Is Our DAM SAFE??? What Happened After a BIG RAIN 🌧!!!
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Is our Dam Safe? We had a lot of rain and it was full to the top. After a lot of comments about the dam’s integrity, I decided to address some of those items.
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Establish the area to the left of the dam as an emergency spillway. It should be surfaced to avoid erosion and built so it is just below the height of the dam wall. It would take the pressure off the top of the dam when the water flow is too fast.
At 4' you are going to have about 1.72 psi. Call it 2 psi at the deepest point. Concrete compressive strength is 28 -55 MPa so the concrete has plenty of strength (10' walls should have 12" minimum thickness (ACI 350R)), you just need to have placed enough rebar and or expansion joints to combat the normal expansion. Welded wire is standard, but if the rebar is spaced less than 12" apart I think you meet those recommendations (Not sure if under 10' requires both faces to be reinforced.
For aesthetic reasons, you could buttress the weir with an earthen berm and that would also increase lateral strength to an extent. I think that you should consider building up a berm around the sides of your pond (with the suggested spillway). Depending on the clay content, you probably don't want to saturate your top soil at the edges of the concrete and a berm in conjunction with the spillway would keep the water from pooling
This! Do it! We have it on our Lakes dam which is 69 meters high.
Basically like what Oroville dam has. It worked flawlessly when the dam was about to overflow
@@ItsMeGiga Oroville dam's emergency spill way came very close to failing and collapsing, over 200,000 people were evacuated because of the high risk.
This isn't a bad idea either. As crazy as it sounds, perhaps consult an engineer? TH-cam viewers are all experts ;) but I think I would think about getting an engineer to offer suggestions...
it hurts so much to see people living out your dream
there are haters in every category........
Pain can be excellent motivation. Don't stop chasing the dream.
that's one way to look at it.. OR in my case .. I am very happy for the successes that others experience..
the dream to own 40 acers of land with a creek. unfortantly Mr.gates is buying up all the farm land and ranch land so this dream is becoming harder and MUCH more expensive to realize. fk the giga corps.
I think Jerry and you did a"Dam" good job!
😉
I think there is other way , put tubin in the river and lover river woter the same way
I agree great dam job…
Okay I know I'm late to this party, however, my suggestion would be to look into a Vortex turbine for power generation. Of course, you'd need to install a grate or fine mesh to stop any potential debris from jamming the turbine. But it should generate a good amount of power for you. As for the muddy water problem look at how the life straw filtration system works, if you can replicate that I do believe you and your family should be golden. Oh yes, I almost forgot, floating valves. put one of those into your overflow so when the water gets too high in your dam your emergency overflow will open and you should not have any overflow problems.
You r really smart
when pelton wheels were invented, it revolutionised the way water was utilised in the uk. the waterwheel you have is clever and attractive but has been relatively impractical for a century.
@@vsvnrg3263 I disagree that an overshot wheel is impractical for over a century. There still are a number of saw mills and grist mills that are powered with overshot wheels. What I think you mean is that they are rather impractical for power generation as most overshot wheels use the weight of water falling and carrying the wheel buckets down by gravity until the water spills from the buckets. This arrangement is usually much slower RPM on the wheel but has a lot of torque. Power generation needs speed and pressure which suggests a Pelton wheel impulse turbine of the water against the buckets.
Each type of water wheel has its advantages and disadvantages for a particular use and location. The way to double or triple the power out of that wheel would be to widen the wheel by double or triple its width now.
@@royreynolds108 , spot on. no disagreement from me.
Maybe a gear ratio like a small to large wheel would help increase rpm with hi torque?
For the dam, add another emergency runoff because of how much water was pouring out earlier in the video. As that water flows more over that area, the more it's gonna erode.
probably just make the spillway slightly wider.
@@A.Martin and deeper
I wish you the best. You're learning how labor intensive this work can be. I've done dam repairs for over 20 years. By biggest concern would be with washing out below your footings. A couple of years ago, I helped repair a concrete dam that washed out below it's footings in a flood, and those footings were 6 feet below the stream bottom. Any time you divert water, you create turbulence. Often that creates failure rather rapidly, sometimes it takes time. A flood event can hasten that. An emergency spillway much larger than you might imagine, will help, and needs to be well lined. Lining can be concrete, stone or even well rooted vegetation. Your spring is truly an amazing blessing!
I wouldn't want to build/buy another house. I would expand that one if I could and stay there. It's so pretty.
You should build a picnic area in between those creeks! Seems like just enough space to sit and enjoy a nice summer day!!
Was also thinking a bridge on each side. Love it.
Maybe a pergola and a charcoal fire pit to cook up some burgers, an awesome little picnic spot!
that might produce the 1.21gigawatts needed for time travel.
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I cannot believe that people are concerned that people down stream would be greatly affected. The pond on a good day looks to be the size of three swimming pools. The creek might rise 6 inches for a couple hundred yards due to a blowout.
Not enough water to cause a issue that stream looks like it could handel if it breaches.. But from the construction ive seen i doubt the dam would breach. How ever side cutting is a possibility. Where the water came around the side causing bank erosion. I recommend he armor that area with cement or concrete. Down to the channel. He can use rip rap (broken stone) i would 100% recommend this if he chooses to raise the dam over topping the dam is not Ideal. It will not harm it Persia..
It would rise more than 6 inches but unless someone had their house built right on the creek it wont be more than a few feet. Perhaps a lawn chair or two would disappear and that is IF people lived downstream lol
@@DroningaboutNW doubt it . its not holding back enough water to make much difference after about roughly a mile it wouldn't do anything. Just locally it would probably raise the creek level
LMAO...all I can say about that
Some people are stupid.
Another TH-camr to may want to get ahold of is Engineer775 aka Scott Hunt .Does slot of hydro power and Solar .besides well pumps .
Your dam is so tiny it makes me smile
I wish i had the land to make as much water as that
Its so small my neighborhood pond is bigger
Hope you stay safe in the times
I’m not going to lie. I’ve been interested in the long term stability of this dam. I have been watching for a while now and this fascinates me. I wish that I lived somewhere that had streams so that I could construct something like this. It’s awesome. I look forward to more videos about this dam.
You should definitely build a emergency spill way that you can open if the water gets too high. It should be maybe around 5 inches below the dam (you can decide what’s best) and it should have a piece of wood that you can lift to open it. Just discovered this channel and it’s cool!
I like the 1 strike rule for hateful comments. People nowadays can be absolutely terrible. I know of one youtuber who not long ago killed herself because of all of the hatefullness in her comments. So, please ignore all trolls and continue with the good vibes. You and your family are awesome. Thank you for sharing your life with us! GOD bless you 🙏
Thank you 😊
@@LoftisPartyofSix you are very welcome 😊
The little spot where the two creek merge would make the perfect "Lovers Peak" "Lovers Point" or "Lovers Triangle" for romantic rendezvous since it's secluded, maybe add in a "Hearts Bridge" to cross over the creek and the point would make a perfect place for a gazebo.
Cool idea! Thanks
Hatchet throwing lane maybe? That’s really fun...
The pond and the waterfall are beautiful. It was still worth the effort you put into it. It will be nice to see what you come up with.
Such a cool project! Would love to do something like that one day! On your 6" pipe, you could do some sort of siphon valve, so when the water goes over a certain level (top of the dam) it automatically starts to flow out the 6" pipe until it's below a set point. Be a good safety back up
I’m not a builder but I remember the piece of property when you started and I watched faithfully every post and progress you made! I loved all off your posts! I wish there were more Jerry’s in the world! He was awesome!
Thanks 😊
The dam is fine, it held the heaviest flow to date. I would look at putting rubble in the area at 9:57 to ensure that washout doesn't undermine the dam. I would also add an auxiliary spillway on the side at 2:13. The dam is well constructed, and should give you many years of service.
This is just the coolest project ever, thanks for sharing your dam and how successful it has been!
Look into installing a turbine generator like you see in the big dams that produce electricity. Basically it is a water wheel turned horizontally but with the right set up will produce more electricity than you will need. So you can have a solar set up and you would never worry about keeping the batteries charged
Man...thats a perfect white noise! I would have grabbed a book, a blanket and pitched my hammock!!!
I wouldn't worry about the dam breaking. The pond is a lot smaller than most beaver ponds with busted dams. Otherwise just get the trees pulled. The best time might be high summer, grounds dry to get tractors and cables on the trees to pull over as they are cut. I really like the setup you have.
I love that you used a water wheel, might not be the most efficient but sure the nicest, would be interesting to see how it holds out and what maintenance needs to be done.
This is an awesome dam! I have experience building hydroelectric dams in the U.K. and something I could recommend is a relatively large culvert seated at the base of the dam with a gate valve attached. This would allow you to drain the water back quickly and could be done from on top of the dam itself.
Awesome job! Keep up the great work. Can't wait for the updates.
Thanks for the video and all clarifications. I’m one of those, that watched the build timelapse without context. With the images shown there the dam seemed way too thin and I don’t recall seeing a lot of rebar, but oh well. The dam is standing, I was somewhat wrong, great to hear everything is fine!
Great video! You may want to consider a vertical drop micro hydroelectric system. Much fewer moving parts and the blade shaft directly turns the generator that sits above the turbines.
Looks like mother nature just proved it is pretty good. But only time will tell.
I have never understood people that continually criticize. I have thoroughly enjoyed the build videos. Y’all did good. Hold your head high! Good job! You can be proud.
Lovely to hear from you. I hope the water in the dam lasts you through summer. Best Wishes Pete (Manchester UK).
A possible spill way may need to be included with your dam. Great construction. And it's very well built. First time seeing your vids . Real great stuff . 👏 .
Love your channel btw, I would also lay up two more courses to the top, and build some angled supports for the face of the dam near your spill ways which are gonna be your weak spot, for long term sustainability, I hope that this reaches you and your family best wishes and salutations, great job bud
Appreciate the video! I have been paying on a 22.5 acre property for the last 10 years, started when I was 23 years old. Finally I’m in a situation to break off two 5 acre lots(with a hell of a lot of work and investment with the county to jump through hoops) to have 12.5 acres paid off. I have a seasonal creek that I can dam off into a pond about the size of yours or a little big. Huge inspiration for me seeing your dam. I have been looking into dam building for almost 20 years, and this is the first time a concrete dam of this size has come into my view. Awesome stuff, awesome potential! So grateful to see yours weathering the “oh shit” scenario with the heavy rain. Can’t wait to check out your other videos. We’re in the Pacific Northwest, near the Columbia gorge, in Washington state. Thanks again!
Here might be a great idea, have you thought about a wood burner you could build a small building/shed and run pipe from that shed. One for heat and hot water, to heat water just wrap a coil around stove burner pipe. The heat is simple but needs more explanation. I have seen a couple methods but the safest is make a metal box about 5 to 10 feet long insulated out side then cut a hole for the stove pipe to run through it. You can just add ducts to where ever you want and control the heat inside with closable vents. I have even seen people use a vent to mount a small fan for fresh air. I see you have lots of fallen trees and branches everywhere so you would not even have to cut any trees down and your property will be maintained at the same time. This was something my uncle taught me when he built off grid, the only difference is he had a well put in about 200 feet deep. Hope this idea helps you and your family, let it be a backup for your primary systems during harsh times.
I started off watching a Nascar race and end up here somehow. I love watching videos like this
May i suggest for your water intake issue, that you use first rock filters then sand filters to at least remove major sediments before the water enters the house.
Beautiful! I love the sound of water! It’s so calming! It must be so frustrating to have to justify what you do. Everyone has an opinion!
I think y'all did amazing job. I've been trying to figure out our cabin and you nailed it thank you
Well on the bright side.....you were generating a lot of electricity! 😊
This is the first of your videos I've seen and I thought is was a good video that answered a lot of peoples questions. As for your dam goes, the only thing I think "I would do" is make the spillway a little deeper and use some maybe 2x10s for flood gates. If it gets to be to much, you could just lift out what was needed to lower the water level. A 10" deep notch, 2' wide would probably be enough. Other than that, it looks great to me. Now I'll go check out some more of your stuff. Thumbs Up!!
Thanks 😊
What a lovely property. That looks like one happy pup playing in the water and mud.
We waiting for you come back, with the great spirit, adventures and great family time you guys shared.
Put a little gazebo there for your sitting spot.
I was going to say the same thing. Screen it in also.
Great dam setup!
Love too see that wheel working for you as I like the action and sound
Add on! Keep it going. It’s a new year!!
Amazing work. The dam is holding fine. The wheel is spinning nice and stable. Good engineering 👍
Your dam is awesome. Love the pond nature is making your pond look beautiful and don't have any disrespect for your work. It's cool that you have a waterfall you can overlook. I had a runoff creek and it was worst because it overfill the areas around creating the ground softer.
This is such a beautiful upbringing for your kids congratulations that’s great
I have what I think might be a constructive suggestion. As you are facing the dam from downstream, all the way on the left it might be a good idea to create an "emergency spillway". It would be a place for the water to go just before it would over top your dam. That way the excess could go somewhere and you could avoid any erosion. The worst thing that can happen with a dam is for it to be overtopped or the water goes around the side because that erodes your foundation, and you'd be amazed how quickly that can happen in an overtopping situation. An emergency spillway wouldn't be too much work but would give some piece of mind...like they say...it might never get used but if you need it once it will be worth it. BTW...this is the first video I have watched from your channel...the TH-cam algorithm is smiling upon you today.
You are reading my mind
The worst-case scenario would be for the ground on the ends of the dam to become saturated and have water start flowing through the ground eroding and washing it away. Moving water through the foundation is the bane of dams.
No Matter how smart we are, how strong we are, we can be out done , by water, fire , earth quakes , mudslides , floods , to name a few , none of us can out do Almighty Gods nature, he the boss ! All the best wishes on your dam, hope it holds up & no one gets hurt from it .💖👍🏼👍🏼😊☕
Love keeping up with your beautiful family! God Bless
I'm a city boy and I really appreciate watching ingenuity like this. Thank you.
Wow with that much power from the waterfall you could generate power for a few houses lol..... be nice to having a fishing hole at the bottom of the property.
Enjoyed this video. And glad you have done the one strike rule. People can be so rude and disgusting. God Bless.
Looks beautiful...i love rain so much...
You tell em Michael!
Great job, beautiful place, im jealous!
Say Hello to the family from Lubbock TX.
Wow! That is so pretty! That water wheel was really spinning fast! I just love your place.
You have an amazing set up. Beautiful family. Love the set up. Keep up the great work.
May I suggest possibly having a spill way/overflow where that water was flowing near the generator wheel, also on the "flow bridge" to the wheel have a slide gate and a funnel to send the water back into the general flow when your not needi g to generate power or when the flow is too aggressive.
As for the little island, I think a nice little pergola or open sided hut with a fire pit and log benches would be a perfect fit for the scene and blend in quite well, I have a few drawings I'd love to share with you of both projects if you'd like them
The man that helped You Jerry is a genuine Pro I can’t believe the nerve of some people
And how they run their mouth to meddle in other folks business! Your place is beautiful I really love the cabin love it great job to all involved! God Bless You all!❤️🙏😊🇺🇸
Respect for a man that protects his family. Bad days for the men that talk about the respected man's family. 🙏🙏
11.05 perfecto!!!!!👍I love Your old school water wheel.
Some benches, bird feeders, and a herb garden would be perfect for that location. Benches to relax on plus the aromas from the herbs just creates a very relaxing space.
You could install a 3-inch emergency siphon through those top blocks so if the water were to rise up high enough it would fill the pipe and automatically start a siphon and start saving down the pond if no one was around to clear the debris some simple PVC and a pipe running down the back side of the dam with a few elbows and a few inches of pipe going into the water so when the water rises it creates a full pipe of water and automatically starts your siphon to help keep up with the flow. You could also go to the pipe you have installed towards the dry Creek and have it come up to match the level of where you want your damn to be at and have it cut off at that level so if it rises up past that it will automatically erupt out of there giving the water another path instead of around the dam potentially washing it out
Maybe a gazebo, and a fire place for cooking for the peninsula. Seems like it could be a nice place to entertain company. Very interesting property.
Make a rustic old fire place out of river rocks ... Sorry, Creek rocks, >grin
Jerry was awesome! I watched the videos of him building that dam. He knows what he was doing.
Lubrication is the greatest portion of the maintenance.
Absolutely lovely work and beautiful house and setup.
You guys have done a magnificent job. It’s so beautiful
I had been waiting for the opportunity to present itself and this video to find its way onto your channel. I totally dig your dam and the ability to generate power 24/7/365! 😎👍👍 IF/when you decide to eliminate or replace the water wheel an idea to consider is a gravitational vortex turbine set up. I have seen it done from a "minimal" drop along a creek to 3 times the head height you have at your dam. Its even possible to have a 2nd one at the ready when you get the abnormal rainfall like you are now and to have as a back up for the main generator to service it or if it goes down for any reason. Looking forward to more Loftis adventures!
It will be interesting to see how this develops. Great job.
Do what you do and enjoy it . I love your videos , who cares what others think ..... 99 percent of the worlds people are dreamers , your a doer !
I think y’all are safe with that dam. Jerry wouldn’t steer you wrong. Love watching your videos! They bring light into my days. Keep making them so I can continue to watch your adventures. God bless ❤️
Thanks 😊
why would anyone even say you hadnt done that dame right ..looks amazing and to take all that water without it colapsing is a job well done
Thanks for the video, keep them coming.
What a beautiful place and love all the water. So peaceful! You and uncle Jerry did a wonderful job and don't listen to criticism, only sage advice. Idea for peninsula: A reflection bench made out of a tree from the area where guests can sit and unwind. Perhaps a whittling tool so they can carve their initials into the wood and it would end up being a beautiful piece of art.
Love that bit @ 11:00. Cant wait to see you harness all of that free energy!
First time watching, awesome home and property. You are learning as you can. Good luck with the dam and all. Thanks for sharing
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
Looks Amazing. Enjoy
Hi, I just want to say: I love your ideas and videos. Thank you very much for sharing.
You and your family Have a Beautiful place
It looks great, wish I had one. We have not had any rain in the last 8 months. So please enjoy, and forget what people say. You know what you did, and that was on very good test of your great dam.
I think you did an awesome job . I really appreciate this video . 👍🙏
Y’all did a great job !!!!!!!!!
Love y’all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'd think you did a very good job on the dam. God bless you all.
I don't know why folks would make hateful comments, it's your dream, you have a lot of courage to wear your hard work & concerns on your sleeve for all of us to see. So many things people are trying to do out of self-sufficiency, many are forging new paths for each of us to consider. If you don't like what he's doing make your own dream. Good on you Loftis family!
Well done! Enjoying your journey through the videos
The property there is so beautiful! I think for that area between the two creeks where you were thinking about putting a sitting area would be perfect for that but also maybe consider putting some type of picnic area maybe with a picnic table also
Ignore negative comments, it's all a learning curve and you can always update and make improvements.
Master tradesman here,
Well done mate,
It's now proven as failsafe,
Fantastic work and I learned heaps as well.
Cheers
So sorry you had to deal with negativity! Thanks for sharing your little piece of paradise! 🖖🏻👍🏻🙏🏻😘
Thanks
Great video. Glad your dam held
I myself would add a concrete wall around where the water was getting around, and add 2 small concrete beams against the main wall to accommodate for the extra water an also just to be safe. Really cool so far, can’t wait to see what is going to be like in a few years. Besides those 2 little things, it looks like it will hold for a very long time.
At 7:27 a gazebo with hammocks and rocking chairs. lol could relax and sleep well with that sound.
I remember a small solid concrete and rock pier adjacent to my parents property in Ireland that was taken out by a falling tree.
As for a "valve" on the 6" pipe, for my dam I just used a piece of 1" thick xps pushed against the end of the pipe. Water pressure held it in place and it didn't leak. I don't know exactly how your pipe is situated but if it can be made horizontal then the xps cap is really easy to knock off.
Another option is to setup the 6" pipe in a siphon orientation with an upside down U at the inlet so it will drain normally but if the flow increases to much it will start a siphon which will draw much more water that if it were a simple overflow. The downstream end of the pipe might need to be elbowed down so the siphon doesn't break in the long horizontal stretch of the pipe.
Thank you 😊