Lake disappearing after dam breaks in northeastern Minnesota

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Ай бұрын

The 100-year-old Sullivan Lake Dam broke under pressure after last week's torrential rains, dropping the lake level five to six feet.

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@juicykiwi7347 Ай бұрын

Land of 9,999 lakes…

@jeffg4392 Ай бұрын

9,999 lakes in the state 9,999 lakes ,break a dam oh man 9,998 lakes in the state. 9,998 lakes in the the state 9,998, break a dam………..

@ZenDreaming60 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@erickort1987 Ай бұрын

🤣

@CrackerBarrelkid Ай бұрын

Dam 😂

@johnellg9399 Ай бұрын

Government did this. That's why we have those black license plates now!

@gruntforever7437 Ай бұрын

Lasted nearly 120 years with very little maintenance. I would say that is a pretty good reference for whoever built it. The idiot trying to say otherwise glossed over the fact that it as the lack of maintenance that caused this

@m4rvinmartian Ай бұрын

*Sounds like it's been nothing but luck up to now, if it can't handle a 100yr flood.* The 'luck' obv being... this is the first 100 year flood it saw.

@bobroberts2371 Ай бұрын

The dam never failed, the discharge gates got clogged by debris from heavy rain, this caused water to flow around the dam.

@gruntforever7437 Ай бұрын

@@m4rvinmartian do you have a cite that it is only a 100 year flood?

@NondescriptMammal Ай бұрын

It was a very small dam, maybe ten feet tall, basically an earthen dam reinforced with wood and stone, holding back a six foot deep reservoir. It's in such a remote location, that it was only inspected every ten years or so, because its failure was considered such a low hazard.

@watermelonlalala Ай бұрын

Not sure what he means - engineers were building dams, bridges and canals since the beginning of history. Army Corps of Engineers was formed in 1775.

@bobroberts2371 Ай бұрын

And the dam never failed, water went around it due to the discharge gates becoming clogged with debris from heavy rains.

@kevintaylor1434 Ай бұрын

@watermelonlalala, he meant the Beavers 🦫 🤣

@minnesotajack1 Ай бұрын

It’s not disappearing…. it’s just going somewhere else

@mr.factoid105 Ай бұрын

just like dear old dad

@oakachoby1483 Ай бұрын

i can relate after these past 4 years i there are times i would like to go somewhere else

@patroberts5449 Ай бұрын

The lake is just being reborn into a river again! Water is very lucky, next thing it will evaporate and fall as a thunderstorm over the ocean, float north and become an iceberg!!

@jeanettejack2152 Ай бұрын

@@mr.factoid105 LOL

@thebr0wnhornet Ай бұрын

Call a beaver 🦫

@NunYa953 Ай бұрын

You mean to tell me when a dam breaks, a lake drains? 🤯

@zanefischer1984 Ай бұрын

Yes, lakes drain when dams break.....

@slymcfly123 Ай бұрын

And it gets colder when it's nighttime... You are purposely trying to undersell the real problem.

@dreamsleeper1568 Ай бұрын

Atleast it lasted 95 years.

@dealan-dhe Ай бұрын

114 years

@dreamsleeper1568 Ай бұрын

@@dealan-dhe oh that’s even more amazing!!! 🤩

@SB_Outdoorz Ай бұрын

Maybe sending more money to other countries will help fix and maintain our own infrastructure.........😮

@minnesotajack1 Ай бұрын

We’ll be importing dams from Ukraine soon

@FinalGateway Ай бұрын

Gaza, Ukraine, Israel, and Russia have way more than us.. the so called people.

@fuccingdye Ай бұрын

Blame your state reps lmao

@1313greer13yt Ай бұрын

Sadly only 1 republican voted for the last infrastructure bill (25 abstained). No money was sent anywhere, only equipment/aid paid for under the military budget. Perhaps reinstate the taxes on wealthiest Americans would be a good place to start. BAH SHEEP BAAH you people just bleat the same nonsense.

@deepashtray5605 Ай бұрын

Even if all overseas spending ended right now, do you seriously believe Congress would actually spend money on this? Or just give corporate executive even more tax breaks?

@williamlawson8684 Ай бұрын

It's called 'passing the buck' to the next administration to deal with nothing new ...Hello McFly SMH

@Cbotham Ай бұрын

It’s crazy how it’s always somebody else’s problem, right?

@Suncast45 Ай бұрын

So instead of a lake house now you have a country cabin!

@user-gg5cf8sj9w Ай бұрын

This wouldn't be funny if it happened to you

@TheMW2informer Ай бұрын

@@user-gg5cf8sj9w100% true it’s not a joke

@Suncast45 Ай бұрын

@@user-gg5cf8sj9w I know it is really sad !

@edgein3299 Ай бұрын

The same thing happened at Lake Delton in Wisconsin Dells. The dam broke taking houses near the damn for a ride down the Wisconsin River. Lake Delton was completely empty except for a small stream flowing down the middle of it. The bottom was packed with decades of silt. I walked out on it and got stuck waist deep in the muck. Was lucky to crawl out of it, but covered head to toe looking and smelling like I took a dip in a septic tank. I wasn’t the only one though. Saw several others crawling too.

@crystalhanson1483 24 күн бұрын

I was THINKING about Lake Delton, WI at the time of Media Reporting this :) :) Thank You.

@scott4482 Ай бұрын

Reservoirs tend to do that when the dam that created them is gone.

@UltraCollagenBooster Ай бұрын

What did the fish say when it bumped into a wall? 🤔

@theastuteangler Ай бұрын

dam!

@pattmahiney Ай бұрын

Yeah, totally not important to upkeep the integrity of the dam; let's just be like, "omg, so historic, a hundred years," and then be like, "oh, yeah -- not even on our property soooo not our problem 🤷." Thanks for sharing. This is annoying. P.S. Fix the DAM thing.

@andrewb2111 Ай бұрын

The I-35 bridge was designed by an engineer. How long did that last before falling into the river? Sometimes, people who actually build things know how to do it better. Hence why it lasted this long.

@ernestnelson2407 Ай бұрын

It wasn't designed by an engineer, but it stood virtually untouched for 120 years. The engineers today can't design a dam, bridge, or roof that will stand for mor than 10 years or at least struggle to

@nobrainsnoheadache2434 Ай бұрын

you need to stop lviing in the past old man, and accept the fact that many things are done way better than they used to be

@kuidaorekitchen5850 Ай бұрын

Is you next story that local man drains bathtub and it gradually gets less and less???

@barriegregory6606 Ай бұрын

I think it is a Reservoir not a lake if it's man-made.

@dans3379 Ай бұрын

The definitions of the words lake and reservoir say you are wrong. 😅

@JohnnyPeacenic Ай бұрын

They think the dam lastest this long because there was no engineer involved when it was built.

@hawkman302 Ай бұрын

Damaged damn? Damn worked fine, the trees blocked the water from discharge locations which caused the water to divert.

@jimbobhaha Ай бұрын

That's a dam shame.

@TTTzzzz Ай бұрын

Lack of maintenance again.

@user-jn9gv9ve6e Ай бұрын

michigan had the same thing happen 4 years ago. the dams were 100 years old.

@lewcrowley3710 Ай бұрын

Maybe a Viking ship will be uncovered

@kingjsolomon Ай бұрын

You wish lol

@thompsonjerry3412 Ай бұрын

Oh hey, maybe do some maintainance.

@seanreid349 Ай бұрын

Not a lake, reservoir

@Sureyoudo Ай бұрын

It's a reservoir not a lake!

@gantmj Ай бұрын

Could only muster a photo of the dam...

@scott5803 Ай бұрын

Ain't a man in the world hold back a bunch of water when it wants to go.

@perks2686 Ай бұрын

Land of 9,999 lakes now

@Arational Ай бұрын

Hire a family of beavers. They will fix the dam fast.

@henrymorgan3982 Ай бұрын

It's just a lake. Nobody will be held accountable anyway. Feel sorry for the fish though.

@kenneth9874 Ай бұрын

That's a shallow lake.

@willie346 Ай бұрын

Cheap lake front property!

@thurgoodstubbs9670 Ай бұрын

People commenting about how crappy the dam is / was and they fail to notice the dam hasn’t failed yet. The electric company dropped the ball here in my opinion. When heavy rains come dam operators need to open the flood gates to release the excess water. This dam held and the excess water had to go somewhere so it went around the dam. The people that lost structures should sue or be compensated for the power companies ignorance. This didn’t have to happen at all.

@hotfootproductions9783 Ай бұрын

This is what happens when we don't take care of things in America first. Wait until all the bridges and and tunnels start collapsing. You have to do maintenance on everything if you want it to function properly. Instead the county just blames someone else.

@pattmahiney Ай бұрын

FOR REAL!! Lmao 😂😂 'hundred years old' my ass; fix the DAM thing.

@AppalachianPatriot Ай бұрын

Biden’s Build Back Better will fix it.

@Nova_Scotia_Adventurer Ай бұрын

That's racismsist Ukraine needs 10% for the Big Guy

@jasonpatnoude2836 Ай бұрын

ah.. the gullible red hat's have came out from their J6 SHAME to believe more dumb crap... I remember when Men never idolized other men.. but you MAGATS would eat corn out of trumps turds while he shat upon the Constitution. Vets against Dump

@MikeC2K10 Ай бұрын

We don't have to wait. They already have started collapsing.

@nostromo4269 Ай бұрын

Maybe they should have taken better care of their stuff

@rottenrobbie7 Ай бұрын

Madisan- cutest voice ever.

@kenbobwrites Ай бұрын

When I lived in Minnesota, Mankato was in the southern part of the state. Did flooding move that dam to northeast Minnesota?

@jbkid5706 Ай бұрын

This is a different incident than your thinking of. There has been a lot of flooding in the northern part of the state also.

@kenbobwrites Ай бұрын

@@jbkid5706 The headline of this video said "Lake disappearing after dam breaks in Northeastern Minnesota..."

@jbkid5706 Ай бұрын

@@kenbobwrites 2 dams broke. 1 in southern MN by Mankato and one in the north.

@davidanderson1620 Ай бұрын

0 maintenance = neglect ?

@timlewis5096 Ай бұрын

Look how quickly various Depatments get into buck passing mode!!!! seems instinctual

@MagusMik Ай бұрын

So they knew about it but didn't put the time into fix it, I feel people in charge of these Forest Services should either get more help or actually do some improvement projects. Thankfully the Dam was more like a beaver dam so not too much damage from the new flow

@erickort1987 Ай бұрын

all the critters that got washed away

@Steamxgeiger Ай бұрын

No ones ever responsible ✅🙄

@druid4835 Ай бұрын

almost like they should invest more into infrastructure

@adamlee9461 Ай бұрын

Damn

@marknova420 Ай бұрын

Dam that's crraaaazy....

@kevintaylor1434 Ай бұрын

The Fish are free , Shame about the damage to all the peoples homes , But it would be a great chance to muck out the lake before rebuilding the dam.

@mogulmayhem Ай бұрын

where am I going to floot my pontoon boot now?

@deepashtray5605 Ай бұрын

Dam it! There goes another one.

@Teenagegoogoomuk Ай бұрын

Dumped that right in Uncle Gov's lap! didn't they

@lonikostiew4277 Ай бұрын

You need to get some beavers in there to fix it properly 😂

@chrishall8803 Ай бұрын

I heard a beavers voice on there didn't see what she looked like

@mizb.9170 Ай бұрын

Hmm Same thing happened here in Maine this month…weird

@poetmaggie1 Ай бұрын

Lakes made by dams do disappear.

@yaaxiik Ай бұрын

⛈️🌪️

@Highly-censored Ай бұрын

Funny the way that works ... drain the water and the water level recedes.

@codeack101wlck Ай бұрын

Not the dnr's problem, good luck getting the fed to do anything, and it would be a disaster if a local fixed it

@kingjames9564 Ай бұрын

Damnit

@m4rvinmartian Ай бұрын

*Insert **_Spiderman_Clones_Pointing_at_Each_Other_meme.jpg_*

@adamlee9461 Ай бұрын

Fish jail break

@johnellg9399 Ай бұрын

Like they really have to stand 8 ft away from each other during the interview. Give me a break. Still trying to perpetuate the BS.

@shoemakerleve9 Ай бұрын

So instead of doing an engineering study on this dam and realizing that it is unstable, they decided to ignore the problem and push it on a different government body. I guarantee you that nobody will ever claim full responsibility here.

@Elephant65 Ай бұрын

Built by beavers back in 1905. Can't believe it broke!

@katiehettinger7857 Ай бұрын

This now gone-away lake. 😢

@lucille7069 Ай бұрын

Isn't Minnesota the name for land of many lakes?

@stevengoff5291 Ай бұрын

Most dams are over 100 years old

@jessejohnson999 Ай бұрын

Show me more

@drumswest5035 Ай бұрын

Thats a dam?...beavers could have done a better job

@phild8095 Ай бұрын

Those complaining about foreign aid, that really is a small amount compared to what is spent in the US. If you want to complain about something that sucks up a s-ton of money, how about subsidizing single mothers.

@craigbuchanan5294 Ай бұрын

Wasn’t designed by an engineer, almost 100 years old , built of earth , had very little maintenance, probably built by hand ! Seems to me it was very well constructed then ! Just sayin them old timers had it going 👍🏻

@crystalhanson1483 24 күн бұрын

I was told those Earthin' Dams were built during the Great Depression, part of the Government Work Programs to get people "working". The Dams were built, I wasn't told what the Dams were made with, BUT the Counties were to Budget $ $ $ for FUTURE improvements/ replacements. These Dams were supposed to last about 25 YEARS NOT to last 75 to 100 YEARS!

@sheilafreeman3610 Ай бұрын

prime Creator is taking Her Earth back from all the modifications done to her!

@az55544 Ай бұрын

Um. That’s the physics of lake v dam.

@kevintaylor1434 Ай бұрын

It's funny in a bad way we had money to make all the dams , which made the lakes , but we never have any money to fix or repair them.

@ol-Daddy-doodoo Ай бұрын

Single chanel audio. Quality...

@g-dcomplex1609 Ай бұрын

You mean reservoir

@SilentStudioExplores Ай бұрын

So its back to the way it was supposed to be...

@scottkraft1062 Ай бұрын

Duhhhhhhhh

@AppalachianPatriot Ай бұрын

That’s what happens.

@user-gg5cf8sj9w Ай бұрын

Money for war, no money for infrastructure

@whitedragon5578 Ай бұрын

Nature doing what Nature does best, redesigning mother earth . Unfortunately someone put a small speed-bump in the path. No problem Nature took care it !! Its on federal forest land - Nature happens !!

@crystalhanson1483 24 күн бұрын

One small low lying area was flooded several years :) So, the COUNTY decided to move an old, narrow, cement bridge to where the flood waters went into area farmer's fields so they can't plant crops. It wasn't more than a YEAR {chuckling}, the small "brook" decided to MOVE BACK. . .to it's original place where it had been for hundreds of years. :) :) :) BOY! Was the COUNTY Father's "M A D"! ! ! The farmer's effected could "tile" their low lying fields and they'd be "fine" IF THE "BROOK" DECIDES TO MOVE AGAIN :) :) :)

@reacespeaces2 Ай бұрын

Lake front property no more.

@icelandviking1961 Ай бұрын

May be a good time to look for some lost firearms I lost in a boating accident.

@OptimisticIguana-fu8mw Ай бұрын

Ah yes! The land of 9,999 lakes lol.

@deborahs.9389 Ай бұрын

Rock hunters dream to clean out the lake bottom $$$$

@chiefjoseph8154 Ай бұрын

FJB

@LD__ Ай бұрын

🙃

@benstevens4228 Ай бұрын

Jimmy Hoffa body

@j19527 23 күн бұрын

Unacceptable. We got dumb asses running Minnesota.

@NineInchTyrone Ай бұрын

MORE MONEY FOR ISRAEL !

@Kiyoone Ай бұрын

Hire BEAVERS

@Dnn411 Ай бұрын

interesting: denying responsibility.

@FISHPOT77 Ай бұрын

How about looking into repairing or even better replacing hundred year old anything. You don't live in hundred year old house without repairs. Your body won't last a hundred years without repairs. Spend some money to help Americans first.

@russellamaru5175 Ай бұрын

Didn't these genius politicians ever think about preventive maintenance budgets for this old dam and the people that would be impacted by the dam failure? Typical bureaucratic excuses of "no, we're not the ones responsible" type of game when things go bad.