What is the main use or reason for this dam? Just curious I'm not one of those tear down the dams looney. Dams have a purpose or multiple jobs to perform. Also where is this located? I'm Eastern Washington state a couple miles where the Snake River joins the Columbia River here we have four dams with locks and hydropower plants. Known as the four lower Snake River Dams also they equipped with fish bypass systems groups from the far left have set their sites on them for removal to save the local Orca pods in Puget sound. It's a stupid argument they lacking facts but like other looney lefty causes even though it's very small percent of a percent but they squeak a lot and loudly while the rest have to work for living, And Democrats politics don't play on level field, they want to remove four facilities that are as green energy as it gets.

What is taking so long? it only took 5 years to build hover Dam its been 4 years

Nice ariel as usual. Stationary LIVE CAM, even though nice to have, can't compete with your Drone footage. Now that these gate walls going up, blocks alot of the views of work being done. Thanks for your time for us to view the project from the air. Happy 4th of July to You and Fam 🎆🇺🇲

Like that version better, close flying and the usual circle up higher. It's nice to get a detailed close up.

The old power house would make a great bar. After watching a ball game you could to the Dam Bar, hell you could go to the Dam Bar when ever you wanted.

Superb drone flying. That first 4 minute shot is epic! Great work. Really helps to see angles that the live cam doesn't cover. Any chance you could shoot the staging area away to the South West please? Used to be a cat park in the old days.

Thanks I live in California and been following this since the flooding . Great drone shots.

Looks like today would’ve been the day to go down there! Pumping concrete, cranes moving, lot of fun stuff to video. I’ll get down there again some time next week, hopefully.

Thanks. You video shows areas Joedan's camera can't

It's nice when there's not a Work Crew so you have free range to video w/o disturbing any work being done. One of your Best Videos! They don't put full days of work anymore, probably cause of the "Money Issue". Secord Dam looks to be almost Complete now, with water flowing through the New Spillway! Just a few workers round the dam area tweeking stuff. Most if the landscaping seems to be done. Anyways, nice job on the Video! You're gettn' very skilled with the Drone now. Enjoy Summer

Some pretty bold flying right there - Excellent!

Who’s paying for that?

Who’s paying for this?

Unless plans have changed, the emergency spillway will be approximately where the river is currently re-routed. This new bay going in at the opposite end of the spillways from the old powerhouse is either going to be a seventh spillway with a crest gate or perhaps a low level water outlet for passing flows in the winter. I thought they would be using the passageways in the powerhouse to do that, but seeing as they've completely filled in the tailrace with concrete they've either abandoned plans for a low level outlet or are going to incorporate one into a spillway. Really wish FLTF would post the final design on their web site to clear this up. The design posted before all the construction started has 8 spillway gates and a powerhouse that was half as long as the current building. But the building appears to be retaining it's current footprint so designs have changed at least somewhat since then.

Great video any chance you could go up to the new M30bridge being built and film any of that?

Thanks again for taking the time to post this video. Looks like a lot of work and rework going on.

Things have really ramped up here at Sanford Dam. Getting a 360° areial view puts the project in perspective. Looks like Legal Matters are gonna slow things down, it sounds like. Work here at Sanford will continue till end of year and then a "Full Stop", unless matters get resolved in Court. Secord Dam almost finished, but they too, shutting down shortly! Sounds like a mess with Property Owners vs Construction Costs! Sis and Hubby were up at their place at Secord Lake area (Tib River). Said locals not sure what's to come! Sad. Pontoon remains in the garage (Brand New-bought wk before catastrophe of dam systems. But, your areials are enjoyable to view from above. Thanks for your Time sharing!

Wonderful video. It really puts the monumental task of rebuilding that dam into perspective.

SO…..why is this dam and area worth so much time and money…. They have spent millions, I am wondering why. What is the greater value?

Thanks for the timely updates. You are recording history!! Another possible historical interest would be the new M30 bridge.

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Thanks taking the time to post this great video

These weekly flyovers are fantastic. They fill the gaps you can't see in the webcam and provide the big picture. Thanks again!!

Please if possible be there when they do final open new spillway.

Never have so few had so MUCH.

This is kind of funny, here in the Panhandle of Texas there is a town of about say 50 residents and right down the road is a Dam both with the same name Samford, TX and Samford Dam. So when I saw " S A N F O R D dam. I went "wow" and then it hit, I are 1 letter off

Where is Sanford dam? There is nothing in the description.

lol. Straight across in Wisconsin. There is Blue Harbor. Looks exactly like that white and red hotel.

There's a lot going on, had to watch twice.

Thanks for this video update on the progress of the dams. I still can’t believe this all happened since I came out here to Colorado. Living in Gladwin we used to bring the kids and our friends, and their kids out there to the park right there during the summer. They are in they’re 20’s now. Lol. I’m glad it’s all coming back together. My grandparents lived right on the river. It rounded through my grandpas farm fields and we used to go there for summer vacation when I was a kid living up in Fife Lake, Mi by Traverse City. It was always fun going there for a couple of weeks every summer. I’m pretty sure his old house would have been destroyed by the water. Anyways this is great. Thank you a bunch for doing these videos. It’s my only way to see what is going on until I make it back to Michigan. I like Colorado, but I love Michigan!

I recently purchased a new stereo receiver so that I could listen to music like this on the radio, in the old days we called it "easy listening" music. However, it appears that it is no more - as least on the radio. Can you tell me where you find this music - would prefer not to have to go back to subscription music. BTW, love your drone views.

Thanks again for another awesome aerial view of this project progress! Your efforts are much appreciated!!

Beautiful homes owned by the 0.1%ers, but wow, these are the people that are never happy because they are always competing with the Jones's next door. Sad life to live each day one upping the neighbor with a bigger yacht, bigger house, better view, etc.

THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU!

A lot smarter build than the Secord Dam. Great update didn't know they were so far into build.

Great, I have a place on Smallwood thanks for the update. It’s too bad some group is trying to put a stop to this.

Fantastic video. This really helps since the live cam is very limited. Somewhat comical to see this gigantic supplemental and emergency gateway. I certainly wish they had incorporated flood control into the design by incorporating upstream controls rather then just reacting by dumping and flooding downstream.

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Love your vids, I will continue to be subscribed

Thank you

Good job thanks

Who engineered that. It looks like someone knew nothing about water control. Great update at least we can count on you.

Awesome Video! Thanx for taking the time to "Drone" Secord! Will be forwarding this Video to Sis who have house a on Tibo R tributary to Secord Dam. Their pontoon still in marina in background!

Thanks again for the great video !

Amazing how effective the coffer dam is now. Last video there were substantial leaks, but they have obviously been fixed.

Very cool. The Tridge looks cool at night.

I hope you don't mind me sharing your footage of Sanford Dam, almost everyone I have shared it with has thanked me for sharing it and I would like to pass them Thank you's on to you for the informative video's.

this is Huge Waste of money well your state Roads an other stuff is Junk. But now people can us this as why did you replace or keep this when theres NOTHING good from it

Thank you. Question why they poured yards of new concrete and then a little over a year later rip it out. Thank you for the continual updates.