Illinois Flood Levee And Massive Trash Rack

[@thevintagerecipeblog]

They don't want you on the levee because idiots get up there with ATVs and tear up the very thing that is there to protect them. Great video as always.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

That's what I was thinking as well. A levee is just a dirt dam, and human foolishness, or even careful traverse, can cause damage.

[@glennk1429]

ATV’s it’s always ATV’s

[@lionhounds]

Or worse. In the 90s folks blew up some levies along the Mississippi.

[@YouMatter-UDo]

@@lionhounds Yes, during the flood of 1993 was one instance I remember. A nephew's wife's family owned that big white farm house that is shown in those iconic pics and vids of the house swirling in those flood waters the media still shows. Carried it right off of the foundation. Nobody was inside at the time. They moved many folks onto higher land and subsidized newer housing for them.

[@lionhounds]

@YouMatter-UDo I hunted the islands of the Mississippi River for more than 2 decades, after the flood there were cars in the tree tops of the islands.

[@OGJeff685]

Holy cow that sink hole is a HUGE problem. Hope you reported it!! Super dangerous .

[@jasoncassell]

It's nice to see you spreading out into different states.

[@LizzyQween]

You’re in IL?!? Welcome! Happy to have the famous Post10 in my state!

[@JuanitaHundley]

Very interesting! I have a brother and a sister who live In Illinois, and I never realized the difference in the flood management in Illinois. Thanks for the insight. 😊👍

[@kyntymackey1484]

Merry Christmas post 10 🎉

[@AmeenahAnsari]

Greetings Post 10 welcome to Illinois, Tinley Park glad to have long way from home welcome👍

[@TheMarcMan]

Hazel Crest fan here

[@GinnL]

Fan in Joliet

[@chuckbury3619]

Woodstock resident here 👋

[@Ricksteady8]

Ay! In order to not completely dox myself I'll just say I'm from "the Chicago Heights area". 😅

[@AmeenahAnsari]

@Ricksteady8 Hello from Chicago Heights

[@Deckzwabber]

This whole complex of flood plain management is impressive even to me as a Dutchman watching.

[@ceboz]

Thank you for posting even during these days. Happy Holidays! 🎄✨

[@Derek_00Mustang83]

Welcome to my state and hope you had a Merry Christmas!!! We use pam on our atv/sxs fenders before a mud ride and it works good!!

[@ManBee999]

Merry Christmas from Manchester UK

[@GonzalezSix67]

Nice seeing you in my state!

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

I'd get some silicone spray from your local hardware store (it's made for snow shovels) or stop by a ski Haus and pick up some ski wax and try that to keep the mud off those boots. Fun vid!! Love this! May you have the happiest of holidays!

[@marco23p]

Just beware that ski wax often contains PFOA. You might only want to do that if you won't get large amounts in a sensitive environment. I think that natural oils are much friendlier for the environment.

[@Quickstrike1981]

Greetings from Central Illinois.

[@sporty1976s]

Same here

[@db.mc2]

Thanks Post! 👊🏻👍🏻 Appreciate you always my friend 🙏🏼 God Bless

[@joshuaparshall1409]

Years ago I came across a bad place in the road like you did in this video and I had some orange marking paint that I had been using early that day and I drew a big circle around it and wrote deep hole on both sides of it and it got fixed a few days later

[@TheMarcMan]

Based

[@noneyabeeswax3200]

Did some work on a lock at the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio years ago,thanks for the content.

[@jolandajolanda8572]

Merry Christmas to all of you🎅❄️☃️ Looks like the Netherlands. Wide and flat. 🌷🇳🇱🌷

[@davereiland9921]

Much of Illinois is wide and flat.

[@jamesalinio5277]

My ex wife lived there, ​@@davereiland9921

[@jolandajolanda8572]

@davereiland9921 Okee i didn't know that. Never bin to the USA. But one thing is for sure the nature is beautiful . Love to watch those vlogs and i don't mind witch State it is. When there is nature i'm in.

[@chrisryan5339]

Interesting stuff thanks. Happy Christmas. Chris from England

[@DRpokeme]

Always interesting Post 10. Merry Christmas 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@tommylabors]

Stay safe , cant wait to see you back in western Mass

[@Scotty_5555]

That levee gets used all the time at least every few years. In 2011 I was on that road you were on and you would be driving and you would see tug boat anchored along that levee and they would be 15-20 above you. Knowing that there is a wall of water on the other side of the levee is scary.

[@theweakestlink2278]

Yeah the Mississippi River floods like that from time to time in the spring but it rarely comes all the way up the levee.

[@YouMatter-UDo]

Exactly. I have seen water an inch from the top of a big IL levee before. I am so used to being near them it feels odd in an area without them.

[@tomroberts7221]

I have never been to Illinois, except for Chicago when I was in the military over 50 years ago. However, my Great Great Grandfather was in the 89th Illinois Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. He saw service at Vicksburg and other battles.

[@That-guy-there1]

To have some family that fought for the Union must be an honor. As someone in Illinois thank you to your ancestors for keeping this country and great state a place

[@arnoldmmbb]

Happy christmas to all post 10 comunity

[@ddblairco]

thank you Post 10

[@choodgoods]

Love that you were in Illinois!

[@jen8491]

Great video Post

[@claudiavonkroge3604]

It is so interesting to see the country through your eyes. Thanks and merry Christmas!

[@MrMustangMan]

10:52 that car just disappears.!!!!!!!

[@America-First2024]

Noticed as well 😂

[@Paradoxical124]

Theres a small jump cut.

[@WastedDad]

Its those drones making cars disappear

[@MrMustangMan]

@@WastedDad that's what i thought.!!!!!!!!!

[@icare7151]

Awesome 👏 Thank you for sharing!

[@greensteve9307]

That sinkhole is terrifying.

[@twotruckslyrics]

😖i had to look away

[@donaldevans5752]

Great video Post .

[@tomhandle]

I drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

[@chadmcmillan1907]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all have an amazing and fun holidays. God bless ya =)

[@Bob_s-g2w]

Thank you for sharing post ten

[@t.c.3762]

Awesome video Post 👍💜

[@ocotillo8291]

Welcome to the midwest were you near Cairo? That is a scenic route you took!

[@scottjones6608]

They been cleaning outthe drain ditches on the Illinois River as well. Around the meredosia in Beardstown area

[@mattbrown5418]

driving thru Cleveland, ohio on way home??? LOVE the channel

[@ChrisClark31415]

One thing you missed at that sluice gate structure is that there were vertical slots for inserting barriers. Kind of like that one drain you clean on the river that goes down a river into a lake.

[@hminchella7423]

Your country is very interesting. Merry Christmas Post and Postees

[@donjensenep]

you should got to Cairo IL it is a town build completely surrounded by level with a giant flood gate as you enter the town you drive through

[@thearmourboy3254]

Several towns along the Ohio are built like that. Seen several in NW Kentucky, Southern Ohio and Western WV.

[@AlexFalkenberg]

There's some pretty epic BBQ in Cairo as well, tho the economy overall there is quite depressed (even with the riverboat casino stuff).

[@ducewags]

Best way to keep mud off boots, put a pair of socks on them. When your done in the mud, or manure as I walk in, remove the socks from the boots. Thanks for the shows post.

[@ruadhscottygirl2480]

If you buy boots for mud, why would you then put socks over them? 🤔

[@ducewags]

@@ruadhscottygirl2480 What issue did Post have? Oh thats right, mud that was stuck to his boots. Just like cow and horse manure sticks to everything.

[@funnyguy3D]

@@ruadhscottygirl2480 eases the act of cleaning i'd guess

[@jimdarhower4945]

What do you do with all the doodoo socks then🧐

[@ducewags]

@@jimdarhower4945 A bucket with a tight lid, soap and water give it a shake. Riinse and wash when it's time for a load in the washer.

[@theweakestlink2278]

Always like the videos when youre on the road traveling the country. You always seem to find some interesting places to explore.

[@kimcourt5652]

Thanks post❤

[@robertdonaldson6584]

I am fiddling "Swinging on a Gate" on my Violin. Looks like Army Corps of Engineers.

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the Big Sky of Montana.

[@wallyman292]

Hard to fathom the Ohio River ever getting as high as it must for the state to put in that much effort to hold it back!

[@thoughtskink376]

As a plasterer i would spray cooking oil on the inside of a bucket before i make base it makes it alot easier to clean the bucket after use so i imagine it would work on mud, but i would use the waterproof boot spray we call it kiwi spray in aus or use bees wax, makes it heaps easier to wash dirt and dust off and wont gum up like cooking spray does

[@MyCracker1234]

That hole in the road, I'm kinda shocked that you didn't report it, that could cause a death if not looked at....If that opens up during the night that could cause some serious damage to a family sized car and to the family inside it.

[@SusanBuckingham-ut2ez]

Interesting!! Thanks for sharing! Keep a can of Pam in the truck to spray your boots!

[@judytrahan6121]

I'm originally from Illinois, born in Springvalley!

[@deniseiln]

The Connecticut River flood you mentioned was in 1936 - it was more than just the Connecticut, but yes, there are some really visible stoplog gates along Riverdale.

[@bwalko5674]

Hey! Something i might sort of actually know about! The clay composition of the soil is actually very important in the midwest in general, including Illinois. In fact, the type of soil with the amount of clay it has is the state's official soil, if I remember correctly. This is because, to my knowledge, it is very good for crop growth, which obviously is a big deal for farmers.

[@kimnicksic4280]

Illinois, awesome! Come to NW Indiana. There are beavers AND lots of abandoned buildings & churches to explore in Gary, IN

[@matthewklenke7693]

Happy Holidays good sir!

[@Skynet_01]

Just North of Mound City, Southern Illinois

[@clairefunnell8481]

Trash racks are huge. Love to see the water going through. Be neat to see. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@hawkeye_pierce31]

I’m guessing you were in Central or southern Illinois because I live in North Central Illinois and gas is a good $.70 more a gallon here. It’s good to see you in our fair state. Safe travels Post 10!

[@pogonthego]

merry everything and a happy always!

[@jimbeck820]

Another great video! Are you a Civil Engineer?

[@zecuse]

16:45 Interesting. I was recently on a Thanksgiving vacation to DC with my girlfriend and we took a detour into Virginia. We went up Skyline Drive (middle section between the 33 and 211) and in the middle of it is a gas station that was just about as expensive as what you mention for Key West. It was at least 50¢ higher than either entrance.

[@diane_alworth]

Thanks Post

[@christopherclance475]

Guys I used to go riding atv’s and sxs’s with would spray their rides with Pam cooking spray when we’d head out. Then when pressure washing them afterwards the mud was easier to wash off.

[@martinusriovanni4632]

Were you by any chance in Pontiac, IL? I could have sworn I saw someone who looks like you and now you post this, lol.

[@AndyTaylorLloyd]

Curious how you took this video? Keep up the great work 👍

[@travisyork3915]

If I traveled around as much as you do, I would have myself a little side game of geocaching. It's a global game that we play in secret 😎 Sometimes they can be hidden in some pretty fun spots.

[@EJ_RBLX]

Are you ever gonna do more videos in Illinois?

[@jayziegler3130]

The reason for changes in gas prices from state to state is the state sales tax.

[@geoffreyrichardson8738]

That was interesting, thanks

[@cyrucom]

10:21 my mountain bike tires have some kind of non stick coating on yhe sidewalls, the mud doesnt seem to stick too bad on the sides. Although i dont ride in anything like what you were just walking in

[@WetandDirtyOutdoors]

i think the sign is so you dont drive up on the levee.

[@EJ_RBLX]

YESS ILLINOIS IS WHERE I LIVE!!!

[@jamesalinio5277]

You can keep it too, because my ex wife lived there

[@EJ_RBLX]

@@jamesalinio5277 okay???

[@FreemanSprings]

You can drive through a levee in Gardiner Maine on the Kennebec River.

[@iykyk5961]

Post 10 is like Chuck Norris - Post 10 doesn’t catch poison ivy, poison ivy catches Post 10.

[@seantindall8912]

Very cool video

[@trentpatton2616]

Hi Post 👋

[@morganalori]

Interstate 5 in CA is raised so it can act as a levee in bad floods. Stockton CA has great overpasses on the few streets that go under the highway. Thankfully never seen em used for that purpose, and wonder if they are even thought of in that way anymore. Yikes on that sinkhole under the road.

[@MarcelKoop]

I wonder that you do not support the institutions that the roads and pipes of the beavers do not use your support from you you are the one who keeps the beavers pipes open without damage the companies should be proud of that! That you keep the route for the water open. Such a company should carry you on its hands in its proposal. That you keep the route open.

[@suzannemorgan6697]

If you want to see some flooding come here to Snoqualmie, WA which is above the Snoqualmie Falls and then visit Fall City, WA n Carnation, WA when the snow starts to melt in the mountains. Snoqualmie river and others in the area flood for miles, in fact Snoqualmie n Fall City almost disappeared and the falls is BEAUTIFUL to see at that time of the year. You can hike down to the bottom of the falls also weather permitting. Go on line and see all the news reels and pictures of our flooding also the town of North Bend too!

[@1johanverhasselt]

In Belgium we control the rivers with dikes. Flooding are regulated with areas that the can fill up with water to reduce the pressure on the dikes and protect the urban areas. It's almost the same system that you showed.

[@TwinShards]

Pls tell me you reported the sinkhole

[@randylinn502]

Calif, it's like 4.25 and we have refineries in this state... But Grewsome has the highest taxes in the country...

[@ItIsJustJudy]

Welcome to my home state! I’m up by Lake Michigan, though.

[@twotruckslyrics]

lake michigan 🔛🔝

[@waynemenne-e1j]

I'm about 300 miles north of where you are now Boone County on the Wisconsin border.

[@MzKari]

13:21 are u talking bout the flooding way back years ago in South Hadley

[@thebrowns5337]

Motorised valve (sluices) can be automated and can send out data like percentage open/closed and alarm out on faults (stuck) if set up that way. They can still be manually controlled on site by disenguaging the motor drive (usually a simple lever).

[@jimobrien84]

Since you’re interested in flood control measures you should come up here to Chicago and see what you can of our TARP system. Tunnel and Reservoir Plan. We have massive tunnels big enough to drive semi-trucks in 350 feet underground and they’re connected to some old quarries like McCook reservoir and Thornton Composite Reservoir. We can store about 17 billion gallons of stormwater There’s Timelapse vids on the MWRD KZbin page of the reservoirs filling in rain events

[@noneyabeeswax3200]

Ya it’s crazy,they have developed a similar system in Indy over the last ten years though by no means anything like Chicago.

[@jimobrien84]

@ Milwaukee has a deep tunnel system too. It’s pretty effective. Chicago’s incidence of combined sewer overflow into waterways is super low as a result of it even though we predominantly have a combined sewer system rather than separate storm drains

[@icare7151]

Use paraffin wax on your boots, which is also used for canning. I use “Gulf Wax” brand. Works great on snow shovels as well.

[@himvalo666]

Hey welcome to illinois! Where down south are ya? I recommend checking out Shawnee

[@christopherdelaney6263]

Happy holidays, Post. Looking forward to everything you're going to be doing in 2025. Stay safe out there buddy. Much love. \m/,

[@TheCritterWindow]

did you report that hole?

[@JSTRM4N]

Welcome!

[@stefgrootlipman69]

cool to see as a dutchman, (land of the levees)

[@somebodypeculiar]

I think those valves had to be manual because there is no power out there. Control signals can be wireless, with power from a battery and solar to charge it, but raising and lowering those blockages would require significant energy. I thought you might step onto that walkway for a few steps to see if it would help you clear off your boots.

[@Yargestein68]

In Germany, it is generally forbidden to walk on dikes. You can damage the grass and thus endanger the stability of the dike. Only sheep are allowed on the dike and dunes.

[@DT-wp4hk]

Yes Germans also assaulted Dutch positions during ww2 via storming dikes. 😅

[@markrowe8824]

and the footsteps of a herd of sheep wouldn't damage the dyke plus they eat grass. 🤔🫤

[@SmokingCats]

@@markrowe8824 don't sheep actually pull the grass out when they eat? Damaging grass?

[@nicholasorr4230]

holy cow, you were in the 618! This should be a state holiday.

[@nicholasorr4230]

Really hoping you got a chance to hike some of the trails in Shawnee and the Cache River area.

[@kouwearie5302]

You're a true Horsefighter!❤

[@sarah2.017]

Did you inform them of the sinkhole? Hope so.

[@uberhoofenhoussen4186]

Maybe they deliver the fuel by way of the water, then it would be much cheaper than by road. Very enjoyable content again.