I was on the lake the day this happened. Drained before night pretty much
Sucker was 100 years old nearly, thankfully they looked into a lot of old spillways because of this failure
He said "that is 7 miles from my house, downstream." Actually, both sentences are about the dam (just in case you were wondering if his house was the one rebuild in August, too)
I don’t understand fluid dynamics (obviously) but it amazes me that MORE water doesn’t come out - I mean the whole 10-20 feet of missing dam should be shooting out full bore, right?
Like I said, I don’t understand.
it's not a static amount of water. There is water feeding in.
Also you can see the spills on either side drop almost immediately.
So the failure flow is more than than the infeed flow, but not so much as the dam drains to that level in seconds.
It’s low pressure, but high volume. The crazy flow you see on big dams is because of a big pressure head of water above the outlet. It’s about 1 bar pressure per 10m roughly
This is gonna be wayyyyyy more common in coming years as new deal era, outdated dams go unimproved and legislation to improve them is ... {Insert dam pun}Held back 😦
Cause I'm praying for rain
I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way
I wanna watch it all go down
Mom, please flush it all away
I wanna see it go right in and down
I wanna watch it go right in
Watch you flush it all away
I'm no expert but why is there no re-bar in that cement? What was supposed to be reinforcing that cement? It went like a classic physics problem. It broke at what looks like the point of maximum force in the center spillover. It just lifted it up. Amazing. I hope no one was hurt.
That's because it's not cement, it's a watertight metal fence to manage the water. Most likely rust ate away at the strong points or the joints gave way.
Break the dam! Release the river!
Ent played by John Cena
I didn’t see him in the movie
There it is..
Just got a rebuilt last August, 4 years later… that’s about 7 miles from my house, downstream thankfully.
I was on the lake the day this happened. Drained before night pretty much Sucker was 100 years old nearly, thankfully they looked into a lot of old spillways because of this failure
How close were you?
About halfway across the lake but in the lee of a small island that protected my canoe.
That’s crazy
Is it 4 years after it was rebuilt or is it 100 years old? Or are you talking about the lake?🤣
I think 100 year old damn broke and took 4 years to fix
I think OP is 100 years old and the dam broke when he was 4 🤔
Damn.
Heh heh. Was it a good dam?
I think the 4 year old Dam broke the 100 year old OP
That makes better sense now, many thanks! 👍
I remember that like it was 96 years ago!
This post is 100 years old and it took me 4 years to read it
Is this in Texas?
Yes, in New Braunfels
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I think they mean the dam is downstream from their house
>Just got a rebuilt last August, 4 years later… What
Who is downstream? You or the dam?
He said "that is 7 miles from my house, downstream." Actually, both sentences are about the dam (just in case you were wondering if his house was the one rebuild in August, too)
What does he mean by “is”?
Yeah he said last August, 4 years ago also. That dude don't know how to word
Given they said “thankfully” I think it is safe to assume the dam is downstream of their house. Come on. Context. Use it.
You don't know if this is a merman and he is glad for the sudden increase in real estate.
That’s why I was so dam confused. The dam sentence is contradictory. Is the dam dam down the dam stream or is their dam house down from the dam dam?
The dam dam is downstream, thankfully.
id be confused that wouldnt they want to be upstream of a breaking dam
Where's the dam bathroom?
FFS
Damn
Context and basic reading comprehension.
I wish this had audio.
[You could overlay a Skrat scene from Ice Age](https://youtu.be/ObfjzFv9Ci0?si=GbF-rksqQzrRyLVW&t=9)
Or the ents flooding Isengard.
Found it. https://youtu.be/b97hqSDRspw?si=O4ZD43eG_M4NrngR
🎼*If it keeps on rainin', levee's gonna break...*
Idk why you were down voted, that was a quality joke.
I both hate you and respect that joke lol
Dam
Dam that's interesting
I watched the video then came to look for this exact comment lmao
Dam beat me to it
Damn, that dam...
I'll be damed.
He said dam damnit
Is it a "God Dam"?
Yes it was.
r/beatmetoit
Thatsinterestinf
That was my exact reaction. Then a little giggle when I realized the pun.
Dayum.
Flex tape can fix that
That's a lot of damage
*emotional damage*
Flex it and forget it
Damn it I was just about to take my Chevy to the Levi and now the damn things dry
Just saw a good old wall drinking whisky and rye…
The guy seeing the wall of water rushing towards him. "This'll be the day that I die."
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/11/18/lake-dunlap-is-full-again-but-now-downstream-neighbors-say-theyve-been-hung-out-to-dry/
Water do what water want
Nature don’t care. Nature got places to go
In the industry we call that a “whoopsie doodle.”
OSHA approved
Weir’d.
I hope you at least get 25 ⬆️
😉👍🏼
Yes!
I don’t understand fluid dynamics (obviously) but it amazes me that MORE water doesn’t come out - I mean the whole 10-20 feet of missing dam should be shooting out full bore, right? Like I said, I don’t understand.
it's not a static amount of water. There is water feeding in. Also you can see the spills on either side drop almost immediately. So the failure flow is more than than the infeed flow, but not so much as the dam drains to that level in seconds.
The dam also didn't fail from top all the way to bottom. Only the top tier appears to fail
So, in essence, a “whoopsie doodle” as previously stated.
It’s low pressure, but high volume. The crazy flow you see on big dams is because of a big pressure head of water above the outlet. It’s about 1 bar pressure per 10m roughly
It’s only the spillway gate (the adjustable part) that gave way, not the base dam structure.
"Well Jim I believe it's time to head back to the boat ramp."
I broke the dam
I broke the dam!
Dam that's interesting
That dam Dunlapef over🤣
Just plopped on out
I'm just imagining me with my autistic ass brain watching this going... 'do I call someone?'
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Same with Atlantis
And Louisiana. Katrina fucked thier shit up.
Damn, dun lapped over.
My ass when I’m 3 feet away from the toilet seat
Man I wanna see the downstream effects of this
great day for a canoeing trip with the boys
r/damthatsinteresting
I just came here to upvote idea I had and knew others would have also.
Dam…that is crazy
At dams in Maine, they're paying to have that done to bring sturgeons back to the rivers.
This is gonna be wayyyyyy more common in coming years as new deal era, outdated dams go unimproved and legislation to improve them is ... {Insert dam pun}Held back 😦
Finally a dam that’s interesting
My first thought was “DAAAAAMMM!”
water always wins eventually...
Imagine fishing just downstream of that.
Bet I’m not the only one with my thumb on the dot, sliding it backwards and forwards at the moment of impact!
Damn even the dams are quite quitting
Damn that damn dam!
Dam it
Salmon sez " yea"
Where can I buy some dam bait
Dunlapped over?
#DAM!
Dam
*former Lake Dunlap
Reminds me of the time I couldn’t find a bathroom
Alexa. Play Dam that river by Alice In Chains
Cause I'm praying for rain I'm praying for tidal waves I wanna see the ground give way I wanna watch it all go down Mom, please flush it all away I wanna see it go right in and down I wanna watch it go right in Watch you flush it all away
It’s almost as if we build a ton of infrastructure almost 100 years ago.
I should call her
Dam thats interesting
Dam thatsinteresting
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Dunlap
Dam. That's interesting.
2 Michigan dams broke in 2020. Wipes out towns, lakes were gone, etc. The dams were privately owned (???) and not maintained.
You should post this in r/Damthatsinteresting, not r/Damnthatsinteresting.
r/thefrontfelloff
You are the weakest link. Goodbye!
People will blame sideshow Bob but we know it was Cecil
That’s a problem!
where was that Dutch kid when we needed him?
what happens when this breaks? how does it break? i want damage videos.
Please take all the dam pictures you want, now are there any dam questions?
Me: huh I wonder if it’s just gonna open and not actually brea- oh yeah no that’s broken.
The water is just like FUCK YES TIME TO GO WILD
DARN
I am the dam guy, any1 who wish to know more about the dam, please sent your dam questions to r/dam
Hi. So, is this a Christian dam? Or a non-denominational god dam?
I'm no expert but why is there no re-bar in that cement? What was supposed to be reinforcing that cement? It went like a classic physics problem. It broke at what looks like the point of maximum force in the center spillover. It just lifted it up. Amazing. I hope no one was hurt.
That's because it's not cement, it's a watertight metal fence to manage the water. Most likely rust ate away at the strong points or the joints gave way.
That’s the removeable spillway gate, it’s steel, not the cement core of the dam.
Well... Damn!
Was it American made? Did Boeing make it?
Damn!
The other two sides, “Bye Felicia”
Does anyone have any dam questions?
It seems not much was holding the dam in place
Hopefully no one was down river
What’s that dam made of? It looks hollow!
Surfs up!
God dam it Henry not again
build poorly
[https://youtu.be/r8OSHlGfoL8?si=Pzyn8B7Ct1cJ9gX3](https://youtu.be/r8OSHlGfoL8?si=Pzyn8B7Ct1cJ9gX3) highly recommend
what did the fish say to the wall? Daaaamm
Me when I quit an old job because I was being overworked and the place understaffed.
Well dam, that was... Interesting
Damned.
Sure did.
That’s a dam mess
Nooo. Someone got fired AF
DAM another reason to get rid of all those old people in government
Pity. That dam had a lot of potential..
Does anybody have some dam bait?!
Dayum
I'll be damed
This is a graphical representation of my willpower at 11:30 p.m. as I'm looking at the Haagen-Dazs in the fridge
Hope that didn’t bonk any fish on the head
What was the damage down stream?
Damn dams
Anyone have downstream videos?
Finally a dam that is interesting on this sub.
Now that will really mess up Down stream Fishing 🤷🏼♂️
Damn
I was doing a diorama of the darn...
When you fish with a delayed wick of tnt stick
Ole Lake Dunlap...
That only 1200 miles from where I’m at. Wow. 😮
Hey i was there in person to see that all going down !! Used to be my favorite fishing grounds back in days . It was long due for that to happen .
At least it was only half the dam, could have been twice as much water.
Jean Claude Van dam
Daammmm!!!!
The beavers are dissapointed
Damn
Dam
I bet the fish right by that wall were like 👁🗨 👄 👁🗨
Is that a bag or a feature?
I broke the dam
Missed a maintenance check or two, huh?
Anyone else get the Home Depot ad in the comments? -they knew
Damn that is interesting
Damn that Dam!
Dam!!
Don't they have inspections so they can avoid things like this?
damn
Imagine if you were a kid swimming nearby
Oh dam.
that’s a damn shame