Milltown Dam Removal

[salmondiver101]

nice time lapse

[trueleroix]

Have you ever noticed that in these videos, the person operating the heavy equipment always keeps digging after it is obvious that the water will finish the work? Overtime!

[pauldbloch]

I stuck a 9 pound cutty in the coffer channel 5 min after they let water in it.

[zestoslife]

awesome time lapse work. well done 

[CanCobb]

Pretty amazing shots and time lapse effect.

[canoetexas]

As long as we have the Corps of Engineers and big city water hogs we will have dams.

[aviomaster]

josephtan1818 -- Thank you ,,,

[aviomaster]

-- Why they removed this dam ,,, Cheers  from BAnja Luka Bosnia (serbian republic) ...

[josephtan1818]

because the dam is too old and the State can no longer afford to maintain the dam and because of the age of this dams, over time the risk for catastrophic failure increases, that why they remove it

[santasa99]

Victory !!! God bless you for this video ! Cheers from Sarajevo, Bosnia

[sploosh56]

great video! I'm anticipating the removal of the ballville dam in Fremont, Ohio so that walleyes from lake Erie can gain nearly 25 miles of spawning habitat along with many other spieces including the endangered lake sturgeon.

[MondoBeno]

I've seen far too many dams that have more drawbacks than benefits, including sediment buildup, wildlife damage, and pollution.

The worst is when the State can no longer afford to maintain the dam and it's in danger of collapse.

[josephtan1818]

goodbye to milltown dam and donner dam(upper Clark Fork River, side of the woodmill)

[glindseed]

Looks like a bunch of CalTrans workers to me. A dozen guys staring at the erosion while one guy with a wrench starts loosening bolts. Glad to see dam removal projects being implemented.

[sgtjlopez]

Whoa, look at how fast that is eroding! 1:50

[tpmotd]

Thanks for the coverage! It's great to see that its early stages have turned out successful.

[emannyc2002]

beautifully done -

[MT4Runner]

mdsleep, you are correct, but this is not one of those dams. It is a very outdated dam; the recreation benefits of a free-flowing river do outweigh the miniscule amount of power generated.

There were also tons of heavy-metal-laden sediments behind the dam from 100 years of mining.

On the other hand, there are some extremely beneficial (and more productive) hydropower dams in Montana where power generation and recreation on their reservoirs go hand-in-hand.

Everyone: we must have balance.

[mdsleep]

How silly. The carbon footprint from you all using computers is far greater than the harmful effects of a dam. There is NO cleaner or EFFICIENT way to provide energy. Unless you live in a hut and read by candlelight, you cannot complain about dams. They prevent flooding, allow for navigation by boats that actually matter, and most people like recreational benefits of dams. If all dams were removed, the world would flood and we would have to burn more coal for energy.

[merlinmuldoon]

Nice comment mdsleep! I can't tell if you're a hypocritical hippy or a big energy, blow-hard neo-con. It's clear, however, you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground. If you did, you'd know that the Milltown Dam did not provide water for agriculture nor did it provide enough hydroelectric power to light a dozen homes. It was simply an outdated fixture from the early 19th century that served as an impediment to recreational fisherman and whitewater enthusiasts. Do some research next time!

[88flowerchild88]

Hey mdsleep,

The people who lived for thousands of years before the invention of the modern dam seemed to do pretty well, the whole world didn't flood. And yes, rivers did and do flood but the people who live by them know when, and how to use it to benefit them. Look at the Nile river and The Amazon river.And dams do have negative effects, and sometimes the cons out weigh the pro. I'm sorry but I think that the enviromental threat is a little higher up than your recreational time on a reservoir.

[chadlupkes]

Thank you for posting this! The videos on the local news station website were not as well done. Bravo!

[Balanceandharmony]

YAY

[lastminuteangler]

fantastic stuff!

[jahski1212]

monkey wrench gang from yesteryear would be proud.

Many rivers to cross

Many rivers to see

Many rivers to protect

Many dams to remove

Many eons of time to discover

[cpeery2]

This is great and encouraging, tho I couldn't read the text superimposed on the picture.

[pyenapple]

Brilliant. Next stop: Hoover Dam!

[montanajojo]

it was cool seeing ot since i moved out of montana a few years ago props