayed for the white noise.

  • @S.P.B.222

    @S.P.B.222

    5 жыл бұрын

    Misty Forests that's very poetic, well suited for this beautiful scene.

  • @dorjasp582

    @dorjasp582

    5 жыл бұрын

    Misty Forests n7

  • @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    5 жыл бұрын

    I came for the title, I stayed waiting for the water.

  • @KanYhai

    @KanYhai

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why can't it be black

  • @slabriprock5329

    @slabriprock5329

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Dave C Having kayaked that river I and say you obviously don't know the power of moving water(and it looks a lot different from ground level).

  • @BeCoShooter
    @BeCoShooter3 жыл бұрын

    Get out of the riverbed, because people are floating in the riverbed.

  • @garrisonbrumblay9137
    @garrisonbrumblay91374 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that warning system TVA!!!

  • @rkcreativeideas
    @rkcreativeideas3 жыл бұрын

    Wow beautiful place 👍👍👍🌹💖

  • @4myimpala
    @4myimpala6 жыл бұрын

    827k views. Just shows how bad regular TV is. Can't wait for the sequel. The video isn't boring, I'm boring.

  • @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    5 жыл бұрын

    The sequel is they play it in reverse.

  • @ladycheyne5607

    @ladycheyne5607

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@biggawinnacrapsa3870 The reboot is gonna have trash in it

  • @baronsorgi1

    @baronsorgi1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Now this one is pretty boring

  • @davidgilbert1828

    @davidgilbert1828

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey that's an idea,video the water receding,about 8 days

  • @irenedavo3768

    @irenedavo3768

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sean Kelley nearly 5 Million views

  • @mudko3589
    @mudko35893 жыл бұрын

    love the ocoee , one of my favorite childhood kayaking spots

  • @holdenyoung9017

    @holdenyoung9017

    3 жыл бұрын

    Knew which river this was immediately. I miss TN

  • @mikejones6791
    @mikejones6791 Жыл бұрын

    Water is simultaneously the most incredible and destructive force on this planet and something we as humans will never truly conquer!

  • @nuriyamamoiez1162
    @nuriyamamoiez11622 жыл бұрын

    Mashaallah, Soo beautiful Rivers

  • @willyboy6126
    @willyboy61266 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome...almost like watching one of those Japan tsunami videos, but on a smaller scale. Plus, really shows the danger that is present below the water and rapids. I'll stay ashore and be a landlubber ....lol ;D