201904141413M Charny Debacle890Long 15m

Version longue, 15 min. : Débâcle (Ice Break) aux Chûtes de la rivière Chaudière à Lévis (Charny). 14-04-2019, 14h13.

[@OldJoe212]

The power of nature. I could bring a chair and watch this for hours.

[@stevewaterhouse3025]

yup, a fire and some beers also. Momma nature is truely entertaining aye!

[@MichaelMosesHammer]

Put your chair on a slab of ice, and go over the dropoff! I could watch that! Now that would be cool, literally!

[@rajanrg]

@@MichaelMosesHammer ha ha ha ha 👍👍👍👍👍Real human debacle.👍👍👍👍👍

[@diegoreviati5166]

This is why these videos are so popular. Watching the elements unleash their power Is mesmerizing. Kant called this "sublime" if I'm not mistaken

[@kezminnufc]

Me too

[@dennisnickoloff1723]

Ice chunk that hangs up and pops over at 11:14 - 11:20 in front of the person gives good perspective to the thickness of the ice and the power of the river. Fascinating, beautiful, intimidating

[@stillwater62]

There is something mesmerizing about the video. I could watch it for hours. Spring thaw, and ice out.

[@mhrobe]

Merveille. Merci infiniment.

[@coraperkins6139]

Absolut

[@nonkelbeer251]

Incroyable ! Grandiose ! Fascinant ! Merci pour cette leçon de choses.Bravo.

[@sandrahealey6385]

What an amazing moment, it has to be joyous watching the ice move in spring ❤️ I can't even imagine this!! Thanks for sharing!

[@JeanpaulBaptiste-sb5qj]

Tout semblait si calme et puis...quelles images de puissance!

[@sherimcdaniel3491]

That was absolutely phenomenal to watch! I plan to keep it saved so I can replay it in July & August! Thanks so much - 👍

[@anitamitchell3452]

Thank you ... many people never get to witness this power first hand. I'm grateful for the man by the fence ... that added so much perspective ... wonderful video, thank you.

[@richarddefour5220]

Je suis très impressionné par ce mélange de vie et de mort que dégage ce phénomène, inconnu chez nous.

[@ChristianBoutet]

C'est le miracle chaque année

[@gc2o4tom81]

I am 2 minutes in, and this is already my favorite video of 2022, hands down. I need more serenity, and this is it. Thanks!

[@gc2o4tom81]

Even though it’s from 3 yrs ago just saw it don’t feel like editing.

[@marty01957]

Thank you for this video! Most people never understand the power of nature, the energy released here is awesome!

[@williamd4707]

Did not realize the immensity of the flow until a man walks up to the guardrail. WOW

[@oliviermace1523]

Merci, impressionnant pour nous qui n'avons pas eu de neige depuis 10 ans (Bretagne sud)

[@debbiesimmons4593]

That was absolutely mesmerizing! Thanks!

[@tonih7293]

I am in total awe, I was blown away by the sheer force of the water but also by how fast towards the end of how fast it went. The person below gave a good example of size reference. Thanks for the video.

[@TheMangoMussolini]

So relaxing to watch Mother Nature's power in the simple cycle of the season. Well done and thanks, Christian.

[@onanygivenseattle110]

I love this. Thanks so much!

[@BlindGuardian495]

Vraiment toujours autant impressionnant. Merci d'avoir partagé ce superbe vidéo. J'adore aller regarder la débâcle de la rivière chaudière chaque années.. C'que je peux aimer ma ville natale.!! 😁✌✌👍

[@ChristianBoutet]

Ça me fait plaisir,

[@cybair9341]

La glace est beaucoup plus épaisse que je l'imaginais ! Merci pour la vidéo.

[@ChristianBoutet]

L'épaisseur varie selon l'année, dépendant de la rigueur hivernale.

[@lologaston3016]

Whoooooaaaaa la merveille de la nature, magnifique 😍😍😍😍

[@StonerBob710]

I am glad that person stepped into view to give a perspective as to the size of the ice.

[@kemosabi2237]

I was going to write the same thing. But with that guy standing there, you get a glimpse into the power of water. We love water. If it doesn't move, we stalk it, then drink it. But, if it's moving we get afraid. Awesome. Thanks for posting such a spectacle. Merci.

[@StonerBob710]

@@kemosabi2237 Nature is in charge, we're just witnesses to its power.

[@hmc2736]

Tres beau e tres dramatique. Merci.

[@hernana6689]

Superbe vidéo, merci pour partager tant de beauté avec tous.

[@repentuklondonwatchman1373]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU

[@panam4974]

Very therapeutic and relaxing - thank you so much!

[@haroldbell1246]

Thanks for taking the time to record this event. Most impressive. I was surprised at the number of people just walking by on the opposite river bank without taking the time to notice this happening. Again I thank you...HB

[@ramikhirfan7851]

Thanking you for showing us one of the powerful cycles of nature. Comes the spring and ice return to water.

[@picardiebelleregion9508]

Très impressionnant !! Merci pour cette vidéo

[@Jordendog]

The man standing at the edge really gives perspective of how thick the ice is.

[@aileensochon7500]

I was thinking exactly the same thing absolutely amazing

[@loic33470]

C est fascinant ! Très bien filmé. Le bruit alentour devait être assourdissant semblable à un monstre rageur !?. Et diire que tout cela, ce n est que de l eau ! Quelle puissance que cet élément !

[@ChristianBoutet]

Merci, La terre tremble légèrement aussi

[@pomiked31]

Merci pour le upload

[@kaburgess69]

Absolutely amazing.

[@Louisew1969]

Mesmerising!! And I didn't realise how thick the ice was!! Fantastic video xx

[@TracksideNW]

That was strangely satisfying to watch thank you. Looks like you visited on the perfect day.

[@ChristianBoutet]

I was a little lucky

[@attiladerwaldschrat5375]

Nothing is more fascinating than nature. Thanks for uploading.

[@ironrey8]

These "V" shaped spillways are designed to do exactly this, many rivers in northern climes can come to almost a complete flow-stop (especially rivers primarily fed by runoff) the ice can get feet thick and during the rapid rise during the thaw huge ice-flows become a problem. These, as you saw, use the weight of the ice against itself and break things up. Very cool.

[@Don.Challenger]

and by the time it passes through the rapids it's reduced to a smoothie of slush I expect.

[@ironrey8]

@@Don.Challenger Yarb!

[@ChristianBoutet]

It's a fall see my other vid on this

[@Kairos318]

Thank you, never would have known that was the reason for the design.

[@sergebisson2397]

Merveilleux!!!….un gros merci…

[@ChristianBoutet]

Avec plaisir 😊

[@charlesrossignol8140]

grand merci de nous présenter ce spectacle

[@jeanneldamours9522]

Bravo au caméra man merci pour ce beau spectacle!

[@eroildo.3374]

Y. GRACIAS. A AL CRADOR. QUE ES EL QUE SUSTIENE. LA NATURALEZA. ESE. DIOS MARAVILLOSO. QUÉ DA. LA. LLUVIA.Y RIEGA TODA LA. TIERRA. PARA QUE. HAIGA ALIMENTÓ..DIOS. EL CUIDA DE SU. CREACIÓN..AMÉN.

[@dalemullins4562]

Not sure why this popped up in my feed 3 years later but it is mesmerizing ! 15 minutes isn't long enough! plus it's great for my Tinnitus. Would love to see this area in the summer for perspective!

[@ChristianBoutet]

@Dale Mulins , see this video for a year round seing of the falls. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWK7qn2ObdCrhtk

[@amandahudson431]

Mine also. November, 2022

[@Lise55]

Magnifique vidéo, merci

[@ChristianBoutet]

Merci,

[@kimpulsipher647]

What amazed me was how thick the ice is!

[@shaneroper5470]

That was impressive. Love, and respect you Mother Nature.

[@annielessard5627]

Merci beaucoup, c'est comme si on y était!

[@ChristianBoutet]

Cela me fait plaisir

[@iliripqclil9059]

Hé o c plate quand tu te fais inonder et que t’a une picine dans ton sous-sol

[@Blathnaid.-.]

Great ! job. Amazing video. Thank you, Sir for recording and sharing this with us and the world. It's worth knowing this happens and definitively, the next time I'm at a frozen river in spring, I will take safety precautions :). Thx so much and stay healthy.

[@adwood201]

I'm so glad I can watch this from my nice hot desert.....

[@chuckrutkowski1072]

Nature is such a beautiful thing!

[@CraigObe1962]

You don't get a sense of perspective until the guy shows up later in the video, just amazing to see. Sadly none of that here to see in Australia, great video thanks

[@donnebes9421]

Awesome video! Thanks for the upload. Spring is my favorite season because of scenes like this. This past year has been hard on everyone, a lot of loved ones lost. I hope this year brings much better times than we have been through, although it will continue to be sad times because of everyone we have lost. Hopefully our neighbors to the north will also have a much greater year. Stay safe everybody!

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

Excellent, thankyou for sharing some of Nature in the Raw, such power, marvellous viewpoint.👍👌👍

[@michaeltreadwell777]

The Power of Nature. Nature will ALWAYS win. GREAT Video - Tanks for posting it. :-)

[@Taizunx]

You really get a crazy sense of the scale when that dude walks into the picture in the lower right corner at 10:26

[@tijltrienen]

Ice is 2m thick

[@anitainglis2005]

WOW really memorizing that ice is so thick it's just Amazing Anita from the U.K xx

[@johnlaforte700]

I love this video. I can watch it for hours😍

[@jeanhebert2130]

J'ai réalisé la grandeur la l'événement lors que j'ai vu l'homme au côté. Merci d'avoir mis disponible ce védéo.

[@denmann364]

For those who don’t know were it is; it’s the Chaudière river downstream close to the St-Laurent river. South shore of Québec city in the province of Québec in Canada.

[@marty01957]

Thanks!

[@rascottawacentre4547]

Brilliant stuff! Thank you.

[@vivianwinford4852]

Fascinating. I used to be able to watch the Delaware River during its ice breakup.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

Vivian Winford You used to be able to??? What happened?? Why can’t you still watch it?? Did you go blind and I’m being serious????

[@allenpeck8239]

He obviously changed abodes. Different residences, Genius.

[@Danki81]

Thanks for sharing this impressive spectacle!

[@lefournildausterlitz]

👍 Sympa de nous faire partager, merci 😘

[@Patacrepe31]

Super vidéo merci ! Bises de Toulouse (SO France)

[@Dani-it5sy]

Pretty well build all that stuff. Doesn't seem to even glitch under that wave of violence. Guys that build and designed this can be proud 👍

[@andrewmantle7627]

To the people who see it every year, its called Breakup. Sometimes slow and gentle, sometimes a friggin' mess.

[@lrae1100]

Man ,i thought the icemachine in the fridge was loud!! Very good video thanks for sharing it !

[@jeffreydeeds9225]

Awesome! Thanks for catching and sharing this magnificent footage! Cheers!

[@davidvanniekerk3813]

Baie dankie. Merci Beaucoup. The power of the water!

[@GhostDrummer]

That’s freaking impressive!!

[@duncanwallace7760]

I'd love to witness this in real life one day! Great vid!

[@BlindGuardian495]

This is in my hometown and i have the chance to witness this every single year. And i can truly say that this is always a really impressive spectacle to watch 😁✌✌

[@duncanwallace7760]

@@BlindGuardian495 A nice reward for a long winter!!!

[@baltobooks]

That was amazing! Wow!

[@nataliemercieca7394]

Incredible big well and many thanks for sharimg

[@veliagarcia5827]

I have no idea why I watched the entire video but I did and I did enjoy it..... thanks

[@wrightgregson9761]

here in New England (and elsewhere?) this is an annual Spring event that we call "ice out". It is when the weather has been a bit warmer for a long enough time for the integrity of the river ice to be shattered and so begins the actual Spring weather. One of the great dangers on some rivers is down stream where enormous ice dams occur. Great damage can occur where the water backs up and where the ice jam press on bridges etc. Here in Northern Massachusetts, it was an annual pilgrimage to go to the dam at Lowell MA on the Merrimac River when ice-out occurred.

[@Papa_-mh9nr]

WOW the incredible forces of nature. Awesome catch of video

[@mitchblackmore5230]

I'm so glad that guy showed up in the bottom right. Until he appeared, I was estimating that the ice was about 1-2 feet thick. With him standing there, I'm thinking it's closer to 6 feet thick. Wow!

[@bernardokrolo2275]

Same Here..i didint have sense to proportion until this guy showed on corner..wow..i actualy thing that average piece of ica is abouth 2 or 3 m in radius

[@allenpeck8239]

Mitch Blackmore Ya really! That was a big deal for real... 6ft prob 8ft thick! That’s huge!

[@dotany62]

Christian, je plaisante. J'ai beaucoup apprécié ton film!! Pardonne mon humour.

[@ChristianBoutet]

Je te pardonne. Merci de préciser

[@dotany62]

Tant mieux. Continue tes films. Merci beaucoup 👍👍👍

[@joewilson9962]

Incredible! Some of the slabs are so thick!

[@nuclearcasserole]

thank you for making this video, very entertaining. Good camera work, and good editing.

[@silvercyborg1276]

Mesmerizing to watch.

[@robertsalanon2909]

Surprenant et assez percutant !!la nature ...A+

[@Scottyrock1000]

Once again, I have found another to entertain myself!

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Charny is a town in Quebec, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. This is the Chaudiere River, which flows past Charny.

[@catclark9488]

Thanks. It's nice to have some sort of idea where this was :)

[@kevinbyrne4538]

@@catclark9488 -- You're welcome. :)

[@fasx56]

Kevin Byrne Thanks from those of us who so not speak French, your comment helps a lot for most viewers understanding.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

@@fasx56 -- You're welcome. :)

[@onibru]

Merci de partager ces images, sur lesquelles je reviens de temps à autres, incluant les années précédentes. Votre contribution sur le phénomène des mouvements de glace sur la Chaudière est non seulement spectaculaire, mais elle constitue pratiquement un documentaire "historico-patrimonial", quand on pense aux relations que les riverains de la Chaudière peuvent avoir avec ce cours d'eau aux humeurs si variables, à la place de cette rivière dans l'imaginaire de ceux qui la connaissent. Merci encore, et à une autre année, j'espère.

[@ChristianBoutet]

Merci, d'avoir pris le temps d'écrire. J'ai quelques autres années dans mes vidéos, je devrais les mettre en ligne l'an prochain.

[@ChristianBoutet]

Voilà la vidéo de 1994 est prête : kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6fViKWtjbuCiNk

[@markrussell3663]

Wow…..such power.

[@cooljack3240]

Субханаллахи ва бихамдихи, Субханаллахиль азым

[@howardroark3947]

This is very relaxing for me. Thank you.

[@josephmckenzie4744]

Great video. Watching from Dunedin,Florida, U.S.A.

[@bretkellam6429]

Incredible!!! The person later shows the scale of this. Wow.

[@jambocoo]

Wow that was some thick ice !, thanks for sharing.

[@dukecity7688]

I don't know why this is so satisfying to watch. It's really pissa.

[@bradwojick2088]

Nice recording and thanks for not shutting the camera off just as it got good like the last vid i watched

[@toter-drache]

Hypnotisch, sehr gute arbeit! 👍🏻

[@luckyduck146]

This is so cool to watch … pity there is nowhere in Australia where this happens 😢😭

[@tunadog1945]

What, Drop Bears and baby-eating Dingoes are not enough for you! ;)

[@kevinmcmullan100]

Awesome spectacle!! Maybe I have OCD, but was anyone else waiting for the ice in the middle of the dam to fall over? I tried using my finger on the screen, but it wouldn't budge!! Ha Ha.

[@prokkle]

I felt quite affectionate towards that lump of ice! It wasn't going to go easily.

[@kevinmcmullan100]

@@prokkle looks like more lumps joined in solidarity at the end.

[@thomasblanchard2030]

Imagine--that current and the waterfall is crunching up 7-10 foot thick ice floes like potato chips!

[@zielogr]

Piękny widok, mógłbym tam stać z Tobą podziwiać to zjawisko👍

[@ask4george1]

Wow that was amazing ! Nice steady camera work. Great Job !

[@prokkle]

Here in NZ we never see anything like this. It's fascinating.

[@rogerpr364]

But, we the north, we don't have beautyful yearround warm weather like you NZ and btw, you have a gorgeous primenister!!

[@freespirit8791]

Wow what a scene! Go to 11:00 minutes and you will see how big these chunks can get compared to human body. Nothing can stop flowing waters. It explains how canyons got carved by water. Thanks for this video.