Iceberg Canyon Flash Flood (Flowing Ice!) - Lake Powell
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On Saturday, June 6, 2015, a flash flood came roaring through our campsite in Iceberg Canyon at Lake Powell. Ironically, the flood was filled with so much hail that it accumulated into actual icebergs that trapped us in the canyon until the next day.
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The shot of the mist with the red rock canyon in the background at 3:24 is gorgeous.
That was nice!
Indeed it is.
Yeah it is! 😻
I got caught in a flash flood one time, completely surrounded on a little island, cause I wanted to get some cool pictures/video and didn't think anything bad was going to happen. Never again will I mess with a flash flood.
They seem oblivious to the danger of dying in a flood in a box canyon...
A rare event you were VERY fortunate to capture on video. Could have happened at night, or the next week, or raining/hailing so hard at your location you couldn't see it well. Fortunate indeed.
I would have been scared that the water goes higher and very fast... I would have tried to find a higher place quickly.
Not to worry. The monsoonal downpours of the American Southwest are high intensity, short duration. As a result,so are the floods. Once the flood has remained at a certain depth for a period of time you can approach like these folks did. I wouldn't, but in the absence of compounding factors, secondary surges are unlikely.
@@Tipi_Dan Oh ok, so its cool to camp right next to the river bank then. Nothing unsafe at all....... Moron!
@@thecommentary21 Chump, I didn't say that. The people in this video are rubberneckers, not campers. I was referring to them.
I have to admit it looked like someone was standing at the edge of the flood filming as the bank crumbled... *Scary!*
Makes me miss Lake Powell. Spent 3 days there with my family last summer. Unreal beauty!!!
You are either a good editor or you have a steady hand or both. I really appreciate these nature videos when they are taken by someone who knows, or seems to know what they are doing. Good job AND THANKYOU!
+Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch Thanks!
That one rock jutting out on the left, was taking the brunt of the flood, saved that whole area your pontoon was anchored up to. If that rock had moved down stream at all, you would’ve been washed away! This is scary to watch!! Glad you all made it!!
It's refreshing to see a video by someone who knows how to hold a camera, take views and pans, and edit it all together. Great video of a very "cool" event, thanks!
Ikr, I hate videos where the camera is super shaky and keeps going up and down, barely keeping the subject in frame!
I absolutely agree!! This was a great video. Thank you.
There is a Lake Powell in Australia and a Lake Powell in the USA. Wikipedia has no info on the location of Iceberg Canyon.
@@gramo63 Wikipedia has no info on most canyons.
its so refreshing watching people risk their lives to get a good shot for youtube.
Beautiful photography. Like a moving painting.
Y'all definitely knew how to make the best of a bad situation, when it came to gathering a little bit of the hail for ice storage, or whatever you used it for. Kudos to you!!!
Talk about right time right place. The hail was such a bonus! And volume of was flowing was incredible!
You guys were so lucky not to become a statistic. I realise you probably had no warning of such a sudden downpour and hailstorm. Glad you got out, and thanks for sharing.
Wonderful footage Nick; thanks for sharing this!
"On Saturday, June 6, 2015, a flash flood came roaring through our campsite in Iceberg Canyon at Lake Powell. Ironically, the flood was filled with so much hail that it accumulated into actual icebergs that trapped us in the canyon until the next day."
That was neat.
+peter goziniagoodndehp It was most definitely ice. Hail, to be more specific.
So just to give a bit of background. These people are in an arm of Lake Powell. They had parked their boat in an inlet. You are watching a flood as it enters the lake. I'm sure this storm popped up out of the blue as most summer monsoon storms occur here in the southwest.
Seeing chunks of the bank disappearing is awesome. I’d be watching this from quite a distance.
While double masking as well probably!
Wow! Glad you all were safe. The lake needs all the rain/ice it can get.
Been to this area 5 times over the last 40 years love Page, Glen canyon dam ,lake Powell rainbow bridge upper and lower antelope canyons and the windy Mesa, my favourite place in the USA . I was told that lake Mead at Hoover dam took just over a year to fill, while lake Powell took 17 years , greetings from Inverness Scotland
It did look like a place I would want to be at a little more (higher) distance. Amazing though! Ice fog rising, and the rushing of water and ice even *sounded* different. Remarkable.
I guess its safe to say that on this day all hail broke loose
looking g for a Pelletier prize for that one( needs work).
😂😂 touche punny man
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Impressive storm! Twice I've seen the waterfalls in Iceberg canyon, and it is glorious. But never that much water, and never with dogs. Nice dogs.
This is breathtaking. It really shows the power of Mother Nature.
Nice video.
Donna Gilhouse
You sound like a village idiot with that comment
It’s actually dangerous to stand soo close to flood just because the ground is loose and it can easily go down with this cameraman. I am saying as an experienced man from Caucasus where the floods are more and more aggressive !
3:06 "yes, staying right there is the safest spot on this soon-to-vanish ground!"
It would be interesting to know exactly how many of these it took to carve out that canyon honestly, I would also enjoy knowing how much deeper and different that canyon was after that storm.
Suss out Randall Carlson mate if you like this sort of stuff you'll love him.
I want to know how many licks to the center of a tootsie pop.....
a glacier dam collapsing
That is some amazing footage. But I must say I was a bit concerned for your safety as you were standing so close to the edge while it was sloughing off. This just proves how powerful mother nature isand we are so weak compared to its power. I am glad you got out safely. This lake needs many more storms like that to help raise the water
I was in iceberg when this happened you can almost see where we were camped we were swept out and we came back in. We almost neibor ex with you guys but took the other side of the iceberg but it was worse for us but it makes for a great story and this is cool to see it from another perspective
Why so critical, folks? Can't we just appreciate someone enjoying a moment in nature?
I could never enjoy watching people kill themselves. Regardless, as to whether or not they are aware of the danger they put themselves in, there is still an extremely high risk of getting themselves killed. The normal instinct to sense danger was either being ignored, or was supressed, either reason was probably due to pride. Proud that their video would receive high praise, Especially because they acted so "brave."
Was it an amazing flood? Yes. I would have been more than able to live the rest of my life having never seen this phenomenon. Definitely.
Jennifer Juniper Thank you.....Karen 🙄
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When put on the internet you open yourself up to criticism
And it's too easy for these Darwin award runners up
Brilliant attitude get lemons make lemonade, get hail make chiller bags. While watching video it came to mind keep your food and drink chilled.
Wow!! Must of been even more amazing in real life.!
Awesome that you were there, and perfect that you thought to film it(and very good job also!!).!!
Thxs.!
Wow -- that's some amazing footage!
That is one phenomenon I have never seen before. Very interesting.
Standing right on the bank...makes sense.
SURF'S UP!!! NO PAIN, NO GAIN!
Come on in. The water's fine!.
Fabulous scenery!!
Thank you G-D for everything.
God
Unreal video, Powell never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for posting
Wow Crazy, I was stuck in a flash flood not too long ago in Havasupai on the hike down - it was right before the narrow section and we lucked out not being in there. Very unique with the ice and hail! Glad you guys are ok!
Hell with that. I would of got the hell out of there. Thank you though, excellent! The one that always comes to my mind are the campers that were killed in a flash flood many years ago in Sheep Creek Canyon. I remember my dad telling me about it and seeing the memorial when I was a kid.
If you watch carefully, at 5.00 a tree trunk appears having been deposited by a previous flood. It looks like it is at least 5ft higher than this one peaked at. Good job you had your boat, just in case.
Beautiful but werent you afraid of it getting wider or a bank giving away? Nice footage but these things can go bad pretty quickly.
We watched it closely and were prepared to run to higher ground if necessary.
Glad it worked out; outrunning flash flood waters is not a good risk avoidance strategy, generally.
Neither is leaving your house.
@Backcountry Post: Right, because those are your only two options. Never leave your house, or stand right next to a bank that's in the process of being undercut by water and ice.
No, there are lots of other options. Assuming otherwise is kind of like assuming that your perception of the situation based on watching this video is somehow even close to as good as years of experience in this terrain and being there in the situation assessing the risks with all senses.
So you are standing at the edge of a small sandy bank watching this river take out clumps of sand beneath you and you're still just standing there.???
Yep. Knowledge and experience of how erosion of said "sandy bank" occurs helped.
Hey back country, we were the campers in the house boat that was stuck. I guess we left at the right time!
SMALL WORLD!
Johm McCaslin Hey Johm! Glad you guys got out when you did! Good to see you saw the video and how crazy it got up there. -Nick
Phenomenal video! Fantastic job! Thanks for posting! I’ve spent 8 days on lake Powell enjoying the absolutely spectacular view of natural rock formations from the water as well as short explorations on foot. This video resonated quite profoundly with my understanding of just how incredible it must have been to have experienced witnessing such a rush of extremes at once in this stunning location. What a remarkable sensory experience of being truly present in your body; actively engaged with the earths natural forces of energy !
Your dogs didn't seem to like the heavy rain at the beginning of your film but were enjoying them selves later on I'm glad to say!
This was great. One of the best flash flood videos I have seen.
oh my lord be careful! I live in Utah, you remember a couple years back when that flash flood almost took out those campers at lake powell? The video showed a wall of water coming over a cliff and just pounded the crap out of two boats, these flash flood out here are no joke if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time!
This was the same storm but in a different canyon.
Backcountry Post oh that makes sense I was thinking it was somewhere around this timeframe. I need to make it out to lake Powell, never been it looks beautiful though.
Awesome video! Thanks for posting!
Still trying to understand why 451 people dislike this video!?!?
I almost died house boating in a canyon at lake Powell. That place is gnarly.
they might be laughing and in awe but i would be headed to higher ground
Scott Fulton frfr one slip up and you’re washed
Scott Fulton same!!
Agree
Scott Fulton pussy
They're typically ignorantly open minded democrats.
NEVER camp near flood plains. A flash flood can reach new territory in a heart beat. A terrible way to watch a loved one perish
That is the majority of S Utah & Arizona. Imagine all the people rafting thu the canyon at that time - nightmare looking for a safe spot & having to constantly readjust your rafts' lines. Experienced a mild one -
3:26 Let's respect the death of the sole victim of this cataclysm with a minute of silence.
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Man look up the canyon wall, it looks like in times past water got as deep as almos halfway to the top! Could you imagine that with icebergs and trees all torn up from upstream? Nature. Powerful. Great video.
Awesome video! I have some very fond memories of a couple of vacations to Lake Powell some 15 years ago. Great times with family and friends on a house boat.
Not too bright are they? Tents close to water way. Flash floods tend to take everything out.
Wow! Iceberg is one of my favorite canyons. Amazing
Zoom lens would be nice if you think you have to be that close. Not very bright
Awesome Video, Backcountry Post! And what superb rapids for rafting!!! I loved rafting rampant rapids when I was younger and healthier. Only problem is when you get the "hail iceberg" dam! Then the ride is over! What a bummer that would be...LOL :)
I was about 10 miles north of Lake Powell. It was a little different, but similar. Basketball size boulders and larger were flying off the cliffs; course muddy flows and waterfalls; and a chunk of cliff I guess about the size of 2 chevy suburbans fell off and ultimately landed at the edge of the Colorado river. The huge boulder impact launched baseball sized and smaller rocks across the river.
Wow! A lot of crazy stuff happened during this storm out there! We say a pontoon on our way out that was mostly destroyed but still operable.
BTW, now you know why it is called Iceberg Canyon!
Why?
What's most impressive is that time of the year is the driest in that area.
Beautiful film...slow camera movement makes this wonderful! Thank you Fran in NM USA
Boss: “hey Jim, I’m gonna need you to work this weekend”
Jim: 3:27
that is so cool to see and not edited..thanks all of you
That was intense! It's so awesomen and frightening at the same time. You have catured the power of nature beautifully in this video, Thank You! It was easy to see how the canyon would have been helped to form through erosion. Well done!
Incredible footage. Thanks for sharing. I love exploring the end of Iceberg canyon.
you could have easily drowned. flash floods are major dangers you never camp not even near the river.
thanks for the vivid quality and narrative.
KUDOS TO THE CAMERA GUY🙌 NEVER SEEN FLOATING HAIL,VERY IMPRESSIVE!😯
Wonderful images, thank you for bringing us sights that we would otherwise never get to see. Did you have to camp there for a time to be there at the moment, or is it a well forecast, reliable time frame? Well done and thank you!
This storm was part of a decaying pacific hurricane so we knew there would be some flooding. We witnessed numerous other significant events in the days leading up to this, but not nearly as large.
Trapped in the canyon, but using the hail ice to for cooler chill. Roll with it. Well done.
Impressive to see. However I'd be getting as high as possible and quickly.
You’d be smoking weed at a time like this??? 😳
Love it, Or leave it 😂 puff, puff, give!
scotty scotty me too that's not safe
Drugs aren't the answer
Way ahead of ya pal
Awesome video, Nick! What a memory!
Fantastic footage and editing into final video. I hope I get a chance to witness something like that. Awesome video 👏👏👏
I wonder how many sand and dirt are transported from one place to another in these floods.
7. there was 7 sand and dirt transported.
The canyon did not exist before this flood
What a great video. You did a very nice job showing it.
The scenery in the back is on point! 😆👌💞💞💞
You Make Me Laugh bvjvkghf
3:27 You can almost hear a dozen silent screams 😎
Was just looking at the Benny forum for info on toon enclosures, and came across the post linking to this video. All I can say is WOW! That was incredible (as was the video footage... well done). I do like the given lemons, make lemonade attitude of using the collected hailstones as ice for the cooler. Are you still enjoying your enclosure?
We sold the boat a couple of years ago. We actually only used the enclosure one other time.
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I thought the same, LOL
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WOW, terrific camera work and editing and a terrific natural event to observe but what the frig are they doing camped so close to the edge of a waterway in a frigging desert for? Looking up the canyon you can see whats coming and the sky is still thundering loudly -- thats like what part of warning bell don't you understand? Get to higher ground now FFS.
Glad no one was hurt. This is actually pretty cool to watch.
I think he knew the risk and chose to stay put and get some amazing footage we should be thankful for instead of scolding him for not doing what someone else would have done in that situation. If there's to be any scolding I'm going to say do what you want with your own safety, but take some precaution with the dogs for the love of all things holy my guy...and I should probably say with the women as well. Still, it was absolutely beautiful footage you got. Glad everyone was safe and able to enjoy the terrain
just think ...this has been going on for millions of years, cool vid.
bigfoot6869 sasquatch, yep but it took a lot of fast moving water and big floods, this one probably took oh a centimeter or two
How can they just stand there. They could be washed away themselves. Gee, I'm glad I live in Rhode Island and don't have to deal with nightmares like this.
I'm glad you live in Rhode Island as well.
Danm!!! That was incredible! Thank you for posting! Ive always wondered why they called it that!!! (Iceberg Canyon). I love the Raven caw at the end!
Lucky to have witnessed that, awesome editing, thanks for sharing
Where I live in the south Pacific. Some of the state highways have water height boards above them. If it rains heavy. It will be over the road height!
In September 1999, I was on the Lake Powell ... a very beauty spot !!!
French tourist.
Covered with thousands of millions of pieces of hail. Well put.
Factually accurate.
Sir, may I ask what camera did use. It really looks very sharp with high resolution HD. Greetings from Kuwait. Thank you.
This was shot with a Canon 6D.
Mrs. Phyllis Stephens sure you have a better one, you old hag.
Your logo looks like a cartoon poop. I hope you know that.
@Backcountry Post.
Oh what a cool video, in my backyard. I know the video is old, bit THANK YOU for this!!
Thanks! Glad you got to see it!
@@BackcountryPost I miss Lake Powell!!! So much mystery, so many memories made growing up there. Your videos are really intriguing
Who-ever is taking these videos is not overly concerned for their safety!!!! Just watching makes my stomach turn!!!!
DANGEROUS to had Parked your boat there. People need to READ the Canyons & weather ( even if the SUN is out ...it can be building up MILES away ) Live in Hurricane,UTAH ( St. George ) see this all the time in those areas.
Totally amazing video. I would love to know how cold that water became
+hunk golden It went from the low 70's to low 30's, according to the water temp sensor on the back of the boat.
Wow..great video, I ve never seen a slushy river before...
The camera skills alone make this video great
Hey hammer-to-jezebel....my google search that took .48 seconds says Utah. Also, if you read the description it says, "On Saturday, June 6, 2015, a flash flood came roaring through our campsite in Iceberg Canyon at Lake Powell. Ironically, the flood was filled with so much hail that it accumulated into actual icebergs that trapped us in the canyon until the next day."
It doesn't take much effort man.
Trippy stuff. We got caught in one just by the side of the thing also. We were not expecting it as the rain fell much higher up a dry canyon. Just as a couple people woke up it started to sprinkle and then a few minutes later WHAM! this raging mud river comes at from around a bend. It almost got the vehicles and we scrambled up the side of this hill as a downpour started. Scared the bejeezers out of everybody. Taught us a lesson to know your environment and not just go camping willinilly.
scary, awesome, and hypnotic. Thank you for sharing!
I love how cool your pooches are. .. one looks like an Australian Blue Cattle Dog?
Yes, and also part border collie and collie.