Lake Shasta, low water level, location of exposed tunnels and bridge from the air. Drought.

[@jonwebster2611]

Really excellent drone footage of Shasta Lake at one of its lowest water levels since 1977. Great identification of the old train tunnels, especially the elusive No. 4!

[@maeve4686]

Great video. I'm a Northern California resident and have been to the Lake Shasta & caves & hiking numerous times. Lake Oroville is the same. This was a week before the huge storm. Hopefully these resevoirs gained water. Couldn't get to Oroville as the roads are still closed. Thanks for your work! Great job...stay safe

[@garygerard4290]

thank you So much for this. This is the best footage of the low water level I've seen. I've launched at both Antlers & Sugar Loaf many times. This really puts thing in perspective

[@richardgoodall3580]

I've gotta say it looks better as a river/creek. Nice drone footage. Gives great perspective.

[@tyleruskating9874]

just needs some flow

[@tomb306]

Agreed

[@spikespa5208]

This looks better than a full reservoir ?

[@BradahBri]

Nice flights and footage fellas!

[@erinmcdonald7781]

Wow! That's not a lake anymore, it's a trickle!!! SoCal needs to find their own water like yesterday! One positive note is that the geologic layers are now clearly visible.

[@N2Roost]

Man don't even get me started about the politics of Cali water. "Whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting for" - Mark Twain

[@preparing5264]

Love the video, so cool to see the original river under the old highway 99 I presume.

[@cindywilliamson1044]

Priceless content! 🙃

[@rrad8106]

Wow! It's like someone pulled the stopper out and drained the whole place down!

[@darrellcook8253]

Truly excellent footage. Do all of the lakes in California if you can. Going to Indian Valley Reservoir next. Thank you. Lake Mendocino would be great too.

[@paulgover8482]

Nice footage

[@N2Roost]

Nice coverage of the lake level. I occasionally check in to find vids of Shasta and found they aren't very common. The ones I have found lack familiar landmark(s) for comparisons.

[@charlesurrea1451]

So much gold in that water!

[@jdc8352]

Great footage. Thanks for sharing. This water issue is horrible for MANY reasons @(( not good yo

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Advice for southern California. Close all golf courses an stop growing Almonds, Melons and pumpkins and you save a lot of water.

[@hwnboy925]

They could also stop shipping water to southern California for their lawns and swimming pools.

[@beaglesguy]

Great vid. TY

[@Catside_707]

Great drone video my man👍

[@Dark_Knight_USA]

Greetings: Wow, Shasta nothing but a river now! Bummer. OTR Driver Semi Ret'd, I remember passing by this when it was pretty. Such a shame.

[@jonurton7826]

Getting good moisture out there now , I hope that helps with water levels

[@TitusDavis]

Very nice video. It is fun to see my drone in action. I will add this video to my end screen.

[@olivertaylor8788]

Instead of lake front property, now you can say you got mud and desert front property. Nice..

[@jimellison2433]

Great video I have seen it low before but nothing like this

[@orionmachine9745]

So that is what the river looked like 👍

[@robertswift8708]

I hope it continues to dry. I like seeing the old roads.

[@DR_SOLO]

@1:12 of your video above the O in the word would in the 2nd sentence . If a straight line was drawn, following the tracks from the looks the tracks do not curve that much if at all. I think right about there would be more likely of a portal. possibly

[@tuomasholo]

Very cool

[@DavidElzeitsinfill]

I want to tell you that the video's your channel makes are very informative and inspiring. They help me to understand and think about big engineering problems and to imagine the possible solutions. One of the biggest problems or actually it is a combination of problems is man made desertification and water insecurity on one hand and the pressures of sea level rise and increasingly violent storms on the other. One aspect of this problem is that there is not enough water in some areas and too much water in others. So then the problem is how to move water from one area to the other. Since I am an American I will talk about the regional problem that I relate most too but the same problem can be found on almost all continents. Since the B1M does research on projects all around the world if there is any contact that you think would find it interesting to discuss the ideas I am describing with me please feel free to forward them my contact and this email. Thank you very much for your help. The biggest idea I am trying to express is tunneling aqueducts from the coast, in this case the west coast of the USA inland to feed combination geothermal power and sea water desalination plants. The idea seems to be so big that no one has considered it possible but I believe it is not only possible but it is necessary. For over a century the fossil water contained in aquifers has been pumped out to feed agriculture, industry and municipal water needs. The natural water cycle cant refill fossil water deposits that were filled 10,000 years ago when the glaciers melted after the last ice age. Without refilling these aquifers there is not much of a future for the region of the United states. As a result ground levels in some areas of the San Joaquin Valley have subsided by more than 30 feet. Similar fossil water depletion is happening in other regions all around the world. TBM and tunneling technology has matured and further developments in the industry are poised to speed up the tunneling process and it's these tunnels that are the only way to move large volumes of water from the ocean inland. The water is moved inland to areas where it can be desalinated in geothermal plants producing clean water and power. In many cases the water will recharge surface reservoirs where it will be used first to make more hydro power before being released into rivers and canal systems. It's very important however to not stop tunneling at these first stops but to continue several legs until the water has traveled from the ocean under mountain ranges to interior states. Along the way water will flow down grade through tunnels and rise in geothermal loops to fill mountain top pumped hydro batteries several times before eventually recharging several major aquifers. What I am proposing is essentially reversing the flow of the Colorado River Compact. Bringing water from the coast of California first to mountaintop reservoirs then to the deserts of Nevada and Arizona and on to Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. This big idea looks past any individual city or states problems and looks at the whole and by using first principles identifies the actual problem and only solution. Thank you for your time, I would like the opportunity to explain in further detail and answer any questions. A better future is possible,

[@joshrandall5297]

How does it look after the recent rains?

[@otrdriverchris]

So what happens if southern California literally runs out of water?

[@jobellecollie7139]

Have you found many foundations and old roads? I wonder if they moved cemeteries too?

[@rev.randall2292]

Good footage , wish it would have gotten closer in on the targets.

[@MrPaul7907]

Hi Randall, There are a lot close ups for the tunnels and bridge on KZbin. My video was for the locations of all the other videos. It gives perspective. Thanks for watching.

[@genesisbatam]

Is that because farming all that ethanol corn ?

[@mond000]

Well, at least the delta smelt are safe and the trout have their fish ladders!

[@hambix1032]

not for long

[@southwestxnorthwest]

Trout dont use fish ladders as they dont return from the sea to swim upriver and spawn, salmon do however. Nice try though.

[@chriswedgworth]

Nice

[@kevintyrrell7409]

Why stay at such high altitude? I would have loved a close up of the train car or perhaps close up footage of the collapsed roof, tunnels, etc. Current footage is nice but only gives you a surface view.

[@MrPaul7907]

Hi Kevin, Thanks for watching. There are a lot of other close up videos. I am the only one who put all 3 tunnels, the bridge and trussel in one video. So people could get an idea of where all the cool things are. Again thanks for watching.

[@mikecowen6507]

@@MrPaul7907 A bit late to the party here. I agree with Kevin, but there's no *great* reason not to include it ALL in one video. Anyone who would watch nearly 6 minutes of this would happily watch 10 or 12 minutes (as long as there was something interesting to see, and if you start early enough for plenty of light).

[@philiphorner31]

How much gold dust got washed down there.

[@joyceleadbetter2600]

See any black sand in lake silt? If you do, a little gold panning along the creek might be rewarding. Gold @ 1800 oz.

[@bretthalloran4950]

Was their a lot of fish in their before?

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

It will take centuries for nature to clean up that scar.

[@kerryyoung3220]

Man this drought in the western part of the United States is something serious lakes all over the Western part of the United States are drying up

[@joelhodges6713]

Im amazed more folks arent panicking..Seems Cali is almost out of fresh water and there gonna keep sucking without a cure in place like water pipelines from the Columbia river north of there..WTH

[@michealgibson91]

Makes the stream at the bottom of the village look big

[@michaelfranklin1641]

When I was a little guy we use to go to the dam and see 100 Deer feed them apple's from our hand

[@Idahoguy10157]

The Salmon and Steelhead fisheries never recovered from the major dams

[@compirate]

So where are the railcars?

[@MrPaul7907]

Hi Brett, Sorry. My video was just for location finding. There are several other videos on KZbin for close ups. My video just shows where they can be found if visiting Lake Shasta. Thanks for watching.

[@cynthiaaiken2424]

again?

[@rodrudinger9902]

Maybe the other entrance to Tunnel 4, is silted up. Check an old Topographic Map, made before the Dam was built, and you can get an idea of where the entrance should be. Looks like there's still plenty of salvage opportunities, either authorized, or "freelance". The Oil Cars might be a problem, though; probably the result of a derailment.

[@MrPaul7907]

I missed spelled oil. Should be old cars. It was from a derailment. I will try and get the comments fixed. Sorry.

[@waynehogue2499]

What happened to all the water? Still that west coast drought?

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

Yes, which, might start easing with the upcoming storms, but won't solve the water crisis out there

[@jordycorvers7465]

live desertification..... excellent quality video though. thanks.

[@Joe-sn6ir]

it was "desert" before.

[@shawnkiesel5349]

I wonder if all the fish died.? Hope not.. Nice video I really enjoyed watching it..

[@johndemusiak6842]

Why is your brother's drone where it is?

[@brianhendricks4383]

At least you got your bottles of wine

[@MrPaul7907]

Oh no. That water has to come from wells. Don't get me started on the governor of California.

[@russcrawford3310]

Are you the keeper of your brother's drone? ...

[@shaunelijah2232]

Would be FUNNY if the 2 brothers drones crashed and burnt hahahhahah. Actually it's a nice video. Especially for someone who has some found memories of that area when it had WATER !! But, maybe try some different music next time ??

[@MrPaul7907]

Hi Shaun Thanks for the comment. The drones will never crash into each other. I fly high and he flies low. It gives different perspective for our viewers. It is hard to find good canned music from KZbin s available selection. Thanks for watching.

[@michaeljarosz4062]

Looks like it's reverted to the river it once was.

[@gregorygaunt9353]

What were the tunnels for?

[@coreyscysen1705]

The original rail line between Sacramento and Portland. It was rerouted above lake level when they built the damn.

[@HillBillyBrown]

Crazy to see what Californians do to the earth and then look at the rest of us like we're the bad guys.

[@hwnboy925]

Classic inversion tactics of their type of ideology.

[@Shxdxy111]

We don’t control this- it just gets to hot

[@coreyscysen1705]

Assuming you mean what HUMANS do

[@mattypants]

Yes, because all the ecological disasters in the world are all caused by California... The issues there are caused by everyone, it's a part of the country that's hot and doesn't get much rain so the effects are seen there far sooner. This is absolutely an everyone problem, not a California problem.

[@runswithwolf7498]

Liberals for you

[@KM00Youtube]

Gee, did they divert too much water to the farms? Let's hope we get a lot of snow and melt off...

[@patrick247two]

Thank you. Have you had much snow yet?

[@MrPaul7907]

We are getting our first rain of the year right now. So far it has been dry.

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

I hope this happens to Pyramid lake, I’d love to see the ridge route alternate.

[@brucybabyy7355]

So you want to run out of water?

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

@@brucybabyy7355 I don’t live there

[@gilbertbees]

Can you make a video after today’s rain?please

[@MrPaul7907]

Sorry, it is a 4 hour drive to the lake. It will be a while before I can get back

[@gilbertbees]

@@MrPaul7907 thanks

[@mikestone9129]

You need to slow the rotations down. It's a little to snappy. But great footage.

[@MrPaul7907]

Hi Mike, Thanks for watching. Most of the video is shot at 4X speed. Sorry that makes the turns rough. There are a lot of videos that show the individual tunnels in great detail. I show the location of all the tunnels from one spot, so that people see the overall area. Check out my brother's channel. "Titus Davis". Again thanks for watching.

[@joyceleadbetter2600]

When are people going to come to the conclusion that this lake is empty ? Its now a river.

[@Joe-sn6ir]

it started as a river. silly humans trying to control things again.

[@hambix1032]

@@Joe-sn6ir it’s all coming full circle

[@smitajky]

@@hambix1032 "like a circle in a circle or a wheel within a wheel, never ending nor beginning like an endless spinning wheel, like the circles that you find, in the windmills of your mind" Yes, nature is full of cycles of many sorts and we are so arrogant that we think we can beat it.

[@SCHMALLZZZ]

Its not a lake is a reservoir

[@David-yy7lb]

I guess once the lake is dried up completely I don't think it will be a lake anymore....I could not imagine what the ocean floor looks like if were to dry up

[@funnerthanbefore4947]

So I understand correctly... That's not Pollack bride and 99?

[@MrPaul7907]

After some more research, that is pollock bridge.

[@funnerthanbefore4947]

@@MrPaul7907 right on... I thought it looked like the sane bridge from one of the first videos i saw about the drought and Shasta lake... Im from Missouri so I dont know much about it but im intrigued by it and the history there....

[@DR_SOLO]

@3:15 everybody just pause the video try to make it the best quality you can up the resolution up the picture quality maybe even zoom in a little bit. And just pondered the amount of dollars with the gold you're seeing and the embankments in the bends in the crest s look at this shiny yellow contrast in certain areas in large volumes more concentrated in areas than others and just bask in the moment and then figure out where it is and go get some I don't have any gas money. 🇺🇸🙏❤♻️🌎☮💯👽

[@DR_SOLO]

10×magnification is a game changer. If you don't have a Jeweler's Loop take a screenshot and then zoom in from your gallery when viewing the screenshot

[@thodieousk5853]

Nancy Pelosi promised the beautiful water fountains of Beverly Hills will never run dry…….

[@davehendricks4824]

They used up all the water knowing this would happen. Now they’ll all fight amongst themselves for what’s left when they’re ALL TO BLAME. The world has gone insane. When you have a problem, don’t come up with solutions. Get rid of the problem.

[@JT-py7ze]

It's now the Pismo beach of the west, grab your atv and sand rails boys

[@anniehenshaw7117]

Not a lake any more - Just a small river. Sad

[@williamherold1776]

The river returns

[@joegaskill8742]

Mother Nature can take anything she wants back can't she.

[@chuckdworak1909]

It's nice to see a river again well the water levels are low they should continue and just tear the damn away

[@mahcaebnivek2610]

And how will the people of northern California get their water?

[@d-boyzeighteenhundred]

Didn’t they recently discover most dams are actually destroying nature in its surrounding

[@Bass_attack7755]

@@mahcaebnivek2610 the sea has lots of water.

[@cavemancavemanog]

Looks like crap!

[@russellaustin4988]

Nature is a little different than a store....You can't just go in and get a new full bottle of water in nature. And soon you won't be able to in the store. Keep that grass green and jet skis running. Also wash your car everyday. This is called conserving the sun.

[@jg413]

Fly closer to tunnels and perhaps go inside/thru!!!!! Get a closer inspection of trestles and rail cars

[@jaysun070476]

Nice footage but shasta lake is a no fly zone for drones . Be carfull

[@MrPaul7907]

Thanks Jason. Would you send me a link to your source on the no fly zone.

[@kennethnewman5522]

This is not video of the main part of the lake, but does illustrate that since 2018 when the reservoir was full, our rain total has been low... ...yet the federal and state water managers have been dumping a lot of water into the river to try to help fish. Because of their mismanagement, if we have one more dry winter, by this time next year crops will have failed, power outages will be rampant and there won't be enough water for humans, let alone lowering water temperature for the fish. I've seen how much they've been releasing. I ride my bicycle at varying hours, including at night, and the amount varies at different times. Their doing.They have to stop exacerbating our water issues, the idiots.

[@shorelineshot]

The controllers ability to cut off our water supply is at their fingertips now with the use of weather manipulation and cloud seeding which goes on regularly.

[@gordbaker896]

It would take 10-20 years to refill. Say Goodbye.

[@MrPaul7907]

Hi Gord. In 2017 it rained enough to fill Shasta and Oroville to over flowing. I believe it is water mismanagement in California that is causing most of the problems. Thanks for watching.

[@gordbaker896]

@@MrPaul7907 Was the water level that low then before the rain? I watched the Oroville Dam episodes.

[@Mkbary9]

Just 1 good rain year fills it

[@TacoBellMexicanPizza123]

@@gordbaker896 ARK Storm's come and go and in 2017 that was a baby ARK Storm Google great flood of 1862 it rained for 45 days straight and flooded from Seattle to Arizona creating the San Gabriel River it's way over due water is coming

[@tomfish1285]

the music though

[@susanyoung2683]

Looks more like a river now.

[@prex345]

The product of radical environmentalism, can we have some common sense please.

[@cynthiaayers7696]

Restore it as a river. And let the fish and land renew.

[@jadams1722]

I kinda feel sorry for you guys out west. Nothing you have is real. Your land as great as it may be, will not sustain the amount of people who live there. YOU’RE ALL GOING DOWN HARD ONE DAY. Good Luck 👍

[@coreyscysen1705]

We're all tied together. What affects CA will affect the rest of the country/world.

[@kariwattsup]

Shasta River

[@tomshourd2601]

It's not a lake anymore, it's a shame

[@harveypost7799]

🎼🎵🎶🎙️🎷🎺🎸🥁🎹 Dr Dr Dr dry.. dry to the bone... dry to the bone..

[@me124]

I saw no caves.

[@jayteeseven0seven]

All the water was released out to the ocean

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

Someone should build a dam in front of that river. Lol

[@stitch-xx2oo]

In 2023 Lake Shasta doesn't look like this now.

[@dennisdickinson8337]

I like to fish the outlets been the Shasta Folsom Davis butts and Frenchman's they're letting it out so fast guess who's not much money and having water lots of money and not having water anyway they're letting it out so fast that the outlet you can't even fish it got white caps What did all these Creeks streams and rivers do before we put dams in

[@prex345]

Wow, people need to go to prison. Ridiculous

[@michaellalanae7228]

They should be cleaning that bottom up while they can but no we are going to spend money on a new one typical California thinking .

[@nevadaboy9769]

Thats the price you pay for all those LA swimming pools

[@conncann7150]

People will figure it out folks when your waters and rivers run dry. Where are the activists now

[@Me97202]

My do so many videos have these horrible muzak soundtracks? Not everything needs music.

[@oldguysrock2170]

As part of the bonehead $1.7 trillion infrastructure bill, why don’t the states of Oregon, Washington, and California; build a water pipe long leading from the mouth of the Columbia River to Lake Shasta. The fresh water from the Columbia runs into the ocean, why not pump some out before it reaches the Pacific. Shasta is the northern most point of the California aqueduct system. There are many other lakes and waterways in Washington and Oregon that could divert additional water.

[@chadmaggs4189]

Goes back to the free electrical grid. And world wide water ways. Interesting times LET'S GO BRANDON

[@Deaftractor]

Robots dumb phone call me I cannot pick up because I’m deaf. Only I accepted text message. Smh.

[@jonnybalz]

WHy the horrible music?

[@keithwetlesen9965]

This is depressing.