Illgraben 28 07 2020 - Lave torrentielle, Murgang, Debris flow

High intensity of rain, but only 8 mm water, not enough to push the debris flow until the Rhône. It is going slowly, by step, til it dissipate. Une lave torrentielle qui s'évanouit.. Eine Mure die sich ermüdet....Pont Bouthanais,
Bhutanbrücke.

[@LighthawkTenchi]

It never ceases to amaze me that I’ll keep watching these, because even though they’re largely the same thing happening in different videos, enough stuff is different, and I’m still impressed that each storm can knock enough dirt and rock loose and carry it down the mountain. It always looks like wet cement to me, as well

[@nonaurbizniz7440]

The flow mechanics fascinate me. This stuff has far less water content than cement yet flows like watery mud but its mostly soil and rocks with a very low water content.

[@Tanny.M]

It almost feels like it's a living, moving creature and not water and mud. Fascinating!

[@jeanyvesangers3885]

Depuis la création des Alpes cela se produit chaque années et les montagnes sont aussi fière d,être la pour notre plaisir

[@bluceree7312]

When I was a young lad we used to hike every week in dried up river beds with huge boulders like these in the video. Every year the path will be different because everything moves, even huge boulders. I never witnessed any flash floods or mud slides, only the aftermath, and always wondered how can water move a bus-sized huge rock like this - now I know. Thanks.

[@DebsWombat]

Now this was quite fascinating - I’ve never seen one with a slow flow that kept stopping entirely! Thank you so much - your videos are always amazing!

[@TheWhitefisher]

There is a lot of rock debris here relative to the amount of water so it's behaving something like waterlogged sand. Fascinating to see these things on Earth's scale.

[@NoNORADon911]

Whats up with that big hole in the creek bed that it drops down into? That is odd....why does it not fill up? Why is it there?

[@garybryan6419]

So good! This helps me appreciate the character of mudflows. What really fascinates me with this one is the 'potential' which becomes suspended, and only needs another feeder-surge to cause it to move again. This looks to be a set-up for when enough rain or maybe slightest slide, would have no problem 're-activating' the mud which has been deposited on the sides. Watching for the next one perhaps to be 'formidable.' Thanks again.

[@starflash8316]

Thanks for posting, interesting to see a slower flow event xx

[@robinburk8316]

Love the videos! They're kinda hypnotic and relaxing. Keep making videos. 😊

[@annahasty7191]

Fascinating! I have never seen a slow "flash" flood. Educational and entertaining. 😀

[@cezarcatalin1406]

It’s constipated...

[@georgobergfell]

Interessant, dass das Geschiebe so in einzelnen Wellen kommt! Schönes Video!

[@AnnieAbbas-tb5lm]

V professional video, showing the top starting point as well moving snake , noise of stones moving , lo rd it was horefic

[@user-ii9ej2iq1s]

The debris moving slowly reminds me of some huge slug or amoeba, just oozing along, fitting into whatever space is ahead.

[@17primemover]

I’d love to know more about how those concrete retaining walls are engineered. I am amazed they don’t get torn apart by the flows.

[@Johnboy33545]

They're well engineered and built deep into the bedrock. They do an impressive job. Concrete is incredible stuff. Structures built by the Roman's are still standing. The walls aren't very difficult but timing and access would be critical. Perhaps Monseur Zuffery could do a video on the history of them.

[@joetrump5844]

This thing makes the same sound that trains 🚂 had back in Brooklyn, NY when I was a kid in the early ‘60’s. I listen to them all night as they were going by. 🤓

[@emilstalzer8553]

You’re right ,7 train for me as a kid in Queens ,New York

[@joetrump5844]

@@@emilstalzer8553 You have corrected my memory....... I live in Brooklyn, but when I stayed at my aunts place for the summer in Queens....... that’s when I would hear the trains going by 🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂 Thanks 😊

[@squeekymoon]

Love the sound of the rain on the camera!

[@jeffross5424]

love watching this...wave after wave of mud

[@raulviera7609]

Super cool! Thanks for posting. '

[@soho1164]

super la pluies tombe en Ardèche direction les Alpes encore une vidéo pour demain , merci pierre pour cette vidéo .

[@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470]

Demain boulot, donc aucune garantie que je puisse l'avoir.... il faudra bien qu'un jour je freine un peu cette passion ... en plus les gens qui voient ces vidéos pourraient croire qu'il n'y a pas de dangers...

[@soho1164]

@@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470 derriere mon écran , moi ça va , mais être la bas sous la pluie avec un grondement permanent en attendant le déluge , c'est sur tu ne crains rien c'est garantie par le grand vichnou . Tes vidéos vu d'en face son super, ne cours pas le long de ce ruisseau , laisse ça aux jeunes. Au fait demain c'est dimanche 1 Aout , vas y mollo au boulot .

[@johnhopkins6260]

Classic example of how they move in waves... (it may LOOK like it's done...) many of these rocks were in the 10 -15 Ton range (some even larger)

[@GiulianoBernardiVIDEO]

Molto interessante!

[@rainerthomaslatzke8138]

Wahnsinn, sieht aus als ob die Felsbrocken schwimmen....

[@a.s.a6614]

The earth is like “can i have some privacy?”

[@Carlos31416]

Bien documenté !

[@varelaguadalupe1134]

Beautiful.thank

[@ReiseFreund]

Cool, days later she arrived the Rhone😂😂

[@DRayL_]

It makes me sleepy watching this.

[@Johnboy33545]

How often do the flows happen? It's surprisingly fascinating to watch even when it's low and slow. I've learned more from you than anyone else about the debris flow especially the source. Thank you, Sir.

[@sengasingleton601]

Read 2-7 times annually.

[@cynthiatucker2147]

Wish we could see where the feed is causing the mud slide to continue after on the opposite side.

[@j.a.sfunker6895]

that is ridiculously satisfying

[@wyzlniii1764]

looks like my every morning toilet business :x

[@abubalash]

What is the purpose of making a barrier of cement (ٍstep)on the road to the flood.

[@bridgetstoli2347]

Welcome to the Red Bull rock surfing championship!

[@GavCritchley]

I'm driving through Switzerland soon and will make a detour to see this, Can anyone give me a viewing location?

[@GavCritchley]

Found it, you can see it easily in the Satellite images of Leuk.

[@encompassthyeclipse7278]

My ass does this stuff in the morning, especially after coffee

[@wehvgirlpwr]

Does the canal ever need to be cleaned out? Like if there are slow flows like this one, a lot of debris looks like it gets left behind.

[@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470]

No it always clean itself, til now..if we would make the channel larger, it would slow down and the danger of deposit would be bigger... I heard that years ago the channel was so ful that some walls were covered. At the arrival, the Rhône clean the deposit...see my other videos, some view down the Rhône.

[@wehvgirlpwr]

Pierre-Emmanuel Zufferey Very interesting! Love the videos! Thanks for the response!

[@soho1164]

7 Septembre , je suis aux aguets , pour ta prochaine vidéo

[@charlesward8196]

There must be a doctoral thesis in there somewhere, measuring precipitation amounts, precipitation rates, speed of the flow, translational surging, maximum size of “particles” moved, frequency, duration and volume of individual surges, too much calculus for me. Should be some relational equations that come out of that that could be applied to planning for flood channel design that could be applied around the globe. Such a great laboratory tool to have a “tame” debris flow that you can drive up to and do regular measurements for research.

[@lindaj5492]

From the number of videos you’ve posted, this must be a very unstable mountain! Are those prayer flags tied to the rail of the bridge?

[@artde625]

Very nice V

[@sylviaporchet9071]

Bonjour Ça fait juste 2 ans que j'ai decouvert vos vidèos, elles sont magnifiques et très,très interesantes. Moi je suis aller 2 fois à l'illgraben et je suis venue depuis Yverdon Les Bains avec l'espoir de voir 1 descente de lave torrentiel ,mais pas eu. J'avais fais le parcours ( depuis la gare de Loèche) jusqu'à au pont buthanais. Ça serait quelle meilleur moment pour avoir la chance de voir une lave ? Faites vous vos vidèos ,depuis le Pont? Et pour y aller au bord du Rhône? À moi on m'avait dit que c'ètait pas possible??

[@craighandy7405]

Awesome

[@johng0908]

The ultimate rock tumbler.

[@noobstar5613]

Looks like a Coin Pusher with Concrete

[@frederickschnepel1276]

That mud slide must be in the Union!

[@shirleys2295]

the slowest mud slide ever. weird, but amazing.

[@DrewWithington]

What is the trout fishing like in this river?

[@cynthia.mottern6579]

What is the name of the place I am looking at

[@dapto234]

So when does the torrential bit start 🤨

[@hebneh]

I cannot understand how floods like this can occur in waves, or pulses. The original rainfall that's causing this has to have been steady, and could not have varied as much as the flood seems to indicate.

[@rajazubair4842]

Lovely

[@user-od3oj1dl2w]

雨が降るたびにこんなことが起きるような所には 私、住めません。

[@StreuB1]

This reminds me of a 3 hours stretch the day after eating some bad lasagna.

[@gem7543]

😂😂😂😂

[@markwatts2532]

This is the spillover from a Swiss Choc factory

[@nesianesia1312]

الله اكبر

[@haroldsmith8698]

the thing is::with the heigh intensity raib falin the mountains there nust have a piece for it to go.

[@sebastianvoggenreiter5842]

Es wäre interessant zu sehen wie die erste große Welle in die Rhone fließt

[@bigblob1623]

This reminds me of the last time I ate at Chipotle. Not fun!

[@bonnie_gail]

where is this ? endlessly fascinating

[@kenmccluskey2648]

A bit like me in the toilet last Saturday morning .

[@88997799]

If you have gold in your area start panning for gold after every flow is done moving.

[@letsflyman1823]

Thank goodness everyone had time to walk out in front of that massive mudslide. It was horrible.

[@ryderhook]

Danke für das interessante Video. Was mich mal interessiert, wie groß sind die Felsen die da "verschoben" werden. Leider kann man bei solchen tollen Filmen aus der Perspektive keinen vergleich ziehen. Ich wünschte es gäbe eine Möglichkeit einen Maßstab einzublenden.

[@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470]

Der längste muss um die 3,5 m lang sein, sie maximale höhe des Welle hinten muss die 2,5 m erreichen. In der Höhe müssen die grosse Blöcken um die 2 m sein, die meisten aber 1 m. Der Grösste kann um die 25 Tonnen sein, zwei sollten unter 20 T. sein, sonst 10 T und nach unten....die einige die unten weiter spazieren sollen um die 5 Tonnen sein....

[@ryderhook]

@@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470 wow, danke für die Info. Die sind dann sehr viel größer als ich gedacht habe.

[@varelaguadalupe1134]

En quel! Pais?? Es??

[@MrPLC999]

I feel like that sometimes after bad tacos.

[@noraleestone2859]

If you watched a flash flood in slo-mo, this is what it would look like. LOL

[@dwightmagnuson4298]

Can you estimate the size of those boulders on the tongue?

[@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470]

About 5-6 tons.. 2m x 1m x 1,5m

[@Iqbal_sibia]

Its like somebody is doing on purpose ... it stops and starts ... I never seen anything like this before ...

[@nesianesia1312]

سبحان الله العظيم.

[@21simper]

I can't believe how those rocks move.... Are they pumice??

[@RoxnDox]

No, regular rocks. That slurry of water and mud is like wet concrete - much denser than water, virtually unstoppable when it’s moving, and quite capable of shoving these large rocks around as though they were pebbles.

[@21simper]

@@RoxnDox thanks Jim that makes sense

[@MariaAparecida-dt6dy]

Assustador parece concreto Pierre me fala o que é isso . R.J.Brasil.

[@chumline577]

Not so much juice in flow not as much as I've seen in the recent clips. At first but it sure catches up soon enough

[@paulpaul5606]

Can some one tell me we’re all that end up

[@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470]

Look at the video : Illgraben - where does all that material go 🎈 the block you mention is about 150 T....6x4x3 (200 T ???)

[@carolynnaumann2306]

Kind of make me think of a concrete pour w/o the big rocks ! Dang !!

[@harpindersinghharpinder2956]

Halo content no

[@Skygt2RS]

Natural concrete

[@rOOmUSh]

Watch it in x0.25

[@okboomer6201]

Me on the toilet after burritos & beer.

[@LiliaSammer78]

This is how it looks like when a beetle on the ground on a lawn is facing the liquid shit coming from a cow

[@MariaEugenia-cw1mg]

Fúria de Deus, misericórdia!!!!

[@fyrephiter4901]

This is why you don’t put a Taco Bell on top of a mountain.

[@gardnersmith3580]

Make it go, Daddy.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

When a mountain experiences concrete diarrhoea;).

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Seems a bit constipated...

[@thechaoboy3754]

Mother nature mixed cement to pave her road

[@rongxiangliu257]

这可能是世界上浓度最高的山洪，看不到水，而是泥浆推着石头跑。

[@AllahuAqbarALLAH-999]

لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم 🥀

[@marcominelli2578]

Da 4 miliardi di anni esistono questi fenomeni. Quando ancora non c'era l'uomo che si è inventato gli dei.

[@AllahuAqbarALLAH-999]

@@marcominelli2578 الله أكبر 🕋 الله العظيم ❤️ لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم 👍🕋💙

[@julianrv8968]

2:33 que loco se parece una milanesa

[@shivas3003]

Vidage annuel des fosses septique du village en amont ... Ok je sort.

[@christophermerry8087]

Its........creamy.

[@aoilpe]

«Coulée de boue » und nicht „lave“...

[@leobracho7386]

Mi questo video

[@mig7287]

👍👍

[@onedge70moparsuperbee23]

👍😎👍

[@thasokun7658]

់ឪឥឲ🙂🙂🙂

[@lucasmora3237]

Can I borrow some of that strong water to drag all the rocks out of my property? .😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thasokun7658]

M

[@claudealain85]

Ça me parle... Est-ce le fruit de mon imagination ou de mes délires métaphysico-eschatologiques ?!... Toujours est-il que ces coulées fatiguées de merde - ça avance quand même, notons-le - me paraissent en parfaite correspondance avec nos temps terminaux! Ah! Vivement la fin... Le film est pourri et on connaît déjà la fin... Avanti! Presto vivace!