Niobrara dam destroyed, Spencer NE

[@DoyleFM]

Man is capable of some amazing things & we've accomplished many marvelous feats. But when it comes down to it, we're still no match for nature. 😥

[@birkeldirtwork]

Very true. Thanks for watching.

[@greybeardsharpsword4626]

@Waylen Edge do not bring an invisible belief into this conversation. The belief in "God (s)" has killed more of humanity and destroyed more of the world than any other thing on this planet. What happened here is nothing more than the natural laws of nature compounded by the meddling of mankind. Live your life and stop putting a false, unproven twist on reality.

[@blackjudah5753]

@@greybeardsharpsword4626 LMBO whenever someone mentions God, around you atheist it's like throwing holy water on a demon hahahahah like it or not he is right, this is the hand of The Most High God, America time is up she is about to fall it's not a damn thing you can do to stop it

[@wyomingadventures]

@Waylen Edge God doesn't do this. If you read his word you would know that

[@grassroot011]

@@greybeardsharpsword4626 Causes you to shrivel inwards does it? Consider then why.

[@FaithfulPuppy]

This unreal. That was a landmark of my childhood. It is so weird seeing the dam surrounded by land.

[@birkeldirtwork]

Yes it is. Thanks for watching.

[@johnnyfasttruck9427]

Great drone flying thanks for posting and sharing what I would never be able to see in person.

[@birkeldirtwork]

Thanks for watching

[@LiveStockman]

@@birkeldirtwork Also the poor chicains that died

[@frzstat]

I gave a "thumbs up" for the quality of the video, not for the catastrophe.

[@lancelne]

Wow. Thanks for posting this so those of us far away can see the aftermath.

[@birkeldirtwork]

Your welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@TheEliminator1992]

I went to the dam quite often to fish when I built the windfarm just north of O'Neil. Met Ken Angels too. I'm so sad that he's gone.

[@abomination2theLord]

I visited that DAM over twenty years ago and it looked as if it was going to collapse then! They knew it needed to be replaced! Lesson 1: Don't live below a DAM! Love 4Truth!

[@russcrawford3310]

Apparently, the impoundment was fully sedimented ... it was decided to leave the dam in place to keep all the toxic chemicals trapped above the dam ... I guess they forgot to do basic maintenance and now the dam's washed away ... pictures from before the flooding show a dam is serious decay, I'd say it was overdue for breaching ...

[@abomination2theLord]

@@russcrawford3310 It was long overdue when I visited it some twenty years ago! Good point that you bring forth! Love 4Truth!

[@roynapora7683]

Thanks for your time filming this!

[@pinslayer4579]

The structures can be rebuilt getting the topsoil back where it belongs on the farms is another matter. Best of luck to the families that feed the world.

[@msjeastep]

Why rebuild? Havent we learn we should be living with mother nature not making her live our ways? Rebuild around the new river, dams are blood clots for the body stopping her flow.

[@stevesteve4350]

@@msjeastep that was incredibly stupid comment

[@GottaWannaDance]

@@stevesteve4350 ... Why do you say that? Rivers were here long before the damn builders, unless you mean beavers, in which case the beaver dams do collapse regularly. Things worked just fine back then.

[@stevesteve4350]

@@GottaWannaDance rivers were here before dam and beaver dams collapse nothing gets by you

[@GottaWannaDance]

@@stevesteve4350 ... See what I mean about it being a republican controlled state. Still have to twist words, which is a lie, which is what republicans do. So, what is your point, not lying this time?

[@timothymanvel9030]

F&&@ the Wall. USA needs billions to fix and repair our infrastructure.

[@christopherhoward2848]

I grew up in O'Neill. Twenty miles south. The dam was over 90 years old. .

[@JasonRainbows]

History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men. ...Godzilla!

[@cg62262]

There goes Tokyo!

[@frzstat]

So now I must watch Godzilla video with sound levels set to 11. (I watch it 2-3 times a year anyway.)

[@douglasarrington8461]

My heart's goes out to the families and farmers that lost everything God bless you. We can't control mother nature when she shows her strength.

[@RoxnDox]

Thank you for posting such clear footage of this disaster. It could have been a whole lot worse. My heart goes out to everyone affected.

[@birkeldirtwork]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@k.holland7011]

This is sad to see. Thinking of everyone effected by this catastrophic event. Thanks for sharing the video showing how bad it is. Not seeing anything on the news today.

[@jayphillips4058]

Thanks for the footage, tragic that someone evidently lost their life just downstream. The scenes are detailed enough to speculate some on the forensics of the structure's failure.

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

The dam and levy were never designed to withstand anything like this, there was no way anyone could have planned for this, this combination of events had never happened before in that area. Hopefully though, it will give them insight on how to plan for it in the future.

[@thomasprettyman1962]

Amazing video, thank you for sharing that.

[@birkeldirtwork]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@teenapittman4241]

Our tax dollars wasted on lining politicians pockets instead of being used to take care of the things that our ancestors tax dollars built, like the roads, dams, levees, power plants and the list goes on and on . That's what taxes are intended for. I have read several posts saying that this dam was neglected for years. Thoughts and prayers to the people that it affects.

[@cathringustafsson2426]

Since its not on any News it's Deliberate. Great footage

[@toledojeeper2932]

I have seen this on the news almost daily .

[@1DirtyMutt]

If this is 2019, you may want to put that in the title, especially for years to come. Nice drone work.

[@frankblangeard8865]

When I started watching the video I thought 'this can't be the United States, this must be some third world country''. But it is the United States.

[@motoz30]

new normal. we'll all get used to it. after all, we have all of these cool gadgets to play w/, just like when we were kids! we've become a nation of retarded children.

[@blitzie1233]

Same with me. Thought it was a 3rd world country too!! Mozambique! ! Worse in NE than I realized. will be praying..

[@Tonnsfabrication]

The United Stats IS a third world country, you just haven't been informed of it yet, but you will be soon.

[@robertrockwell7581]

was anybody ever warned that this dam might be dangerous and didn't listen.?.

[@donaldk.macbaird4950]

Yes there was and he was ignored by the power's that be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@billdidit7790]

Is everyone okay and accounted for?

[@cat625able1]

My heart goes out to all of you...I cannot say no more...I was in a flood all the words you sometimes don't hear what some are saying to you.. the news don't really matter as you are all living it in the news...BUT...hugs help... so I am sending you all hugs to all.

[@zeroquanta4252]

Wow, thanks for posting.

[@515ventures3]

Has Nebraska declared a state of emergency to Washington yet? Billions in damage! They will need so much financial aid!

[@sorney98]

Not many Nebraskan’s depend on the government for help. Most people here like to figure things out for themselves. We pride ourselves to help one and other as much as we can. May sound dumb but it’s a fact, we don’t like the government to help.

[@D.Jay.]

@@sorney98 it was a government owned, built, and maintained damn.

[@TvshkaHumma]

Is there any footage of the Dam as it occurred?. God Bless and help everyone affected.

[@sorney98]

It happened so early in the morning, doubt we would seen it

[@ezr168]

Good footage, impressive damage on a grand scale. At first I thought those were boulders but realized that its huge chunks of ice.

[@shawnkillian1900]

great video, I hope more people see this.

[@CountryLivingBuddyRoads]

Nice drone footage very sad destruction

[@danmorrissette4814]

Excellent video..... SAD Devastation~~~~~

[@davo2003hd]

There goes my fishing spot. Unbelievable, Prayers to all of the thousands of people affected in the Midwest.

[@maybecriminal]

And the river runs free!!!!

[@toter-drache]

Mother Nature nature takes back what is hers, God bless alle effected from this .🙏

[@2-MuleTeam]

Birkel, I disagree with one person here on this not needing music. The right music at the right time can create an epic and impactful statement. "Voyage" did this and was a perfect choice. This video will go down as one of the greatest audio/visual documentaries of this disaster. Blessings on the people in our great American Heartland who indeed "feed the world" . . . .

[@birkeldirtwork]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@toast47624]

Awesome footage mate! I'm going to buy a drone myself. We were doing a big cut the other day and my work mate pulled out his drone and did a fly through of the site with my digger perched on a bench and the dozer pushing. Looked awesome. I'm in New Zealand and seeing this devastation is sobering. Best wishes to you all up there. Keep the world informed of whats happening because FAKE media sure isn't!

[@birkeldirtwork]

Hey thanks for watching! Hope all is well in New Zealand!

[@sethb9545]

Should have been repairing these old dams now look at the deserter

[@nemesis2445]

Repairing a dam doesn't do much good against a wall of ice and water caused by Increasing climate extremes.

[@YahshuaLovesMe]

tough winter Yah bless & Save!

[@RomeKG471]

That reminds me of the Teton dam disaster.

[@montananomad5382]

I was in Southeast Idaho when the Teton dam failed. Very similar results.

[@BobLoblaw23]

we spent WEEKS/MONTHS talking about how venezuelas dams have failed them. karma is a real fucking thing. god bless those affected by this disaster.

[@bartakin]

Pray for these people our farmers and fellow Americans and others around the country and world suffering these horrendous disasters be healed and supported during this hard time we are facing and Jesus is ready to receive those who don't have him in their hearts...

[@ChrisG1392]

I'm so sick of us acting like we're at the mercy of nature when it comes to these recurring natural disasters. This could have been prevented had we adequately invested in our outdated infrastructure.

[@wickedpissa25]

But investing in infrastructure costs money, and one particular pachydermic political party has been pushing propaganda for decades that all taxes are evil, and half the country shortsightedly believes them.

[@mtadams2009]

You are correct. This dam was old and all things need major repairs and replacement.

[@wickedpissa25]

It's hard for me to word the following without sounding like a dick, but here goes... In 2016, 58.74% of Nebraska's voters elected a President who does not believe in climate change, and who considered reducing taxes on the wealthy to be a higher priority than investing in infrastructure. I feel for the people effected by this disaster. I really do. Especially since this disaster was so utterly and completely preventable. But, at some point, we must all admit that at least some some portion of the blame for this predicament rests squarely on those who are suffering the most from it. And yes, that's a dick thing to say. Granted. But come on.

[@mtadams2009]

@@wickedpissa25 I agree with what you have written but no president has truly focused on repairing and upgrading our infrastructure. New Orleans was leveled before their upgrade. Seems as though we go with the wait and see on spending money. Meanwhile we seem to have a blank check for military spending. There is much more of this to come because as they say " even if you dont believe science its still true".

[@swimbait1]

Dam included a large section of earthen dam which is known to be risky. The drone footage showed a field of ice which may have been too much pressure for the old design. I would also agree that our current administration ignoring infrastructure to pay billionaires

[@fanfriendlyful]

gavins point dam yankton sd built in 57 its looking aged

[@whatsmyname1288]

Destruction sometimes in a weird way is beautiful,,,, prayers for everyone affected and all farmers

[@daveyjones9930]

I prayed for everyone in the path of this storm BEFORE it arrived as did MANY people. Didn't change a thing....

[@h.calvert3165]

How do you know? Things could have been much, much worse without prayers like yours. 🙏

[@h.calvert3165]

@Donald McCarthy Everyone has a time when they leave this earth. This could just have been the time for those who died. If not this way, some other, that's all. The point is, you don't know.

[@crashweaverda]

We really need to fix this stuff. This will happen again.

[@scabs7220]

Crazy Extreme weather.Sad to see all the Destruction with our State.The town I Live in was flooded to. I Just started pumping my Basement out today the water table still hi thoe.

[@PaulWinfieldCollector]

Seriously that's a hundred years of work and many lives

[@mipajaro1]

What a shame that such a fabulous place get so damaged.

[@reincarnationaborted9468]

This is a beautiful display of what nature does to those who imprison water for personal/selfish gain.

[@BertGraef]

you dick

[@sergiomagno6793]

You don't even know what you're talking about... Maybe you need to look at your surroundings...

[@inactivechannel420]

wtf are you talking about

[@liberyone5185]

Very sad, BUT that's WHY earthen dams ....suck!

[@chrisbardes1910]

I used to camp there whenever I was traveling through beautiful place

[@Dreamer435]

Looks like they blew it

[@davidfrerichs8033]

Who was the drone pilot? AMAZING footage, if you guys do some of the excavation i or rebuild work I would like to see a time lapse video.

[@birkeldirtwork]

Hey Dave. I, Jim, flew the drone. I'm betting the rebuilding construction of the road will be done by a very big company with lots of equipment. The river is now back in it's original channel, so they're planning on building a bridge over it from what I've heard.

[@n.e.ohiothroughmycanoncame9971]

unreal... so sad too. prayers go out all effected.

[@gemser24]

Mother Nature always wins

[@andrewjackson9853]

Mother Nature. . . Takes back what is hers.

[@07slowbalt]

At least native sturgeon species can swim upstream now to spawn. Dams prevent them from spawning which is the major reason for them being on the endangered list in many areas of our country.

[@billdidit7790]

07slowbalt really? People are with out electricity , many with out homes and life time of work just gone and you think now is a good time for an environmental debate? You’re an ass, I’m sure they will have plenty of time to think about the fish after they get their lives back together. Furthermore I’m sure when they rebuild it will have gates to allow the fish to move upstream. Try to find your God givin humanity you where born with and have the same compassion for people as you do fish!

[@go-goyubari8776]

Food prices are going to be outrageous

[@jodybanks5344]

Thoughts and prayers to all

[@Raykibb1]

Thinking of and wishing support from New Orleans!

[@datruth9872]

Such is the work of MICE AND MEN ! IT IS THE OUTCOME THAT PROVES THE VALOR ! NOT THE INTENT !

[@markpaintner8365]

Human Engineering VS mother nature!

[@mtadams2009]

Human engineering from another generation, could have been avoided but that cost money and its not popular in a conservative state. I have a friend who does bridge inspections and he says people would be disturbed if they knew the conditions many bridges are in. Again money.

[@whitewolf1298]

SpencerDam3112010 Watch the above video on this channel. Spencer Dam was in disrepair for years, so it is no wonder it broke. Hope the folks in Oroville CA are taking notes.

[@djcordes4352]

White Wolf I’ve spent a fair amount of time at Lake Orville. That dam is absolutely massive. You should watch the KZbin channel for Blancolirio (misspelled). It’s on a who new level from this one!

[@whitewolf1298]

I'm familiar with that channel. It spreads disinfo (intentional or unintential, I don't know.) If you want what is really going on, watch the interview Scott Cahill gives with Chris Martinson on his channel, Peak Prosperity.

[@stevenfoust3782]

Hope I'm wrong but, did that earthen dam get built out of soil and buried concrete chunks?? The engineers expected that to hold back countless millions of gallons of water??? The soil was never expected to saturate which would lead to failure? Let me guess, they new better than all the others that failed before them. Now everyone will suffer from this enormous blunder.

[@waldounit8]

Other note I was wondering where can I get the music from this video for some of my videos ?

[@birkeldirtwork]

here ya go kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHWco5xsetB8bdU&start_radio=1

[@ohhhface619]

From the looks of it prior to this event, this dam was filled with sediment and therefore had very little flood capacity.

[@johns.8082]

That looks kinda bad, just my opinion.

[@youcanthandlethetruth6976]

Dams cause more harm than good. We really shouldn't build dams at all. We should focus on water conservation and not water retention. And I'm not talking about using 2 liters a year in order to conserve water. But I'm talking about planting habitat that is conducive to harvesting water and keeping water from running off. Just as the hunter creates habitat to keep the game coming back year after year, we must also produce habitat that keeps the water from running off.

[@thenderson5509]

I agree. Stop making ethanol. 27+ gallons of water to make 1 gallon of ethanol is insane.

[@swimbait1]

Looks like the dam couldn’t handle the ice flow. The river reclaimed the channel. “NPPD officials said they felt the dam was safe and the collapse was due to an “unprecedented” combination of high flows from the Niobrara River mixed with massive chunks of ice”

[@lastredoubt]

What’s the background music on this?

[@birkeldirtwork]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHWco5xsetB8bdU

[@IcelanderUSer]

Wow. Poorly designed. There was no spillway on the left side of the dam. So if they couldn’t release the water fast enough it would spill over the soil, washing it away. They didn’t maintain that dam either, and I suspect couldn’t open all the gates. Thick ice made for a dangerous combo. Thank god it wasn’t a large dam.

[@HeBillsHim]

There was a spillway it just got washed out like everything else.

[@seymourclarkson2336]

That is insane....

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

didnt see this on the news

[@scabs7220]

Did the bar on the south side of the river get Flooded out?

[@rpgervanburen6699]

Does anyone have any archive pictures of the dam being built in 1927 if so please post them on KZbin

[@lyon406]

www.ipernity.com/doc/321861/20015915

[@ibrahim19777]

Earth should get back to original scale, no one can stop this .

[@watchthe1369]

Is that Ice or concrete piled on the road and its embankment?

[@birkeldirtwork]

Huge chunks of ice. There was thick ice on the water and all the rain we had heaved it up and broke it loose which caused all the destruction.

[@dickinson2204]

This is sad for me for some reason

[@hobbeekid]

Will the Dam get rebuilt???

[@birkeldirtwork]

From what I've heard, I don't think it will.

[@dominickdeangelo9521]

This is what happens when you try to contain the power of water. The earth will eventually just shake us off like little fleas.

[@YahshuaLovesMe]

WOW!!!

[@MichaelSmith-zn8sm]

Man makes plans and the Heavenly Father laughs.

[@Dreamer435]

Hate Gatekeepers They should have let it go before blowing it

[@nuttynut54]

Finnily the rivers back too its normal state . But sad for the folks that liv÷ n the area

[@R1j0hn]

Wow... Looks horrible. Much like the flooding we had here in Calgary in 2013. This affected another KZbin channel from Nebraska, FLAIR from GooganSquad.

[@mtadams2009]

I am very sorry for those affected by this dam failure. That said its time we start spending large sums of cash on capital improvements. We have been in borrowed time for decades. Each administration keeps kicking the can because repairing dams, roads and bridges is not in their political interest.

[@philbox4566]

The only way is to vote out those who are only interested in giving dollars away to those who aren't interested in providing for themselves or their families. Cut the welfare state give aways. Spend the dollars on infrastructure and support the wealth creators such as small business etc.

[@mtadams2009]

@@philbox4566 Google how much the US spends on its military, its insane then Google how much Afghanistan and the Iraqi war cost us. Social services are a drop in the bucket compared to running military bases spread out all over the world.

[@wallycleaver1320]

That"s going to be hard to fix feel sorry for you people there.

[@Allegan49010]

How tragic!!! :-(

[@looneylenny87]

Hate to like the video. However Prayers!! For you All.

[@stevenfoust3782]

Oh thats ice on the poorly built dam. The reservoir side was not slopped sufficiently.

[@sideboob4276]

No one likes a sloppy reservoir!

[@farmingandgardeningintheso2767]

Soon we will see just how no help FEMA will be

[@scottfirman]

This is exactly what happends when a state ignores its responcibiltys to its infrastructure. How long had that dam been there and went through other flooding issues before then? My guess is too many. So many the state refused to do anything and ignored the fact that dam was in critical condition well before this event. Our state recognized and removed many of the dams in our state like that one that represented the demise of the small earthen dams that were build many , many years before that were way over due for being removed. Now the state is probably asking the Feds for emergency moneys to clean up a mess they KNEW damn well was bound to happen . State leaders are only good at one thing, stealing taxpayers dollars, and doing nothing for the state they promised to secure. This is happening more and more every election year as financially fat companys install puppets for their companys to run the state further into the ground while they bleed taxpayers dry.

[@haasfpv1222]

bittersweet

[@fordfan689]

Hard to see this, keep your chins up. From Yankton and Gavin point dam, any thing can be rebuilt lives can’t.

[@MrJeep75]

Unreal

[@marialaurel6440]

That dam looks ancient. I'm so disgusted by the neglect of our country. This is what happens when you give away tax payers' money as foreign aid to other countries and neglect your own. I thought trump was going to provide jobs here to fix the failing infrastructure of this country. He hasn't done a thing for this country, he's too busy pleasing other countries instead of his own.

[@erickort1987]

thats very sad to see

[@deannez6966]

That can be rebuilt but people no

[@jimmason1072]

Is this the opening of a new scene for the game "Fall out".....

[@Steve-uq7np]

Something smells......