Reversing Falls St John, NB, Bay of Fundy

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10 жыл бұрын

Reversing Falls is a phenomenon in St. John, New Brunswick, on the Bay of Fundy, where the massive downstream current of the St. John River reverses direction at high tide. The day we shot the video the high tide was 24 feet.

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@elainebmack 5 жыл бұрын

It's remarkable to know that this has been happening for tens of thousands of years, and we are here to see it.

@hamstsorkxxor 5 жыл бұрын

I think the geomorphology in the area should be pretty young, due to the ice age, and the North American continental ice-sheet. Although, I must confess that I am unsure to the exact extent ice sheet, and the local paleo-coastline. But regardless of that, it is truly remarkable indeed.

@laptopsaysno 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting. I've just relocated here from out west and can share this with friends back home. Great photography

@colleenparsons8709 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video! I live beside reversing falls bridge and have a nice view of the water and bridge. I love walking to reversing falls look out as well. I go through some trails. Sooo relaxing

@DonnasRoadTrips 5 ай бұрын

I was there at the end of July 2023, truly remarkable event.

@shitty250r 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this , VERY COOL !

@ArronP 3 ай бұрын

i live in NB..ive been here since 1982..i never really understood the reversing falls.. but this vid was clear

@crisbirsa8882 6 жыл бұрын

great and impresive this place great job

@hightidesup 2 жыл бұрын

Astonishing footage; moreover, brilliant narrative about the tide! Love it!

@Dargonkin527 2 жыл бұрын

The real amazing part is when you realize that this started out as a "normal" waterfall with the river water falling into the Bay. Now the Bay of Fundy's water level has risen enough to force the river back up twice a day....Mother Nature is awesome!!!

@joeconnors1751 2 жыл бұрын

You are full of shit bud,, keep your liberal fake climate change bs to yourself

@Dargonkin527 2 жыл бұрын

@@joeconnors1751 nope just had a geography class or two But I also do not mean this was yesterday either, You keep yappin though ....:)

@lesbarberotins10 3 ай бұрын

Bonjour, merci d'avoir passé ton temps précieux, pour nous créer cette agréable vidéo. Belle journée, à bientôt :) 💚 Like 616

@Violetentity 6 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@bruceatwood9402 11 ай бұрын

I have navigated a sailboat both upstream and downstream through the falls, at the slack at mid-tide. Here the maximum current is at low tide when the river and tidal flow are in sync. The maximum reversed current upstream is at high tide. (You are used to seeing slack, no current, at low and high tides, but not here.) Here is why: The Bay of Fundy has a range of water height of about 25 feet from lo to hi. But upstream of the falls, in the river, the tidal range is only about 2 feet. This is because there are lakes up there, and there is not enough time for them to loose and gain enough water through the narrow channel to have larger tides. The high tide in the ocean in the bay is about 12 feet higher than the level of the lakes and river, so the flow over the rapids is upstream into the lakes. At low tide in the bay the water is about 12 feet lower than the lakes and river so the water flows downstream. At mid tide in the bay the water is within a foot or so of the lake level and the water goes slowly, and then slack when the water levels of Bay and lakes are the same. If you look on Google maps you can see the lakes.

@clioflano421 Жыл бұрын

The tidal wave that goes up the River Severn in Wales u.k is cool because you can ride the wave on a surf board. But it only happens once/twice a year in spring.

@deathbycheese850 Ай бұрын

We have reverse falls in Western Australia. And in Scotland.

@Caddellgolfingtours 5 жыл бұрын

It also happens at the Connell bridge oban Scotland the loch empty,s at low tide then fills up when the tide reverses

@hadz8671 2 жыл бұрын

"The Falls of Lora" at the mouth of Loch Etive.

@OldDocSilver 6 жыл бұрын

You can see something similar in Levie Quebec. The Saint Lawrence River reverses with the tides. In the winter the movement is even more dramatic with the flow of ice in the river

@joeconnors1751 2 жыл бұрын

Not even close! The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world and a big tide is around 30'

@kolio4917 6 жыл бұрын

That's amazing

@bobberger918 3 жыл бұрын

Good video 📹 👍

@chrishoo2 3 жыл бұрын

Please take a look at the Horizontal Falls in Western Australia for something similar & perhaps more impressive.

@suezaple4950 6 жыл бұрын

awesome comes in fast

@anilkumarsharma8901 2 жыл бұрын

So much water make energy⚡ from🌊 🌊waves and it's become free 🔌electric power💪 for all

@spenceisthebest1 2 жыл бұрын

Deception pass in Washington state has a similar affect to this but not this extreme. This is awesome

@bradleysteeves7891 2 жыл бұрын

St. John River in Saint John, New Brunswick

@johnstevens2867 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bradley. I was about to make the same comment.

@Hiramcast 3 ай бұрын

1:18 are those rocks moving or is it a glitch? Especially noticeable at x2 speed Edit: I figured it's likely an applied video footage stabilizing effect that makes these distortions.

@nowayyearight9757 2 жыл бұрын

I have lived here for over 50 years I have yet to see any falls. This is more like reversing tides. Its such a beautiful place and they have that god ugly pulp mill there.

@robgeist5315 Жыл бұрын

I’m here because Jim made fun of reversing falls in one of his standup routines.

@haroldsmith8698 6 жыл бұрын

THE THINGB IS::: I have viewed this video time and time agan I am not sure if the river is to the right or to the left in this video. I have herd the river is to the right, it should be to the left in this video.

@Violetentity 6 жыл бұрын

He shot from different sides. At the end when he is across from the pulp mill the river is to the right. I live here in Saint John and this is one of my favorite past times just watching the water rush by.

@luv6071 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Thomas?

@cissiemcmullen5748 6 жыл бұрын

Smolbean4230

@redcanoe1 2 жыл бұрын

First documented by Samuel Champlain

@djosearth3618 2 жыл бұрын

falls that no fall? ;]

@johnbowlan4255 7 жыл бұрын

Ya , Saint John not St. John .. Learned that on my G.P.S.!!!!!!

@alahhart3368 6 жыл бұрын

St. John's is in NFLD Actually the Charter reads St. John NB as does the river because the French Arrived on St. John the Baptise day. Early books published in St. John at the turn of the 20th century say St. John. and was I think until around 1949 when NFLD joined Canada or as the Newfies think Canada joined NFLD. Some did not know the Difference between St. John's NFLD and St. John N. B. They rewarded stupity with changing the name of the FIRST Incorporated City in British North America St. John to Saint John and many now call the St. John River Saint John river This injustice should be corrected to rename St John back to it's roots.

@JamesBiggar 2 жыл бұрын

@@alahhart3368 St. is just the abbreviation for Saint. St. John and Saint John are the same. You're literally saying "Saint" when you speak it. Arguing about semantics like this is trivial nonsense.

@MarkoSkid121 3 жыл бұрын

QI brought me to this

@soorajnarayan5482 8 жыл бұрын

Actually it's Saint John not St. John. St. John is at New Found land

@stevensmith585 7 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's St. John's, New Foundland . . . not St. John

@PerrettHaynes 6 жыл бұрын

And actually it's Newfoundland, all one word. :)

@alahhart3368 6 жыл бұрын

St. John's is in NFLD Actually the Charter reads St. John NB as does the river. and was I think until around 1949 when NFLD joined Canada or as the Newfies think Canada joined NFLD. Some did not know the Difference between St. John's NFLD and St. John N. B. They rewarded stupity with changing the name of the FIRST Incorporated City in British North America St John to Saint John and many now call the St. John River Saint John river.

@marcopulse Жыл бұрын

It's spelled Saint John, NB

@moenmac 2 жыл бұрын

This same thing happens through Deception Pass in WA state, only on a much smaller scale.

@bobjohnston5527 2 жыл бұрын

Tide takes every six hours

@nack3218 Жыл бұрын

Great video - shame about the soundtrack . . . .

@jerrymyahzcat Ай бұрын

You need to do something about the wind buffeting the microphone. It’s nearly impossible to hear your narration. It’s not a Falls though. It’s just a river outlet/inlet. A waterfall is quite different.

@heyitsvos 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I guess we now know where Saul Goodman went into witness protection 🤣

@johnknowing-zr8de 4 жыл бұрын

FAKE tourist wording, there no water falls ONLY rapids. I grew up on a creek that had REAL water falls over 10ft high.

@embededfabrication4482 Жыл бұрын

It's just rapids, magnetic hill is more fun

@Mark-st7mp 5 жыл бұрын

less talking would be more...

@bocabec6744 9 ай бұрын

I wonder why there is not a dam built to harness the tide both ways? Hydro-electric is pretty cool.

@kr-pm1xg 2 жыл бұрын

👤 Ever smell it.?... I'm pretty sure... ...it's "Revolting Falls.".. ....🦨💨....

@JamesBiggar 2 жыл бұрын

A friend convinced me to fish on the falls with him once. Said we'd catch some nice striped bass. And he did, along with everything from diapers to used condoms. Big no thanks for me. It's loaded with trash and looks as disgusting as it smells. Never went back.

@johnstevens2867 2 жыл бұрын

That would be the Irving pulp mill. With a good breeze you can smell it out at Loch Lomond. That and the refinery. ca. 1963