all of that ecological harm occurring as the water flooded is hard to watch, but the ens results make it worth it. Take out those dams, let the river heal itself and say hello to your new friend, lots of salmon.
@skkippboo it will take years, and it was all considered in planning and permitting stages. It is but a fraction of what was deposited by the storms that blew the Hood River out in 2006, just for reference. Mother Nature will heal this river, and that sediment will end up in the Columbia and Pacific, like it's supposed to in the natural processes of rivers
@skkippboo The flood and silt were at about %25 of the levels that went out in the flood of 1996. There have been no reported damages caused by that so I think we are safe.
It's the Coffer Dam that was built to divert water around the dam site while Condit was being built. PacifiCorp plans to remove it in the coming months.
@cember01 It might have been a "splash" dam that was used when they were driving logs down the river to the mill. These dams built up a "splash" (thus the name) of water that was released to give the logs a big push through a sticky section of small rivers so that there were fewer jams.
all of that ecological harm occurring as the water flooded is hard to watch, but the ens results make it worth it. Take out those dams, let the river heal itself and say hello to your new friend, lots of salmon.
654654321321 2 months ago
yeah, yeah,or yes,!
now... ... enter the salmon babe!
SuperQuesitos 3 months ago
who else thinks there is placer gold??
stumbles000 3 months ago
all this sediment will end up at the base of bonnevillle dam along with all the other sediment from the river
bbieger2 4 months ago
Imagine all the damage that this silt is going to cause in the fragile pacific ocean when it arrives there all at once!! =P
skkippboo 4 months ago
@skkippboo it will take years, and it was all considered in planning and permitting stages. It is but a fraction of what was deposited by the storms that blew the Hood River out in 2006, just for reference. Mother Nature will heal this river, and that sediment will end up in the Columbia and Pacific, like it's supposed to in the natural processes of rivers
ernie12man 4 months ago
@skkippboo The flood and silt were at about %25 of the levels that went out in the flood of 1996. There have been no reported damages caused by that so I think we are safe.
balamoreaux 4 months ago
Someone is finally wising up and getting rid of these dams! Dams completely ruin the ecology for the wildlife. BLOW "EM ALL!!
brainsusethem 4 months ago
LOOKS LIKE A MICRO TOUTLE!
jengurule 4 months ago
great job, thanks for posting! It would be great to update this footage in the comgin weeks/months
blairgreimann 4 months ago
It's the Coffer Dam that was built to divert water around the dam site while Condit was being built. PacifiCorp plans to remove it in the coming months.
nwrafting 4 months ago 2
What is that at the bottom just upstream of the dam forming a waterfall. It looks like an old retaining wall.
cember01 4 months ago
@cember01 It might have been a "splash" dam that was used when they were driving logs down the river to the mill. These dams built up a "splash" (thus the name) of water that was released to give the logs a big push through a sticky section of small rivers so that there were fewer jams.
tl124 4 months ago
Yea, excellent video. This gives good perspective that was hard to find on the other videos that only had a single view.
cember01 4 months ago
is it safe to be standing on a dam that is being eroded away from underneath it?
FloridaSeverWeather 4 months ago
excellent footage, thanks!
timetrader57 4 months ago