For those wondering why. Over the years, fluctuations of nitrates and other pollutants along the Sandusky River, as well as structural deficiencies of the Ballville Dam, led the City of Fremont to build an off-line up ground drinking water reservoir. No longer needed, the dam is blocking 22 miles of critical walleye and white bass spawning habitat.
I found this strangely relaxing and meditative. Also good knowing that it's to restore natural habitat, which we need to be more conscientious of in this country.
We used to pull some decent flatheads out of the pools at the foot of the Ballville dam. It was in rough shape back then, too. I moved down to Tulsa in late '02; so I can just imagine how bad it got by the time it was demolished.
Thanks for the 4k content. don't mind the commentators, they are just to dense to realize there is a mute button, or, the simple fact they don't have to watch. great job!
The Ballville Dam, approximately 400 feet long and 34 feet high, was built by the Fremont Power and Light Company in 1913. Outdated and reservoir stagnant water too warm for survival of fish species.
@18E I mean, there was 46 years worth of clean local power delivered to the community before it became public land 60 years ago and then served as the primary water supply to the city for 54 years. But anyway, don't let me interrupt your complaining.
Great video. I'm always surprised with the cry for "green" energy that so many dams are being removed rather than being upgraded for continued power production.
@@tonythegoodman Willie E Coyote was the chief design engineer and Quality Control inspector of the ACME products Corpeation of Jersey City NJ and Wala Wala Washington. Poor sap.
Love how it takes 3 supervisors to take a measurement n 2 other yellow shirts to watch the track how grind the dam, hard at work...lol standing around.
yee anyway the height is enough to keep a beatiful lakearound, and other one part of water will keep go away , the old dam dont keep all water, its not a dam its a safety dam, fuckin ecologist, now there is a 1 metter low river
@@mandataruu8685 In the up river side of the dam, sitting slowly filled in the lake until the lake was very wide but only a few feet deep. The silting also reduced the ability of the dam to produce electricity. Dredging would have been impractical (or impossible) and much more expensive than removing the dam. Zebra mussels were also causing numerous problems including fouling the inflow of the turbines and fouling the turbines themselves. Blasting would have released the zebra mussels downstream in an uncontrolled manner and the debris itself would have created environmental problems. Even if they were to blast, the upstream water first had to be released in a controlled manner anyway and grinding is the usual method to do that. The methods used in the course of removing the dam are all standard ones for this type of dam. Actually, almost boringly common. The cost of the removal is a set price with a performance clause. Going too actually would result in penalties as the contract specifies certain deadlines. Again, boringly common.
Really is wonderful sleep music. I did not know they called that attachment a “grinder,” but I did know it was not a back massager for a Yeti. A now you are getting very sleepy, very very sleepy as you float away to dream land and think about blowing shit up and the future lack of fresh water we will experience globally. Zzzzzzz great vid.
Video was great,but on another note their are ways of cleaning up the water behind the dam such as aeration, and fish ladders or tunnels for the fish would lesson the worries about drought . Americans are always there to tear something down instead of looking for ways to make the old better and save resources.
This a good thing, now the spawning fish will carry on through to natural grounds, we have a similar dam in port hope Ontario, yes there is a fish ladder but allot of fish die before making it through, the fish that spawn there at Port hope ont. Rainbow trout and salmon, huge, now maybe you'll see those big spawners pass up through your river
The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine.[2] However, the zebra mussel has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas, and has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide. Since the 1980s, they have invaded the Great Lakes and the Hudson River.
"There's the Mayor and some of the City Council just a watchin..." (SUDDENLY DAMN BURST FROM STRESS FATIGUE) "well looks like we might be needin a new Mayor and City Council..."
They were using a grinder to cut that notch? What did all that concrete dust do downstream? I'm surprised that the environmentalists didn't raise havoc. If they blasted, I wouldn't think they'd have anywhere near the dust, a bunch of chunks to be sure. I wonder if those nets would catch the concrete as well as the zebra mussels.
I remember fishing by the dam for catfish with Pa when I was a kid. He used to drive me down in the squad car. Barney used to come along but one summer pa and him we're having a fight. I said, Pa, why don't you just arrest him if you're mad at him? You're the sheriff, you can do that. He said, no, son, that would be what they call an abuse of power. I'll just shoot him instead. Mayberry was never the same after that.
If they aren't going to use it any more it's better to restore the stream than leave the dam. That way they don't have to maintain the structure, it's better for wildlife, and it isn't trapping all the river sediment behind it.
Why build a dam if you can't navigate up river without portaging the barges around. All dams should have locks for barges. Or you just live on a creek.
Been watching dam removals from Washington Oregon and my Nothern California dam removals since 2011 I'm so happy they removing dams I'm in love with nature for life
Two reasons-a jackhammer would actually take longer. I guarantee this concrete is reinforced, meaning all a jackhammer would do is create a tangled web of concrete and rebar, which would then require a whole different operation. The grinder cuts precisely through everything. Second, a jack hammer weakens and damages the structure surrounding its impact. If youre trying for a precise removal of concrete, you always use grinders and saws. Source: I worked in commercial demolition
Do NOT pay any attention to the detractor comments here. You did an outstanding job with this video and I, amongst many others, enjoyed it very much!
It was like watching paint dry , but very nice paint!
For those wondering why. Over the years, fluctuations of nitrates and other pollutants along the Sandusky River, as well as structural deficiencies of the Ballville Dam, led the City of Fremont to build an off-line up ground drinking water reservoir. No longer needed, the dam is blocking 22 miles of critical walleye and white bass spawning habitat.
thanks!
I wish the government was just as concerned about my spawning........
@@davehumdiggity6422 Oh, it is, and you aren't going to like the next letter you receive that will require your signature.
@kragseven No doubt about that
I was not,wondering.
This is by far the most interesting informative detailed river restoration on utube, thankyou
Spent many a day playing on this dam, swimming above the dam and fishing below it. Good memories.
KIRBY TAYLOR why did they remove it?
@@surfthejapstrat7010 Comment is up top on my screen... for the fish to reproduce.
Awesome view and commentary! Thanks for sharing :)
Great video! The water coming over the existing portion is hypnotizing.
Thanks for the video, and he'll leave the light on for ya.
I found this strangely relaxing and meditative. Also good knowing that it's to restore natural habitat, which we need to be more conscientious of in this country.
thank you for a very smooth photographic video.
That's some good dam removal music fer shure!
ROFL! I was thinking the same thing...zzzzzzz!!! Hahaha!
my grandad was a road sweeper for 55 years. In that time he only ever had one broom! he replaced the handle 16 times and the head 21 times.Amazing!
Not to be overly-technical but, he had 17 brooms with a few "head"replacements.
@@psychosneighbor1509 I`m not sure I understand, is it a grammatical error, I did put ` head`.
@@AndyPatterson Just messin' with ya but, technically, wouldn't it be a new broom every time he replaced both the handle and the head? ;)
Damn how drones have changed our lives,
Mesmerising, thanks for sharing.
We used to pull some decent flatheads out of the pools at the foot of the Ballville dam. It was in rough shape back then, too. I moved down to Tulsa in late '02; so I can just imagine how bad it got by the time it was demolished.
Loved the music, thanks!
Thank you sir. You are a great pilot and videographer.
Thank you for sharing it was very relaxing to watch ..
A Clark credit goes to the background music 🎶.
A Clark 😊😊
Great news for the wildlife and fish stock!
Thanks for the 4k content. don't mind the commentators, they are just to dense to realize there is a mute button, or, the simple fact they don't have to watch. great job!
The Ballville Dam, approximately 400 feet long and 34 feet high, was built by the Fremont Power and Light Company in 1913. Outdated and reservoir stagnant water too warm for survival of fish species.
The city is required to convert 21 acres back to wetlands as part of the project.
@18E I mean, there was 46 years worth of clean local power delivered to the community before it became public land 60 years ago and then served as the primary water supply to the city for 54 years. But anyway, don't let me interrupt your complaining.
I'm expecting a knock at the door from Mr. McFeely... Speedy Delivery!
Geez I’m falling asleep watching this between the music and the narration!
No doubt. A real snoozer.
Excellent videography!
Nice work…enjoyed it greatly…good to see human beings something good.
This video cures my insomnia everytime 👍
sounds like Mr. Rogers
peter danis yeah I thought the same
Holy cow, that's exactly what I was about to saw.... It must be his son or ghost...lol...
Anyone with the first name Peter is suspect!
@@bloodsport8282 saw
And so MR RODGERS WAS AWSOME AND A WAR HERO DONT MAKE FUN OF MY CHILD HOOD
Stuff like this will make America great again.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Nice piece of lumber there good work on the footage cobber
The coughing at 2:08 is the best part.
Almost thought it was a bong rip
Ha.
Great drone work
Drones have changed this world!
We would never of seen this otherwise,
"never have seen" not "of seen". "never've" is a contraction.
Ballville... that's right next to Shaftville right?
BAAAAAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAAA
40 miles North of Effingham. Credits to H. Marx.
It taint
@@CockyMike911
BAAAAAAAAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@@cpcattin
BAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAAAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHAHAAA
Why is this video so satisfying to watch!
Great video. I'm always surprised with the cry for "green" energy that so many dams are being removed rather than being upgraded for continued power production.
A very satisfying watch!
Thanks
Gosh these sweeping drone shots! Love! And the music is so calming.
Good shots but the music drowned out the narration.
Cool drone for the beginning
Awesome footage
Thanks
Where is day 2 and 3
Beautiful videography. Much more exciting than golf or baseball. Thank you!
I think the contractor is ACME Same company that gave us Anvils, Rocket boots, Shortest-fuse-Dynamite, Roller skates...
Wonder if its the same ACME that the coyote would buy from when he chased that dang roadrunner..
@@tonythegoodman Willie E Coyote was the chief design engineer and Quality Control inspector of the ACME products Corpeation of Jersey City NJ and Wala Wala Washington. Poor sap.
Great music choice, steady flying, nice.
Love how it takes 3 supervisors to take a measurement n 2 other yellow shirts to watch the track how grind the dam, hard at work...lol standing around.
This is because they probably want to be safe about it. They can see things happening that the operator cant.
Reminds me of Mr.Rogers voice overs when he showed us a movie about something being made. 💙💚💛💜
Loved the funeral music as the dam was killed!
"Dam" John! You hit the nail on the head. I was just thinkin, this would be good Pearly Gates music at my funeral
i dont know why , but i can watch for hours watter just flowing :)
I’m satisfied for the day 👍👍🙂
Does the grinder actually turn that slowly or does it just look that way due to your camera's frame speed?
Explosive charges would have made this dam removal much more exciting.
Steve Rogers i believe sombody died
Scott Furence That's a bombshell to throw out there. Who? Where? When? Why? How?
The sudden release of water would surely not cause any problems...
yeah, sure, and totaly uncontrollable
Yeahh
Dam cool video.
Thanks I thought they would have cleaned up down stream a bit before starting on the dam?
This is beautiful
What was the reason for the demolition of the dam?
yee anyway the height is enough to keep a beatiful lakearound, and other one part of water will keep go away , the old dam dont keep all water, its not a dam its a safety dam, fuckin ecologist, now there is a 1 metter low river
@@mandataruu8685 In the up river side of the dam, sitting slowly filled in the lake until the lake was very wide but only a few feet deep. The silting also reduced the ability of the dam to produce electricity. Dredging would have been impractical (or impossible) and much more expensive than removing the dam. Zebra mussels were also causing numerous problems including fouling the inflow of the turbines and fouling the turbines themselves. Blasting would have released the zebra mussels downstream in an uncontrolled manner and the debris itself would have created environmental problems. Even if they were to blast, the upstream water first had to be released in a controlled manner anyway and grinding is the usual method to do that. The methods used in the course of removing the dam are all standard ones for this type of dam. Actually, almost boringly common. The cost of the removal is a set price with a performance clause. Going too actually would result in penalties as the contract specifies certain deadlines. Again, boringly common.
Strangely beautiful.
Should have called in 617 squadron the dam busters. Would be a lot quicker
You have to take into consideration the effects of the water flow down stream. Fast is not the way to go here.
Nice video.
West of Flangeville, just past Unionville....
Well done!
wow...can I have the job of one of the men stood watching in the high vis! now that's my kinda job
I would add a shovel to lean on!
@@navelriver i`ll take that shovel....as long as it is a new one without any dirt on. I dont wanna mess my clean High Vis jacket.
Really is wonderful sleep music. I did not know they called that attachment a “grinder,” but I did know it was not a back massager for a Yeti. A now you are getting very sleepy, very very sleepy as you float away to dream land and think about blowing shit up and the future lack of fresh water we will experience globally. Zzzzzzz great vid.
obsidiansuby koi
Video was great,but on another note their are ways of cleaning up the water behind the dam such as aeration, and fish ladders or tunnels for the fish would lesson the worries about drought . Americans are always there to tear something down instead of looking for ways to make the old better and save resources.
This a good thing, now the spawning fish will carry on through to natural grounds, we have a similar dam in port hope Ontario, yes there is a fish ladder but allot of fish die before making it through, the fish that spawn there at Port hope ont. Rainbow trout and salmon, huge, now maybe you'll see those big spawners pass up through your river
Dam(n) - where did it go?
Sorry, couldn't help it :)
Would like to see a full documentry about this dam , how and when was it built and then the removal..
Loved the incidental music
The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine.[2] However, the zebra mussel has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas, and has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide. Since the 1980s, they have invaded the Great Lakes and the Hudson River.
Now Batting ing ing ing ing., #21 1 1, Jooooohhhhnnnnn Smith ith ith ith ith.
Whats with the baseball park echo going on?
What’s up Fremont !!
Nice vid
Cool water slide
you guys should check out FRED DIBNAH, what a character.
What are the purpose of the pillars just downstream of the damn?
They are designed to break ice up after the dam is removed.
An Aerial ViewPoint are they going to finish the removal over the winter?
No removal is scheduled for Sept 2018
Vetting
Gunga Galunga to slow down the turbulence
just blast the DAMN thing!
old dog city pound kills the animals and they may not have permits
Timix100 not to mention a few million gallons of water crashing downstream destroying everything in its wake...
@@spencerwilton5831 this is my hometown. That's a bad idea blasting it
The music puts me to sleep.. haha like "what was I watching..?"
what camera is this? really nice footage!
DJI Phatom 4 Pro
"There's the Mayor and some of the City Council just a watchin..." (SUDDENLY DAMN BURST FROM STRESS FATIGUE) "well looks like we might be needin a new Mayor and City Council..."
LMFAO!
Nice songs
Very nice
I would be unhappy if I owned lakefront property there.
It's a river
Talk about the daily grind 😂
They were using a grinder to cut that notch? What did all that concrete dust do downstream? I'm surprised that the environmentalists didn't raise havoc. If they blasted, I wouldn't think they'd have anywhere near the dust, a bunch of chunks to be sure. I wonder if those nets would catch the concrete as well as the zebra mussels.
this was my first thought, the smaller particles would be very bad for the eco system . . .
Should have just put an ad in Hollywood trades, "dam to be removed, cheap" they'd have paid for the location and demo.
Music was 💯👍🏻
Nice!
Ya'all need to get down and clean up the bebris around the ice dam barriers.
Tim England logs are all cleaned up now
Always some idiot on here that knows more than the people doing the work.
I assume they are doing it this way to avoid massive flooding by letting the water slow drain instead of just cracking the sucker in one go
Was keen to see result . Music put me to sleep 😂😂
cool attachment
I remember fishing by the dam for catfish with Pa when I was a kid. He used to drive me down in the squad car. Barney used to come along but one summer pa and him we're having a fight. I said, Pa, why don't you just arrest him if you're mad at him? You're the sheriff, you can do that. He said, no, son, that would be what they call an abuse of power. I'll just shoot him instead. Mayberry was never the same after that.
Barnes wallace & 617 RAF Squadron would have made short work of it,
Why demolishing?
The gates can always be in open position.
If they aren't going to use it any more it's better to restore the stream than leave the dam. That way they don't have to maintain the structure, it's better for wildlife, and it isn't trapping all the river sediment behind it.
Why build a dam if you can't navigate up river without portaging the barges around. All dams should have locks for barges. Or you just live on a creek.
The music makes this a piece of art
at least dust is under control
One word... DYNAMITE.
Been watching dam removals from Washington Oregon and my Nothern California dam removals since 2011 I'm so happy they removing dams I'm in love with nature for life
That's probably the slowest way to remove a dam. Why not just put a jack hammer on the end?
some engineer decided on this...
Because the grinder makes little bits that will wash away much easier than big bits the Jackhammer would make.
need to do it slow. That's the point. So as not to fuck up everything below it at once.
Because you don’t want to completely wash away the nice village bellow with 25ft of water.
Two reasons-a jackhammer would actually take longer. I guarantee this concrete is reinforced, meaning all a jackhammer would do is create a tangled web of concrete and rebar, which would then require a whole different operation. The grinder cuts precisely through everything.
Second, a jack hammer weakens and damages the structure surrounding its impact. If youre trying for a precise removal of concrete, you always use grinders and saws.
Source: I worked in commercial demolition
This music makes me think im at the massage parlor
dope boy robber does it have a happy ending lol
What are those big round posts?
without drones we would not see this awesome perspective
Helium filled balloons with a camera attached maybe? LOL