Lake disappearing after dam breaks in northeastern Minnesota

The 100-year-old Sullivan Lake Dam broke under pressure after last week's torrential rains, dropping the lake level five to six feet.

[@juicykiwi7347]

Land of 9,999 lakes…

[@jeffg4392]

9,999 lakes in the state 9,999 lakes ,break a dam oh man 9,998 lakes in the state. 9,998 lakes in the the state 9,998, break a dam………..

[@ZenDreaming60]

😂😂😂

[@erickort1987]

🤣

[@CrackerBarrelkid]

Dam 😂

[@johnellg9399]

Government did this. That's why we have those black license plates now!

[@gruntforever7437]

Lasted nearly 120 years with very little maintenance. I would say that is a pretty good reference for whoever built it. The idiot trying to say otherwise glossed over the fact that it as the lack of maintenance that caused this

[@m4rvinmartian]

*Sounds like it's been nothing but luck up to now, if it can't handle a 100yr flood.* The 'luck' obv being... this is the first 100 year flood it saw.

[@bobroberts2371]

The dam never failed, the discharge gates got clogged by debris from heavy rain, this caused water to flow around the dam.

[@gruntforever7437]

@@m4rvinmartian do you have a cite that it is only a 100 year flood?

[@NondescriptMammal]

It was a very small dam, maybe ten feet tall, basically an earthen dam reinforced with wood and stone, holding back a six foot deep reservoir. It's in such a remote location, that it was only inspected every ten years or so, because its failure was considered such a low hazard.

[@thebr0wnhornet]

Call a beaver 🦫

[@minnesotajack1]

It’s not disappearing…. it’s just going somewhere else

[@mr.factoid105]

just like dear old dad

[@oakachoby1483]

i can relate after these past 4 years i there are times i would like to go somewhere else

[@patroberts5449]

The lake is just being reborn into a river again! Water is very lucky, next thing it will evaporate and fall as a thunderstorm over the ocean, float north and become an iceberg!!

[@jeanettejack2152]

@@mr.factoid105 LOL

[@williamlawson8684]

It's called 'passing the buck' to the next administration to deal with nothing new ...Hello McFly SMH

[@NunYa953]

You mean to tell me when a dam breaks, a lake drains? 🤯

[@SB_Outdoorz]

Maybe sending more money to other countries will help fix and maintain our own infrastructure.........😮

[@minnesotajack1]

We’ll be importing dams from Ukraine soon

[@FinalGateway]

Gaza, Ukraine, Israel, and Russia have way more than us.. the so called people.

[@fuccingdye]

Blame your state reps lmao

[@1313greer13yt]

Sadly only 1 republican voted for the last infrastructure bill (25 abstained). No money was sent anywhere, only equipment/aid paid for under the military budget. Perhaps reinstate the taxes on wealthiest Americans would be a good place to start. BAH SHEEP BAAH you people just bleat the same nonsense.

[@deepashtray5605]

Even if all overseas spending ended right now, do you seriously believe Congress would actually spend money on this? Or just give corporate executive even more tax breaks?

[@watermelonlalala]

Not sure what he means - engineers were building dams, bridges and canals since the beginning of history. Army Corps of Engineers was formed in 1775.

[@bobroberts2371]

And the dam never failed, water went around it due to the discharge gates becoming clogged with debris from heavy rains.

[@kevintaylor1434]

@watermelonlalala, he meant the Beavers 🦫 🤣

[@zanefischer1984]

Yes, lakes drain when dams break.....

[@slymcfly123]

And it gets colder when it's nighttime... You are purposely trying to undersell the real problem.

[@dreamsleeper1568]

Atleast it lasted 95 years.

[@dealan-dhe]

114 years

[@dreamsleeper1568]

@@dealan-dhe oh that’s even more amazing!!! 🤩

[@Cbotham]

It’s crazy how it’s always somebody else’s problem, right?

[@Suncast45]

So instead of a lake house now you have a country cabin!

[@TerryJolliff]

This wouldn't be funny if it happened to you

[@TheMW2informer]

@@TerryJolliff100% true it’s not a joke

[@Suncast45]

@@TerryJolliff I know it is really sad !

[@UltraCollagenBooster]

What did the fish say when it bumped into a wall? 🤔

[@theastuteangler]

dam!

[@pattmahiney]

Yeah, totally not important to upkeep the integrity of the dam; let's just be like, "omg, so historic, a hundred years," and then be like, "oh, yeah -- not even on our property soooo not our problem 🤷." Thanks for sharing. This is annoying. P.S. Fix the DAM thing.

[@hotfootproductions9783]

This is what happens when we don't take care of things in America first. Wait until all the bridges and and tunnels start collapsing. You have to do maintenance on everything if you want it to function properly. Instead the county just blames someone else.

[@pattmahiney]

FOR REAL!! Lmao 😂😂 'hundred years old' my ass; fix the DAM thing.

[@AppalachianPatriot]

Biden’s Build Back Better will fix it.

[@Nova_Scotia_Adventurer]

That's racismsist Ukraine needs 10% for the Big Guy

[@jasonpatnoude2836]

ah.. the gullible red hat's have came out from their J6 SHAME to believe more dumb crap... I remember when Men never idolized other men.. but you MAGATS would eat corn out of trumps turds while he shat upon the Constitution. Vets against Dump

[@MikeC2K10]

We don't have to wait. They already have started collapsing.

[@scott4482]

Reservoirs tend to do that when the dam that created them is gone.

[@ernestnelson2407]

It wasn't designed by an engineer, but it stood virtually untouched for 120 years. The engineers today can't design a dam, bridge, or roof that will stand for mor than 10 years or at least struggle to

[@nobrainsnoheadache2434]

you need to stop lviing in the past old man, and accept the fact that many things are done way better than they used to be

[@seanreid349]

Not a lake, reservoir

[@kuidaorekitchen5850]

Is you next story that local man drains bathtub and it gradually gets less and less???

[@willie346]

Cheap lake front property!

[@barriegregory6606]

I think it is a Reservoir not a lake if it's man-made.

[@dans3379]

The definitions of the words lake and reservoir say you are wrong. 😅

[@edgein3299]

The same thing happened at Lake Delton in Wisconsin Dells. The dam broke taking houses near the damn for a ride down the Wisconsin River. Lake Delton was completely empty except for a small stream flowing down the middle of it. The bottom was packed with decades of silt. I walked out on it and got stuck waist deep in the muck. Was lucky to crawl out of it, but covered head to toe looking and smelling like I took a dip in a septic tank. I wasn’t the only one though. Saw several others crawling too.

[@crystalhanson1483]

I was THINKING about Lake Delton, WI at the time of Media Reporting this :) :) Thank You.

[@Arational]

Hire a family of beavers. They will fix the dam fast.

[@lewcrowley3710]

Maybe a Viking ship will be uncovered

[@kingjsolomon]

You wish lol

[@TTTzzzz]

Lack of maintenance again.

[@scott5803]

Ain't a man in the world hold back a bunch of water when it wants to go.

[@thompsonjerry3412]

Oh hey, maybe do some maintainance.

[@Sureyoudo]

It's a reservoir not a lake!

[@JohnnyPeacenic]

They think the dam lastest this long because there was no engineer involved when it was built.

[@jimbobhaha]

That's a dam shame.

[@andrewb2111]

The I-35 bridge was designed by an engineer. How long did that last before falling into the river? Sometimes, people who actually build things know how to do it better. Hence why it lasted this long.

[@gantmj]

Could only muster a photo of the dam...

[@hawkman302]

Damaged damn? Damn worked fine, the trees blocked the water from discharge locations which caused the water to divert.

[@perks2686]

Land of 9,999 lakes now

[@kenneth9874]

That's a shallow lake.

[@mortsims]

michigan had the same thing happen 4 years ago. the dams were 100 years old.

[@nostromo4269]

Maybe they should have taken better care of their stuff

[@henrymorgan3982]

It's just a lake. Nobody will be held accountable anyway. Feel sorry for the fish though.

[@NineInchTyrone]

MORE MONEY FOR ISRAEL !

[@chiefjoseph8154]

FJB

[@SilentStudioExplores]

So its back to the way it was supposed to be...

[@timlewis5096]

Look how quickly various Depatments get into buck passing mode!!!! seems instinctual

[@FISHPOT77]

How about looking into repairing or even better replacing hundred year old anything. You don't live in hundred year old house without repairs. Your body won't last a hundred years without repairs. Spend some money to help Americans first.

[@m4rvinmartian]

*Insert **_Spiderman_Clones_Pointing_at_Each_Other_meme.jpg_*

[@MagusMik]

So they knew about it but didn't put the time into fix it, I feel people in charge of these Forest Services should either get more help or actually do some improvement projects. Thankfully the Dam was more like a beaver dam so not too much damage from the new flow

[@phild8095]

Those complaining about foreign aid, that really is a small amount compared to what is spent in the US. If you want to complain about something that sucks up a s-ton of money, how about subsidizing single mothers.

[@johnellg9399]

Like they really have to stand 8 ft away from each other during the interview. Give me a break. Still trying to perpetuate the BS.

[@Teenagegoogoomuk]

Dumped that right in Uncle Gov's lap! didn't they

[@kevintaylor1434]

The Fish are free , Shame about the damage to all the peoples homes , But it would be a great chance to muck out the lake before rebuilding the dam.

[@codeack101wlck]

Not the dnr's problem, good luck getting the fed to do anything, and it would be a disaster if a local fixed it

[@kevintaylor1434]

It's funny in a bad way we had money to make all the dams , which made the lakes , but we never have any money to fix or repair them.

[@adamlee9461]

Fish jail break

[@sheilafreeman3610]

prime Creator is taking Her Earth back from all the modifications done to her!

[@icelandviking1961]

May be a good time to look for some lost firearms I lost in a boating accident.

[@j19527]

Unacceptable. We got dumb asses running Minnesota.

[@Elephant65]

Built by beavers back in 1905. Can't believe it broke!

[@lonikostiew4277]

You need to get some beavers in there to fix it properly 😂

[@chrishall8803]

I heard a beavers voice on there didn't see what she looked like

[@druid4835]

almost like they should invest more into infrastructure

[@deborahs.9389]

Rock hunters dream to clean out the lake bottom $$$$

[@jaeliebler1]

We should definitely send more money to Ukraine!

[@mizb.7777]

Hmm Same thing happened here in Maine this month…weird

[@reacespeaces2]

Lake front property no more.

[@craigbuchanan5294]

Wasn’t designed by an engineer, almost 100 years old , built of earth , had very little maintenance, probably built by hand ! Seems to me it was very well constructed then ! Just sayin them old timers had it going 👍🏻

[@crystalhanson1483]

I was told those Earthin' Dams were built during the Great Depression, part of the Government Work Programs to get people "working". The Dams were built, I wasn't told what the Dams were made with, BUT the Counties were to Budget $ $ $ for FUTURE improvements/ replacements. These Dams were supposed to last about 25 YEARS NOT to last 75 to 100 YEARS!

[@whitedragon5578]

Nature doing what Nature does best, redesigning mother earth . Unfortunately someone put a small speed-bump in the path. No problem Nature took care it !! Its on federal forest land - Nature happens !!

[@crystalhanson1483]

One small low lying area was flooded several years :) So, the COUNTY decided to move an old, narrow, cement bridge to where the flood waters went into area farmer's fields so they can't plant crops. It wasn't more than a YEAR {chuckling}, the small "brook" decided to MOVE BACK. . .to it's original place where it had been for hundreds of years. :) :) :) BOY! Was the COUNTY Father's "M A D"! ! ! The farmer's effected could "tile" their low lying fields and they'd be "fine" IF THE "BROOK" DECIDES TO MOVE AGAIN :) :) :)

[@TerryJolliff]

Money for war, no money for infrastructure

[@OptimisticIguana-fu8mw]

Ah yes! The land of 9,999 lakes lol.

[@shoemakerleve9]

So instead of doing an engineering study on this dam and realizing that it is unstable, they decided to ignore the problem and push it on a different government body. I guarantee you that nobody will ever claim full responsibility here.

[@thurgoodstubbs9670]

People commenting about how crappy the dam is / was and they fail to notice the dam hasn’t failed yet. The electric company dropped the ball here in my opinion. When heavy rains come dam operators need to open the flood gates to release the excess water. This dam held and the excess water had to go somewhere so it went around the dam. The people that lost structures should sue or be compensated for the power companies ignorance. This didn’t have to happen at all.

[@garybray3614]

Is it a lake or a reservoir? Maybe you can ask Zelensky to help rebuild. He has all our money.

[@dans3379]

Feel free to look up if it were a lake or reservoir yourself, lazy fool.

[@poetmaggie1]

Lakes made by dams do disappear.

[@Steamxgeiger]

No ones ever responsible ✅🙄

[@jimthompson8947]

I learnt over 10 years ago: most (if not all) dams in USA are in disrepair due to mostly misappropriated funds (embezzlement). 🇺🇸🐑🐑🐑👏

[@dans3379]

I always trust people who use the word "learnt." 😂😂😂

[@crystalhanson1483]

I'm "asking"? How much money does it take to maintain the Dams yearly and compare it to the COSTS and TIME to PLAN to MOVE A WHOLE TOWN/VILLAGE to higher ground? ? {me chuckling} Then all these OTHER Dams ABOVE the Towns/Villages break, break, plus a large amount of rain. . the NEWLY Located Towns/Villages are being Flooded out again!

[@erickort1987]

all the critters that got washed away

[@g-dcomplex1609]

You mean reservoir

[@benstevens4228]

Jimmy Hoffa body

[@jeffbeck6699]

Nobody cares.

[@drumswest5035]

Thats a dam?...beavers could have done a better job

[@Kiyoone]

Hire BEAVERS

[@deepashtray5605]

Dam it! There goes another one.

[@lucille7069]

Isn't Minnesota the name for land of many lakes?

[@gamingbigfats3934]

Send more Billions to Ukraine!!

[@Alex-kp2db]

Fake news

[@az55544]

Um. That’s the physics of lake v dam.

[@mogulmayhem]

where am I going to floot my pontoon boot now?

[@kingjames9564]

Damnit

[@ol-Daddy-doodoo]

Single chanel audio. Quality...

[@rottenrobbie7]

Madisan- cutest voice ever.

[@stevengoff5291]

Most dams are over 100 years old

[@katiehettinger7857]

This now gone-away lake. 😢

[@sahkmatow]

⛈️🌪️

[@davidanderson1620]

0 maintenance = neglect ?

[@LD__]

🙃

[@marknova420]

Dam that's crraaaazy....

[@AppalachianPatriot]

That’s what happens.

[@jessejohnson999]

Show me more

[@adamlee9461]

Damn

[@kenbobwrites]

When I lived in Minnesota, Mankato was in the southern part of the state. Did flooding move that dam to northeast Minnesota?

[@jbkid5706]

This is a different incident than your thinking of. There has been a lot of flooding in the northern part of the state also.

[@kenbobwrites]

@@jbkid5706 The headline of this video said "Lake disappearing after dam breaks in Northeastern Minnesota..."

[@jbkid5706]

@@kenbobwrites 2 dams broke. 1 in southern MN by Mankato and one in the north.

[@scottkraft1062]

Duhhhhhhhh

[@ToeCutter454]

"wasnt designed by say an engineer" no... but it has lasted FAR FAR longer than most things designed by engineers today if that tells you anything... so yea, there's also Roman roads still in use after 2000 years and they can't even get a modern one built on the same principles to last 10 years... i think our engineers now a days are a lot stupider than even just 100+ years ago!

[@Dnn411]

interesting: denying responsibility.