Sanford Dam Flooding Today! - The Lakebed is Starting to REFILL! - Drone - Dam Collapse

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In this video we can see some minor flooding happening in Sanford. This was from a video that I filmed today. You can also see the lake bed starting to fill back up with water. This was from a storm that passed through the area a few days ago. The new baseball fields are looking great! The Sanford Dam is located on what used to be Sanford Lake. Sanford Lake is located in Mid Michigan. This footage was filmed on April 2, 2023. This was after the collapse of the Edenville Dam on May 19, 2020. Wixom Lake was rapidly rising due to heavy rainfall and the Edenville dam could not hold back the water. The side of the dam failed sending water rushing towards Sanford Village. The aftermath and damage left behind is devastating. Make sure you subscribe to catch the follow up videos I will be filming.
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[@blancolirio]

Good job Jordan! Keep up the good work!

[@JordanMowbray]

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the progress! I cant wait to see Oroville topped off soon! Been watching your reports out there!

[@Gdone]

Thank you for you’re ongoing coverage about this disaster, hope other areas look at this and question how secure local dams are

[@asknwclips7672]

this channel has really grown from early days. Great job narrating and filming.

[@barbinfl4079]

Thanks for the update, Jordan. Fun to fly through the dam!

[@JordanMowbray]

You bet!

[@Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV]

Wow - it seems like just the other day we were fixated by Fieros. I guess it’s all been water under the bridge since then. Well done on all your coverage and care for these communities.

[@JordanMowbray]

Thanks for watching! It has been a long time since we were talking about the Fieros :)

[@Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV]

@@JordanMowbray yeah, I subscribed after your initial coverage. It's been an interesting journey. Thanks again.

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

I'm in the Southern San Joaquin valley of California. We have been blessed with snow and water. But its your stories that are tremendous. Hatoff to you all. God bless and keep you all.

[@sharon94503]

I'm in Napa County so we're safe from flooding, but things were pretty dicey last week. Sad for Pajaro and central valley. Those 702+" in the South Tahoe area will be interesting. I've been watching this since the dams broke.

[@DRum886]

Do you have new lakefront property? I've been hearing that Tulare Lake came back and it is causing havoc for the farmers.

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

@@sharon94503 Praying for you all up there. God bless you.

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

@@DRum886 yes the old Tulare lake bed has quite a bit of water in it and it is tremendously difficult and ruined Farms it could be several years before some of them come back I'm 65 years old now but I remember this happening at least two other times in my life maybe not to this extent. My daughter in Porterville drives 20 minutes out of her way to get to her fiance's job. God bless you.

[@ryanvandy1615]

Great update. Looking forward to summertime in Northern Michigan.

[@JordanMowbray]

You and me both!

[@jodik5256]

I just came by to check in and Jordan, I am so happy you have this video, it just makes me want to cry happy tears. Thanks for all you do for all of us that can't be there. God Bless You.

[@RevivalPortland]

Different looking than when I visited in 2021. Thanks so much for the updates!

[@danielparent8019]

Way cool . Thanks for all your thoughtful work, need more people like you to keep our government working for the people. Keep it up.

[@danielparent8019]

Thanks!

[@nononsenseBennett]

Great drove coverage

[@JordanMowbray]

Thanks for watching

[@BogWraith1]

Excellent video Jordan. It's been awhile since I was here and it's great to see the progress that has been made. The baseball complex is outstanding and it will be a spectacular sight when the kids are back on the field! My best to you and your wonderful wife and all the best with the new house!

[@JordanMowbray]

Appreciate it! Thank you!

[@WarrenSapir]

Hey! Shout out from Mt. Pleasant! 👋👋👋

[@justingizinski1348]

It's a shame there won't be any hydro electric production with these reservoirs and only recreation. Especially when there is already a big push for green energy and the infrastructure is already there

[@martyincanuckistan3635]

Probably not enough flow year round, you need enough torque to spin these units and these damn heights are pretty low compared to most of worked on or seen. A run of the river dam with a dedicated channel/canal would work. But there pricey to build.

[@poorwhitecountryboy]

Marty there was more than enough flow and that dam produced electricity year around, not long before the flood it had major maintenance done to it because vandals decided they were going to throw stuff into it, its a shame truly green energy was destroyed... welcome to the NWO and Agenda21-30

[@Junksaint]

Well it was worth a shot, either way we have all the fresh water. In 100-200 years Michigan's going to be hoppin lol

[@justingizinski1348]

It already was a hydro electric dam before the collapse, Michigan doesn't have huge swings in our water table seasonally it's very consistent, which is why there was several hydroelectric dams on this stretch of river all within 2 counties. They just hadn't been maintained properly as well as conflict with the State government (context, I live 5 miles from the sanford dam, and have a tributary to the Tittabawassee running through my property)

[@Diddley-js6lf]

My family and I lived in the Inland Empire back in 1969 when because of Massive Snow pack and Rain also sudden melting of the Snow and Rain it Breached Big Bear Dam in the Mountains of Big Bear Lake Impoundment. The Water flowed down into the Santa Ana River were we lived next to we lost everything, I remember my Mother carrying my Older Brother and I out through the Mud and Water, the most vivid is of a Massive Bulldozer pushing Mud out of the way to access the Roads. This is exactly what when you started Filming this Would be the annals of History and saved for the Ages. Great Job my Friend Great Job.

[@ronpeterson776]

Thank you for your time 😊

[@JordanMowbray]

My pleasure 😊

[@kirkgorte128]

Nice flying, Juan would be proud😊

[@JordanMowbray]

Thanks!

[@dl33tc0dr6]

Thanks for the very timely video!

[@JordanMowbray]

You bet!

[@patriciaguenzler9150]

Simply amazing thank you

[@JordanMowbray]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davidlabedz2046]

Great video update!

[@JordanMowbray]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mweasterwood]

So awesome to see.

[@JordanMowbray]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChaiLatte13]

I'm surprised there's so many low spots in the park that are flooding especially the roadway. You'd think they would have raised the ground there a bit more or made it more even? Thanks for these updates.

[@Dontworryboutit315]

I was thinking the same thing, couple more inches and that roadway is getting washed out

[@johnt856]

From the video it looks like there's weak spots in the curbside area. Things that need repaired. Better to find it now during initial construction and a small flood than at a worse time.

[@eddiegennrich]

Will this lake ever be reclaimed?

[@okeefer2000]

No info in the description for new viewers about where this is? Not until a third of the way into video do you mention Michigan. I had to google that graphic about that “Titty” river to know.

[@JordanMowbray]

Directly from the description "Sanford Lake is located in Mid Michigan."

[@bikerguy5829]

God always provides

[@freudsigmund72]

2:14 "stay back 200 feet from dam" in a font so small, you need to be within 20 feet from te dam to read it.

[@russell7489]

Very impressive

[@JordanMowbray]

Thanks

[@CableGuyJoeCCTV]

As a park Director down here that park is looking Great sir again great to see some of your updates. Haven’t seen any or while have a day off and we’re playing KZbin roulette… looks like we may have missed a few that looks like the bottom of the lake bed is being groomed Wow

[@Diddley-js6lf]

We are in a Drought right now in Most of Michigan. You spoke about California,I was Born in San Bernardino, California living there until Six years old. We moved here to Michigan because we lost everything in a Massive Flood in 1969 The Mountains Received a Major Winter Snow Fall then in Early Spring We Received 14 Inched of Rain in Big Bear Mountains that in turn Melted all the Snow Pack which The Rain combined with the Melting Snow The Water Came Down the Santa Anna River Bed Which brought Mud (4) Four Feet Deep. It Destroyed What in Termed The Inland Empire. My Mother Carried my Brothers and Sister on Her Shoulders out to a Channel the Bull Dozers made to Rescue The Trapped Families. We Lost Everything as Did Everyone Else so They Moved us all to Flint, Michigan where at the Time was the Wealthiest City in United States because GM was Hiring People so they did what they had to do to start going to a City where Jobs were so Abundant. You could literally leave one job and go to another Business or Automobile Plant and be hired. Then in the Eighties GM Left Flint, Michigan so the Decline was Suddenly a Abandoned Run Down City. Since the GM leaving Flint and the Surrounding Communities have Dwindled down to a mere Run Down City. There is very little there for anyone to Do or Work. So the People left as well for which I never blamed them I worked for a Fire Department and Had a Contractor Business.

[@TerryMartinART]

Great drone! Great video quality! Curious what is the lake depth around 6:44? Looks like its still pretty low as far as those houses back there. at 7:34 it seems there is a lot missing.

[@JordanMowbray]

Lake was only between 20-30ft deep at maximum

[@TerryMartinART]

@@JordanMowbray thanks!

[@rjgoniea]

Great to see some new content from you Jordan. Of course it's not your fault that the activity at the dams hit a lull. I've been filling some of the void with all the spillway flows from the dams out west. But Jordan, I've got to ask..."catcher's mound"? 🤣🤣🤣

[@JordanMowbray]

Haha I cant believe I said that. You can tell I didnt play baseball :)

[@Pottema]

Hello from the Netherlands, i wonder what the level of water is?

[@ronpeterson776]

We just need more ❄️ in western slope Colorado . To help are water issues in Las Vegas

[@iansmartel5473]

If those roadways are at finished level around the play area, the laser level was not working. Standing water is a great leveler.

[@jfree4513]

I agree. I’m not an engineer. But i believe they were probably out of leveling fluid. 👍

[@CDFJCB]

Trimble GPS.

[@brendantatman6631]

When is the next update gonna come out for secord?

[@JordanMowbray]

Next week

[@brendantatman6631]

@@JordanMowbray thank you!

[@sw8741]

I haven't seen one of your videos in over a year. I watched most of them back then from the beginning of the dam failures.. I don't even recognize anything in this video!

[@ElizabethMihailoff-vt3lq]

Dosent look like this when going by Sanford lake headed to 75. What lake was this shown?

[@ElizabethMihailoff-vt3lq]

That was crossing over Sanford lake on 10 headed to 75 sorry

[@JordanMowbray]

Yes this is that lake. Look to the right and you will see the dam when headed towards Midland/Bay City.

[@oceancon]

Will the hydro restart as well?

[@poorwhitecountryboy]

No they removed it, and made a fortune in scrapping it

[@GreyRockOne]

Very nice drone footage, what model is it?

[@JordanMowbray]

Mavic 2 pro

[@kituwahband]

So I'm guessing within a couple of years after all the construction projects, they should start thinking about refilling the lake (??) 🤔

[@JordanMowbray]

That is correct

[@lucyyoung5307]

👍🏼😊

[@Diddley-js6lf]

Jorden I just want to say make these videos all about the River along with all of it transformation of the Breached to every degree of the Dams restorations. This video is excellent for sure. Copyright Your Videos so you don’t do all the work and then here comes Johnny come lately and uses the Video you worked so hard on.

[@JordanMowbray]

Thank you! Yes all my videos are copyrighted

[@bobhunter8992]

Is there not a new boat ramp and vehicle and trailer parking in the new design, or am I missing something? It would be a damn shame if there isn’t.

[@JordanMowbray]

Yes and this is actually installed now as you can see on the live camera

[@christopherosullivan3208]

What is the unbiased expected lifespan of that type of dam?, Not that it means anything but my gut reaction isn't good

[@JordanMowbray]

The plan is for at least 100 years

[@nononsenseBennett]

Seems like just yesterday the area was devastated by the last flood.

[@mofbombay6290]

Thousands of people and their homes still devastated, but the floodwaters must rise again .

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

So why exactly did you put "Dam collapse" in the title…? That's Clickbait.

[@audreyfraley7415]

Does this mean the Sanford Lake is filling up?

[@JordanMowbray]

No it just means the dam could not pass as much flow through it so some of this water backed up into the lake bed. It will subside in the coming days.

[@audreyfraley7415]

@@JordanMowbray bummer.

[@roberto.peterson9917]

Would help if you were to ID what state a d general area you taking about

[@JordanMowbray]

Check the description "Sanford Lake is located in Mid Michigan."

[@roberto.peterson9917]

There been lot of Lakes and dams posted hard to keep up with them especially in not mentioned in title and don't want Google every time some post something about lake or dam status example Oroville lake and dam well there are more than just 1 oroville lake and they are thousand miles apart and in different states Same goes for blue lake lol lol there so many blue lakes

[@sonicsound84]

Its so confusing seeing things that have brand spanking new engineering being flooded... like, did they just ignore the fact that the ground is level with the river orrrr?? lol should have engineered it so it didnt flood... im not an engineer, just my honest opinion. heh

[@poorwhitecountryboy]

Engineer's 100 years ago had more common sense than those of today, the dumbing down of America is almost complete

[@dirttdude]

Check out that fascinating popular scientific prediction from way back in the 40s.... i think it's called 'The Boy That Cried Wolf' The prediction is that the villager will cry and cry and cry his eyes out about the seasons until nobody listens anymore, it doesn't end well for the boy because he gets thrown to the wolves

[@ogiejii7885]

Where on earth is Sanford Dam. This website goes around the earth. Someone in India may lose interest not knowing.

[@barbinfl4079]

It's in Sanford Michigan, USA. It's in the description. Have a nice day!

[@ogiejii7885]

@@barbinfl4079 Thanks, I called myself looking.

[@JordanMowbray]

Check the description "Sanford Lake is located in Mid Michigan."

[@drawyrral]

So you people are going to kill the river again?

[@williamstamper442]

That's what dams are for is killing rivers and saving big cities miles downstream

[@punch_bowl_turd3005]

amazing how global warming is self corrective....

[@garyhoffman1517]

Use to live near Sanford dam- wow!!!