Opening The Spillway At Dellwood

I happened to meet the guy in charge of The Dellwood Reservoir and he invited me to watch him open the spillway and let water out. Water levels are at max and there is still water coming in. So for several days water will be released. It was great to see it opened and ice go crashing down. My kind of fun.

[@antoniohess4359]

Rumor has it he’s still opening that gate with that wrench lol imagine closing that thing with all the sheer force behind it by hand 😂

[@Wheresthewheel]

He closed it Wednesday:)

[@chris_Duncan88]

He probably has super arm 💪

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@chris_Duncan88 I think you are right

[@yesno3924]

Lefty loosey..righty tighty 😂

[@justinstrickland5382]

Actually gravity does most of the work lowering the gate

[@LionheartedDan]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@Wheresthewheel]

Your welcome

[@neilkurzman4907]

Somebody built a dam and designed the gate to be opened with a pipe wrench?

[@Swatmat]

budget cuts

[@doxielain2231]

It doesn't break down

[@lukeamato2348]

Probably no wheel so randoms dont try and open it

[@mattyb7736]

Engineers....sheesh....😂 forgot about the important bit,

[@mary-ruthflores4107]

That’s a common way of controlling a gate. We had a little dam on our ranch that had the same system, much smaller! Worked well, and kept random people from messing with it

[@mcseforsale]

That dude must've been exhausted after opening that thing.

[@p.a.6034]

Emergency closure must take a day or so. 😀

[@greggreg2263]

Pretty cool to see those big icebergs in the spillway. I bet they won’t last long.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Yes the next day they were gone.

[@MAMP]

amazing that it all started with a wrench

[@martinswiney2192]

Looks like it could be very dangerous at the lower end of the spillway with those huge chunks of ice.

[@LunarEquity93]

That was pretty neat when all those humongous ice chunks started breaking apart from each other as all that water was rushing through the spillway

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou. And thanks for watching!

[@explorationuk6737]

Very cool.. thanks for sharing a magnificent moment in your life with us ..we are blessed..peace n love from Cumbria UK ❤🇬🇧

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thank-you for the very nice comment

[@chadproudfoot7563]

I feel so bad for that guy with the wrench. I feel like he should at least get a wheel or handle he could put on that to make life a little easier! 😊 Very cool video!

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thank-you! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@AhJodie]

Geeze, I would love that job! So cool you got a video of it! Thank you for sharing! I am thinking the air smelt refreshing right near that!

[@Wheresthewheel]

I think so too!

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@williamfriar6295]

Dellwood is just south of an area north of there.

[@joetucker879]

That was my first guess! LOL

[@artmchugh5644]

People are like cats !!!! Fascinated with running water!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@tinknal6449]

The beaver in me makes me want to assist the process.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Best comment so far!

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

It's the barest necessity to a functioning society.

[@JAGJAG-xc4xt]

So you are one of them because if you say people you are also people right? Unless you are an animal and you won't count among people

[@JR_440]

Spare pipe wrench just in case you drop one in the spillway?

[@RNRSpiderman]

Do you have any footage of the big chunks breaking free? I wonder what they sound like when it happens or is about to happen.

[@Wheresthewheel]

No I didn't.

[@ElDarren]

Those are some enormous ice cubes!😂

[@Wheresthewheel]

You got that right!

[@JAGJAG-xc4xt]

I didn't see any ice cubes there, all I see is some big frozen water made into huge ice blocks

[@crackerbarrel6965]

At Dellwood there is no such language as “Quick! Close the dam!”

[@AlanCanon2222]

I'd be scared to death I'd drop the wrench in the spillway.

[@davebloggs]

This is a great example of what happens to a glacier as the water melts and flows underneath it, Now imagine this on a scale of many square miles of ancient ice, , coming soon to a glacier in the Antarctic.

[@Wheresthewheel]

You are right! Thanks for pointing that out. And that happened here many years ago.

[@davebloggs]

@@Wheresthewheel Yes there have been many such events just like it, Here in Canada we had a massive ice dam fail that covered most of Ontario and Quebec, and on the west the lorentide ice sheet collapsed triggering massing ice and water releases down into Washington.

[@mattdaugherty7865]

Thanks for sharing, Al!

[@Wheresthewheel]

My pleasure!

[@langelle1]

All you need is a Husky ratchet and a deep socket.

[@tp-mh2ji]

Modern valving system? Feel sorry for the guy opening it! 😢

[@kbrown5218]

That was actually most interesting. I live where snow hits about every 40 years. In inches. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@Wheresthewheel]

Well thankyou! I'm interested where you viewed it from that seldom gets snow.

[@kbrown5218]

@@Wheresthewheel South Texas

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@kbrown5218 no way, I spent 3 winters in Brownsville TX in the '80's

[@kbrown5218]

@@Wheresthewheel .Last snow. Christmas 2004. Midnight mass. Started snowing. A gift from the Lord. And that was not in Brownsville.

[@wherewendytravels]

Hello my new friend. I just subscribed. Awesome share. Wow🎉❤

[@Wheresthewheel]

Well thankyou! I subbed back and look forward to watching your videos :)

[@triquetrawitch3002]

That exactly is the power of water that can reshape the geography of this planet like I don't know for a couple of examples.... Grand canyon and the Rio grande and the Colorado River water has been the shaper of this planet for milti millenia. Call if you will they're from SoCal earthquakes to be the biggest mover and shakers but water you can't stop it and this is a perfect example thank you for posting this my friend it was really awesome to watch nature do what it was intended to do

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou for the kind words and incites and thanks for watching.

[@LunarEquity93]

Great video and footage that was pretty nice of the spillway worker to let you watch the water flow through the spillway there's definitely alot of ice built up though

[@Wheresthewheel]

Yes a very nice guy. He gave me full access to film where I wanted.

[@LunarEquity93]

@@Wheresthewheel That's Pretty Awesome

[@rosssmith8481]

Wow imagine getting permission to film something on public land

[@LunarEquity93]

@@rosssmith8481 Yep that's pretty awesome

[@american7169]

What size motor should we put on the gate? Just a 1 manpower motor should do😂

[@AlanCanon2222]

It's like a giant transistor, with wrench guy as the base.

[@blipco5]

Great video. I would have asked the guy if I could crank the gate open.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Good idea

[@PlayNowWorkLater]

Amazing power!

[@trainsnotplanesautomobiler3781]

Nice catch. Great video!

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Very cool ! Thank you. James.

[@johnhorton9637]

Amazing the power of water

[@orange69python]

Big question, WHERE IS DELLWOOD RESERVOIR?

[@Zoyx]

Saskatchewan.

[@thomn8r]

It seems there better mechanism than a pipe wrench on the valve stem

[@barrystein8834]

sometimes the best tools are the simpliest ones...

[@tetrabromobisphenol]

@@barrystein8834 Sometimes people make inane comments because they don't know WTF they're talking about.

[@mrmustangman]

sometimes people use the wrong tools which makes it harder on everybody else because wrong tools tear up everything.....

[@guinb9779]

Ice?? I didn't know anyone had a winter cold enough for ice to form. Cool video! I feel bad for the guy that had to open the gate manually.

[@Wheresthewheel]

He was a happy sort of fellow. A well paying government job, a nice spring day. He said it's a great job :)

[@daviddeking2676]

We had over 3 feet more snow than an average winter this year. At the beginning of April, we had at least 4 feet of snow on the ground. Most of the snow finished melting a little over a week ago. I live in a city and there was snow this morning outside of town. This is in northern Wisconsin.

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@daviddeking2676 Lots of snow there, thanks for the info, interesting. Enjoy spring!

[@melvinjames1077]

Looks like a safe place to swim

[@GrandPitoVic]

That was awesome!!!!

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thank-you! Just a chance encounter 😁

[@mkrnp]

Dam it, that's cool!

[@Wheresthewheel]

Haha

[@oso9809]

How long did it take for the bergs to melt ?

[@Wheresthewheel]

I left when they were like that and went back a day later and they were gone.

[@teamidris]

@@Wheresthewheel ace, I was wondering that too.

[@rogerdudra178]

I got to see the Missouri River break up giant sheets of ice, something you'll never forget seeing.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Very cool

[@rogerdudra178]

@@Wheresthewheel You definitely had to be there to actually comprehend the size of the frozen huge river breaking into big pieces the size of many football fields 4 feet thick. The current made amazing new banks as I watched.

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@rogerdudra178 wow that would be something to see.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Where did you see it happen?

[@rogerdudra178]

@@Wheresthewheel At the 'end hole' on the North side of the river below Slippery Anne north of Lewistown.

[@WORDversesWORLD]

I stood on the banks of the Kuskokwim River in Alaska when the ice broke, it scared me a little. It was loud and violent with a 80% chance of flooding, nice.

[@Wheresthewheel]

I bet that was something to behold

[@WORDversesWORLD]

@@Wheresthewheel It should have or nearing the breakup now. The community places a wood platform on the ice with a rope tied to an building on lane that when it breaks it’s recorded, bets are made, it was fun.

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@WORDversesWORLD thankyou so much for telling me about this. I am very interested in such things.

[@sanddabz5635]

What state is the Dellwood reservoir located in?

[@Wheresthewheel]

It is in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada

[@MonthlyFails]

Hello Al Bowman, is it possible to contact you regarding this video (i.e. via email)? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible to discuss? 🙂 Cheers, Felix

[@Wheresthewheel]

I'll think about it thx :)

[@angryadrien]

Nice video. I'm a bit farther north in Prince Albert.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Very nice

[@adventurecoalition3690]

Pretty cool to watch( no pun intended) thx for sharing

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou for watching.

[@robinlinton0]

That was awesome!

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou kindly!

[@DanielFCutter]

Be fun to sit on one of those icebergs and wait for the ride to start.

[@Wheresthewheel]

I like your attitude!

[@user-sb9dx2ub7k]

Your camera are on the rabbit

[@Wheresthewheel]

Love it!

[@betrickey]

Right place at the right time!!

[@Wheresthewheel]

You got that right.

[@robbfisher2876]

That guy was really nice, awesome he invited you.

[@amandahugankiss4110]

Very neat. Thanks for posting.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Your welcome and thanks for the kind words. Love your KZbin name :)

[@frankroy9423]

Why is he using a pipe wrench on that shaft, where is the wheel ?

[@wdrobby]

It was worth 2 boxes of Sudafed.

[@gravelydon7072]

Even our Limitorques had a hand wheel in case the motor failed. Would have only taken about 500 turns of it to open our backflow gates fully.

[@berty1422]

They do NOT put wheels on these for obvious reasons. You get some moron opening the gate.

[@raygale4198]

@@berty1422 My pipe wrench is bigger than his pipe wrench.

[@AgiHammerthief]

@@berty1422 they don’t need to leave it on, but if he knows he’s going to open the gate he can bring a wheel to make it easier.

[@bigsmoke6189]

why is he using a pipe wrench on that shaft instead of the proper handle?

[@ferky123]

Because the handle was taken off and you get more leverage with the wrench.

[@greigmercer7641]

And you destroy the shaft after only a few attempts and then have a major repair!!!

[@jacobanderson6551]

​@greigmercer7641 then go get him a better handle.

[@bigsmoke6189]

@@jacobanderson6551 its his job to to get the right equipment before he starts work.

[@deweyneeditt7245]

Because vandals took the handles.

[@raymondmerchant988]

I love being by the water

[@Wheresthewheel]

Me too!

[@sferg9582]

So, where is Dellwood. Not everyone knows.

[@bigredc222]

I never heard of Dellwood either, so I looked on Google maps, and now I know where it's at.

[@geraldasher7779]

@@bigredc222 And Ya did not tell us? Now I have to Google it!

[@joshbeckett]

If it’s important and it ain’t screwed on, the previous guy always seems to have lost it.

[@AlongtheRiverLife]

Yes, where is Dellwood?

[@prissilou]

I hope that all this excess snow will help the American west with wildfires and water levels without any flooding....

[@Wheresthewheel]

I'm afraid this moisture won't make to 'merica.

[@alexferguson9836]

Yeah before California wastes it. Unlikely.

[@TheWabbit]

Unfortunately California wastes something like 90% of its snowmelt and heavy rainfall letting it go right into the ocean instead of filling its reserves.

[@ihd-3603]

I’m curious as to why they waste it?

[@TheWabbit]

@IH D-360 I have heard everything from saving 1 small endangered fish to just the government being inept. I'm from Michigan where the Governor, attorney General and DNR wouldn't let a dam owner get a loan to repair two dams or lower the level on the tibbawasse river. He told them the dam was in danger of collapsing but because of an endangered mussel or something similar they refused. When the dams owner lowered the level anyway they threatened a huge fine for everyday the dam wasn't raised. He raised the level and on May 20 2020 the dams broke doung 175 million of damage and killing the freshwater mussel anyways. The lake people enjoyed is now just a river. Same concept as California, idiots willing to put people at risk and the species ends up dying anyways.

[@stitch-xx2oo]

Where is this at???? Cool video.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou, Saskatchewan Canada

[@aprilsmith3683]

This was fascinating... We never see cold like that... An iced over sluice... The ice expansion would cause damage if not monitored I would think... Did it crack loudly when it split down the middle... Thank you... 🇿🇦

[@Wheresthewheel]

I didn't have time to stick around. What I recorded was as long as I was there.

[@UfoUnionTv]

That the real happiness all men wants 😅

[@davidwilliambarker]

In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, which is spelled like it sounds and sounds like it's spelled.

[@kme]

As a former resident of Saskatchewan, it's pretty funny, all the ways ppl butcher the pronunciation of the province and the place names. Tho some of the place names are pretty hilarious too.

[@Dave49erman]

Very cool!

[@williamthurmond4940]

Actually, just above 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Definitely cool.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Most definitely

[@thestuffz]

is this in Saskatchewan?

[@Wheresthewheel]

Yes it is :)

[@sw8741]

@@Wheresthewheel Canada? Wheres the eh eh? I didn't hear no eh!😁 Seriously though, I was reading the comments to find out where this was. If I was there I would be doing exactly what you were doing. Its just interesting watching how things are done.

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@sw8741 you made my day! You understand me and what I do. Thankyou!

[@stevet8121]

What Country is this in?

[@foreststewart1968]

Based upon all of the clues, I believe that this was filmed in Canada.

[@theblackbear211]

@@foreststewart1968 There is a Dellwood Reservoir in Saskatchewan... which certainly has plenty of similar terrain. Most of this guy's videos seem to be in Saskatchewan.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Saskatchewan Canada

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@foreststewart1968 correct. Thx

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@theblackbear211 yes all my videos are in Saskatchewan Canada.

[@patricksnyder3446]

Path of least resistance!

[@PhilQc109]

Is that going into a field?🤔

[@Wheresthewheel]

No it follows a small stream bed to Last Mountain Lake.

[@dgdkhyala5274]

Awesome

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thx!

[@user-es4rl1pj4z]

Жил я в узбекистане и такую штуку мы называли БУРЛУШКА

[@Wheresthewheel]

Очень интересно. Много ли их там?

[@benjamin2305]

Looks like a bit of rust and leaks at the bottom the radial gate.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Good eye! And I was told that caused the ice and will be fixed this summer.

[@CYCLONE4499]

Should've hit it with a stick to knock it loose or kick it with your foot. Yolo my dude

[@k2nick]

Стену расколол своим льдом 😮

[@robertcostello2324]

Did they inform people living downstream ?

[@Wheresthewheel]

No the closest "people" are about 16kms away. The ice was long melted before then. Not sure where you are but we ain't that populated here :)

[@paulthesoundguy1]

Yes Robert I called your Mom and told her to watch her way…

[@brionfranks478]

Where is this ?

[@davidleary823]

Canada.

[@JohnWickkkk]

Disney land

[@WaltANelsonPHD]

Dellwood. Minnesota?

[@Wheresthewheel]

Dellwood Reservoir Saskatchewan Canada

[@WaltANelsonPHD]

@@Wheresthewheel Thank you.

[@rodkemp1136]

Really???? By hand??? WTH

[@Wheresthewheel]

From the Pushbutton Nation I assume :) ya up here in The Canada we still have use of our arms :) thankyou for watching and being part of my most viewed video!

[@rodkemp1136]

@@Wheresthewheel I just figured on a large valve like that it would be motorized😀!

[@Wheresthewheel]

@@rodkemp1136 nope it only gets opened once a decade or so and only a little bit. He likely cranked 5 minutes total. I'm surprised how many people thought that was unusual. I'm 64 and worked with many many people over the years. I noticed a large percentage of the "new work force" think if you can't do it from an app on your phone it ain't worth doing. Have a grand day!

[@rodkemp1136]

@@Wheresthewheel I’m 64 also and have done more than my fair share of manual labor!! I get it. Have a nice day as well😀

[@paulman9989]

Wouldn't want to be a fish = Facing them Big ice cubes OUCH

[@Wheresthewheel]

Haha

[@onceANexile]

Old school....work...

[@audraturner5365]

That ice can get dangerous if someone fell in by accident

[@petercoffin6251]

If someone fell into this, it’s no accident. You would have to deliberately be someplace you shouldn’t be.

[@dodgerblue7381]

Now that was a fun video to watch. Thank You

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou for watching and being part of my most viewed video!

[@poly_hexamethyl]

It's a man-made glacier!

[@brianstone4302]

That was cool

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thanks I thought so too.

[@barnyardbrio7597]

nice

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thankyou!

[@user-de1yu8tb3t]

обратно смог закрыть? )))

[@Wheresthewheel]

yes

[@mplewp]

Get yourself a big rachet & some grease for those gears lol

[@dangoesfast]

Seems to be doing just fine with the tool he's got

[@82584]

​@@dangoesfastno he doesn't seem to be doing fine. He seems to be struggling, straining, and working much harder than he needs to be if he would just do what this person said.

[@Wheresthewheel]

He opened the gate a few cm. Very little effort really he said. Gotta love the "experts" that live in mommy's basement and feel the need to add to the conversation :)

[@user-yy8wn7jo8d]

Руки бы оторвать за такую съёмку.

[@wannago2moab]

You guys really have a 6 in your alphabet?

[@Wheresthewheel]

Что действительно произошло бы в вашей стране? У меня есть фидомы, о которых я не знаю. Пожалуйста, расскажите мне больше о своей жизни.

[@davidmohr4606]

Looks a lot like a tainter gate.

[@nickhale117]

A lot of yall dont know how to use google and it shows... lol

[@Misterwhistle]

Where is Dellwood?

[@johnsmithschannel999]

Google it

[@williambarry8015]

Saskatchewan? I used Google but couldn't come up with anything 100% certain.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Yes Saskatchewan

[@scottied67]

@@johnsmithschannel999 Why should the viewer have to do homework?

[@johnsmithschannel999]

@@scottied67 You mean the lazy ones?

[@chadjohnson2853]

WATER 💦. The most powerful thing on earth .

[@thegreatwebstar]

Dellwood sounds like a super cheap golf club brand

[@Wheresthewheel]

Too funny! Thx for the laugh

[@hans5130]

Some people have such great jobs. And don’t have to work fast food

[@Wheresthewheel]

Exactly!

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Great video ! 👍

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thank-you!

[@RizkyChannel55]

Vidio llike

[@Wheresthewheel]

terima kasih Anda memiliki saluran yang menarik

[@TheArby13]

Homemade glaciers. Calving.

[@Wheresthewheel]

Yes

[@itsrachelfish]

Cool rectangular ice bergs!! Amazing seeing the water rushing through the small ice pipe 2:32

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thx!

[@JB-gg4yy]

Wolverine, Sk

[@dgdkhyala5274]

More videos like this

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thanks for watching

[@boossersgarage3239]

Mooooorrrrr please

[@Wheresthewheel]

Thx