Grandpa Connects River to Ocean! Did he see that coming?

[@timthehippy9478]

Awesome static waves from the creek, gramps is a champ bringing all that joy to the kids and adults that were riding and playing. Peace, love and unity from Newquay, Cornwall,uk.

[@sherylcrowe3255]

Hello from Northern California 💕

[@troo_story]

@@mikehoncho9344 Newquay's in England mate, not Oz. Nobody says Good day here.

[@deanomax69]

In one day half the beach was removed. How can this be a good thing?

[@timthehippy9478]

@@deanomax69 By high tide the next day the sand was back again and the pond refilled, this happens a lot at this beach. It's not a bad thing at all, sometimes a storm comes and takes all the sand but a few days later it's all back again, beach's change from day to day. it all works out in the end, on this day fun was had and kids have memories that will last a lifetime. Take care and don't worry.

[@robroy9793]

@@troo_story There is a beach, a zoo and a bay in Cornwall, 🇬🇧 UK called Newquay. Do some research before you make a negative response. I looked at his post and saw UK in it. Did you even read his whole post?

[@dootwiddaface3071]

That old man knew exactly what he was doing. Gotta be an old school surf type.

[@sherrilynnnelson703]

He could have been satisfied with the ocean, but noooooooo

[@billlincolnmd9159]

Caused a lot of dune and beach erosion.

[@Stoicswimfish]

@@billlincolnmd9159 Not really, the river was going to eventually do that by it's self. The oceans are typically the lowest points on earth and water always goes down hill. That just got the process started early before the backed up water caused any problems up stream, just like beaver dams in the wrong place can cause lots of damage to roadways. Plus it allowed the more adventurous types to experience something different in a safe way.

[@johndough5854]

They probably paid the old man to do this because he can claim senile and take a minor talking to at best. They would slap these kids with some charges for something I'm sure 🤣

[@someguywithamustache7235]

@@johndough5854 I was just trying to dig trenches to stop the natzis was his excuse🤣

[@NH4x4Jeep]

That was pretty cool to watch the hydraulic action of the water cut through the sand only to the waves replace the sand at high tide! Re: pollution I grew up on the East coast and we had red tide, green tide, etc. Combined sewer drains were quite common when the storm drains were built. The drains look like a vertical oval with a smaller pipe or channel in the bottom. This ensured that there would always be sufficient flow to move the solids through the pipes without cloggin up. The thinking 100-200+ yrs ago was: "The solution to pollution is dilution!" And it worked. Natural bacteria broke down the organic materials. The original sewer lines were wood and eventually brick. Once populations exploded, the coastal areas were over-saturated with raw sewage. Sewers were routed to treatment plants which would treat the effluent before dumping purified water back into the bay. Upon heavy rain events, the treatment plants are overwhelmed and the larger portion of the pipe fills up with combined sewage and rain water bypassing the treatment plants and dumping the raw sewage into the bay. Boston Harbor was one of the most polluted places in the mid 1900's. Between the natural sewage and industrial sewage draining directly into the bay, the water became dark and toxic. Almost all life ceased to exist. In 2000, the city finished the construction of an underwater pipe that carried the waste 10 miles out where ocean currents are stronger and won't wash the effluent back onto the shore. Tragically, 4 men lost their lives in the final stages of construction. The health of the harbor has almost returned to normal.

[@braveknight2000]

That's interesting.

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

There's a lot of post-industrialisation clean-up of rivers nowadays. You mention Boston, USA. I'll add the River Mersey, UK. Like a lot of rivers in urban areas it was used as a useful dump for sewage and industrial processes. That's all stopped now with increased sewage treatment while the majority of our industrial processes have moved to the third world. Thus they say salmon are in the River Mersey once again. They say first time in 200yrs! P. S. Interesting about the (upside down) teardrop shape to sewers! It ensures the max water is always being used to move solids! Clever! The things you didn't know you didn't know.

[@HowToGuroo]

@@TeddyBear-ii4yc and the third world continues to pollute our oceans with waste runoff and plastics at a terrifying rate. 95% of the plastic in the worlds oceans comes from just a few rivers

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

@@HowToGuroo Yeah I don't like it either... and I'm not sure there's, currently, a way around it?

[@ahoksbergen]

so, its okay to not treat your wastewater as long as it doesnt back up into your backyard..oh, okay just keep polluting away.

[@CharemTheShadox]

Never thought of somebody building a 'wave machine' by just connecting two bodies of water. That was really neat, and quite a relaxing video to watch too.

[@CharemTheShadox]

@@udhehfhehcuw9169 Well I don't know much of anything on this topic, but I did notice those sorts of concerns in other parts of the comments section and discussion off of that. It seems that this river and ocean often swap liquid based on the tides (you can see that the change of tide at the end of the video re-achieved equilibrium and stopped the flow), so it seems to be a natural-enough process and likely not harming any ecosystems. What the old man started in this video was something that nature was going to trigger anyways, he just helped it along.

[@matthewsigurdson1321]

​@@udhehfhehcuw9169 I see people having fun. they did no more harm to the world than what we all did today. we all use this earth .. just we get upset when we see others enjoy the same place? We all contribute to climate change. the world one day will end. but the joy these people had is priceless.

[@matthewsigurdson1321]

@@udhehfhehcuw9169 America . Land of the free, home of the brave. And I trust that the surfers take way better care of the land then most people. Ever met a surfer? Gotta be one with the earth kinda people. As an American I approve of their fun.

[@coldeggs2953]

@@matthewsigurdson1321No one gives a fuck what you approve bud you’re nobody, that’s an entire river flow fucked and possibly a massive change in an eco system

[@sapien82]

its amazing how smooth the water looks when it flows that fast over the sand

[@arthurluwuge1629]

This is a great video.. never seen anything like it. How people are one with the water is just fascinating. I'm in Uganda, a landlocked country, creeks and oceans are a myth to me.

[@nullavoxdark]

Man. You outta come visit us in America sometime. I live in northern Minnesota Its a much colder climate except our summers are also very hot. We are called the 'land of 10,000 lakes'. We also have the largest freshwater lake in the world I live right on the tip of it in Duluth. If you take a boat out onto Lake superior at sunset its literally like you are on another planet all together when you look at the horizon. Plus there are millions of swimming holes all over the state. Rivers, lakes, ponds, all types. If you want to experience water and all of its variety and depth and breadth. Literally can't get better then the great lakes. If you have the resources you could probably hitch a ride from the tip of lake superior all the way out to the ocean itself as it all is connected for trade. In Duluth we have a large port that mostly handles iron or shipping from all over the world that travels the entirety of the great lakes to get here. Its so cool. If you ever get time search on KZbin for Duluth lift bridge ship you will find a lot of neat content if you enjoy ships at all. If you want a more kitsch or amusement parky feel for your water search up Wisconsin dells. That is in the equally glorious water state right next to us named Wisconsin. I grew up so associated with water that people started jokingly reffering to me as a 'water elemental' lol. No joke in my leisure time growing up I PROBABLY spent more time within water then on land. There is just something about it that calls to certain people. It would seem that even though you live in landlocked Uganda that the water calls to you too. I hope you find what you are looking for. You deserve what makes you happy. I hope videos like this helps with that for the time being! I hope no hater or border will ever stop ya friend. All people deserve to be as free as the water should they want to be.

[@therapist6328]

@@nullavoxdark Cheers. We can say the same thing here in Ontario. I was on Giant's Tomb Island, 16km out, in Georgian Bay, 2 weeks back. I can boat to your lake from there, but the gas would break me.

[@nullavoxdark]

@@therapist6328 Awesome! Yea a lot of systems seem to be connected to some degree in the region which is neat. Not sure what kinda border security you would need clearance with these days though. Back in the day it was more or less open borders lol. Sucks that we as a civ has gotten to the point where Canada and America can't trust eachother enough to keep our shared border more open for citizens. But eh I guess I get it. international terrorism and crime and now covid and also contraband blabla

[@Grizzlox]

You are made of mostly water, you are still one with the water no matter where you live. ✌️💧

[@ghostofgar]

I hope you get to visit the Ocean soon brother, Cheers from Australia

[@davewinch6029]

And now you know how the Grand Canyon was made, started with an old man and a shovel.

[@wallacezu1]

He had long handlebar whiskers and smoked a pipe.

[@jeaniehammond40]

Ah ha ha, love it!

[@charlottesmom]

Well yeah…how else would it have been formed?? 😂

[@dzymslizzy3641]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wordreet]

It must be amazing to ride that super fast water! It's changing shape every second, and even though we call it a standing wave, the sand is moving away underneath, so the wave changes and moves accordingly. So damn cool! 😎

[@whoahanant]

I see a lot of comments that don't understand why you would do this. First: No, do not do this at your local beach or swimming areas. Second: Some places HAVE to do this in order to level out waterways. People just capitalize on it since it's also a fun activity. So for people concerned over beach and waterway erosion, maybe double check if they're legally doing it first. They get repaired naturally in a couple days or so back to how they were. For people thinking this could be fun and try it yourselves, don't. It's only legal in certain places specifically to stop floods in waterways. I'm adding an edit for extra clarification too. These are usually naturally broken waterways too. Mother nature is going to do what they did all on her own. Except she won't care who is on the beach or what happens when she unleashes a couple hundred/thousands of gallons of water on anything there. Hence why these are controlled by humans every now and then. To keep the people on the beach safe, they do it when the water levels/erosion looks like it's going to give out on the beach. As for animals caught in it, mother nature also doesn't care. Like previously stated, she will dump the freshwater and any animals in the wrong place at the wrong time into the ocean without help from humans. That's just how nature works, completely random and violent.

[@desertrat7634]

So for right now, this is legal. Some people are tied in knots over it, though. There are people in the area trying to stop this because, as one person argues, it makes it hard for minorities to enjoy the beach. Seriously, that's one of the arguments. Apparently those in the majority can still enjoy it, though I cannot figure out how that works. Another makes the argument that people could get hurt. And...!? People do things all the time where they can get hurt. Welcome to life. It's dangerous. I'll never understanding people wanting to regulate things that they are afraid of, while the people doing it are not. "I'm scared of that, so you can't do it." In none of the articles I read did anyone mention a convincing argument for it being damaging to the environment, since it also happens naturally in this very spot. But they mention the same things people mention here--might dry the river up, mixing fresh water with sea water is bad for the environment, kills fresh water fish, makes the beach go away (though only for a few hours), wasting water in a drought...a bunch of silly claims. I think their just jealous because they don't know how to have that much fun.

[@alexb7641]

I cant find said comments

[@whoahanant]

@@alexb7641 they're not that far down lol

[@ahoksbergen]

nature didnt do this one. and of course all things stabilize eventually

[@sergeykish]

Thank you

[@ismlamaroof6438]

Pretty cool that he wouldn't say anything bad about the old guy not digging it perfectly straight and just appreciated that he did the work for them.

[@TheMaisiewoofwoof]

Great seeing kids out being active, enjoying nature, looking up to the older lads setting examples. It's how it should be. Kids need fresh air even if its not sport, it could be animals, gardening, drawing a sunset. They just need to get outside and have some fun.

[@speedgonzalez489]

I miss those days in the water. Seems like today's attitude will never be what I had in the eighties and nineties on the California coast! This reminds me of the friendships I had then!!!🤙

[@TheMaisiewoofwoof]

@@speedgonzalez489 I grew up white water canoeing, horse riding, rock climbing in the UK. I had an older brother who was an adrenaline junkie and loved his little sister tagging along. My kids are sports fanatics and I swear all that release has helped them do well at school. They're just nice kids are all their friends. They surf on the North Coast of Cornwall through the summer. I hardly see them lol

[@speedgonzalez489]

@@TheMaisiewoofwoof sounds like you had a life like mine. Enjoyed every minute of being outside. Use too walk to our Bay when I was in middle School. Never been white water canoeing before, but just got my first kayak sooo... Being active helps with a lot of things. I was like your children. My mother saw me when I left for school in the morning and most of the time at supper. People should let their kids be kids like you do ! Off subject but didn't you use to do videos with your gsd?

[@TheMaisiewoofwoof]

@@speedgonzalez489 lol yes, still got my gsd Ted and now a very cute Golden Retriever too although Im super lazy with posting lol. Furthermore you have to try white water but do it under supervision first, you need equipment and have to be able to Eskimo role the canoe in case you go over, it's fun learning that. Failing that canoe surfing is also a blast, hella hard getting back out but the ride is great.

[@sherrilynnnelson703]

Yeah! Everyone should divert fresh water into the ocean and wonder why the reefs and fish die

[@blakeaaron5698]

This is Aliso Creek in Laguna Beach, CA (not Hawaii) and this creek is contaminated with dirty waste water from a sanitation system and naturally empties to the ocean. Locals usually avoid it because of the waste factor (like guy said in video, he stopped using as a kid when others got staff infections). I lived across the street from this beach for years.

[@marlafowler3543]

Lol ewwwwww

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I thought that the beach looked familiar.

[@peanuts1173]

Lovely

[@chifreak6]

Ew

[@jwiltrout]

There is a sign explain exactly the risk of bacteria 🦠 ewwwww

[@ter3360]

Just randomly came across this and I'm hooked! The man the myth the legend!

[@BryceDoesLife]

ugh so good to watch people just having a bomb ass time chillin

[@timdowney6721]

Playing in the water is always fun. Gorgeous sunset light, too. And, yep. Grandpa knew just what he was doing.

[@annebritraaen2237]

Living inland in a northern country, it's interesting to watch how people elsewhere utilize their environment. Lucky kids.

[@SAMZIRRA]

this is the first time in a very long time I have caught myself grinning ear to ear watching youtube. Thank you for posting this.

[@samurai_1946]

Grandpa is an absolute legend!! Blair always ripping it!! Love it!!🤙🤙

[@sherylcrowe3255]

Which beach is this 🤔

[@samurai_1946]

@@sherylcrowe3255 aliso creek i believe

[@davidfaxon3336]

I am too. Just not on the waves🤣🤣🤣

[@larryjacobson5228]

@@samurai_1946 The sign names it: Aliso in Laguna Beach .

[@angiemb333]

Loved the video, loved reading the comments! Quite a bit of innocence restored as well as curiosity 😃 Kudos

[@k-lab]

Looks like tons of fun... and on the other hand I wonder what will happen with the ecosystem in and around the river in the oncoming years, since the water flow has been altered quite a bit.

[@WeazelJaguar]

Don't worry, it's all a question of balance, Mother Nature will put the beach back and dam it all up again!

[@bp51082]

The damming and breaching is a natural cycle. They are just helping it along a little bit. There's a reason it has to be done over and over again

[@musicman0423]

I hope it’s brackish water in that river! If not then the whole eco system will be destroyed. Fish will get in there and bacteria and depending on the tides, salt water will likely work it’s way up there. Yeah it’s fun to ride waves and get the kids outside being active, but I hope people thought this through first. Isn’t LA having a fresh water crisis?

[@gonelucid]

Yep and fresh water turned to salt water.. kinda wasteful. Especially since it's so costly to remove the salt

[@TheMacMan0]

@@gonelucid that water is primarly filthy runoff from the city, most definitely not used for drinking water and already full of bacteria. i live 15 minutes from here and its epic watching these guys ride the creek but still astonishes me they get in that water. the creek naturally crests the sand wall periodically and floods into the ocean so it is a natural process

[@mavisspearhead1742]

Grandads are awesome dudes.. They know way more stuff, and wiser for it.. Hail the grandads!!!

[@fuckingghey]

HAIL!!!

[@Yonder27]

Hi Hail 👍🏼‼️

[@mavisspearhead1742]

..face.. palm... .... slap.....!! lol

[@charlesmartin1121]

I would love to see a kayaker traverse the whole run into the ocean.

[@gulicio1m293]

Man the people down river must be pissed lmao 🤣

[@kollak01]

@@gulicio1m293 wouldnt down river be the ocean? im sure they dont just fix the sand in that area. if the water was to get to high it would do the same thing anyway. if they cared there would be a dam or dyke of some sort.

[@desertrat7634]

@@kollak01 even if they did care, putting a dam or dike would most likely cause flooding in the area immediately surround this reservoir when it rains. One person is heard in one of the videos saying that it is a collection area for rainwater. Absence of rain sees the area filled, and the beach fixed, by by high tide. I would love to know where this is. It seems like a place with visiting.

[@StragglerTx]

If I was there I would be that man lol ,,hold my beer 🍻😜

[@charlesmartin1121]

@@StragglerTx Go for it! I don't think the lifeguards will let you have alcholic beverages on the beach anyway.

[@cannonfodder6299]

Loved when the dude brought up Staph infections. Growing up in So. CAL, Everytime it would rain the beaches would get closed or have health advisories because of the run off from the storm drain rivers.

[@jasonwhite2028]

Piggy

[@sherylcrowe3255]

Gross and TRUE!

[@InquisitiveJen]

Or the current would bring up the sewer water from Mexico and shut it down.

[@cannonfodder6299]

@@InquisitiveJen current flows south along the west coast

[@Phoenixhunter157]

@@cannonfodder6299 but imperial beach in southern Cali is always contaminated by sewage from t.j. It’s a legit event that happens. It’s disgusting. Raw sewage in the beach.

[@NessInTexas-x2e]

This was the best. Made me happy to see all these beautiful happy souls. Have fun always always

[@jaymieharris7936]

Dude, who was supposed to be watching grandpa and keeping him out of mischief? I can’t leave him alone for two minutes and he disappears and builds rivers before his nap.

[@happy17761492]

These guys will remember this for the rest of their lives and with fondness as well. The stories they will be telling.

[@bdwilcox]

They'll also remember the hepatitis and MRSA infections they contracted from it. LOL

[@MobileICTHengelo]

they do this like every month or week...... every high tide the sea makes a new sand dam , until people break it again (or if humans would disappear, te creek itself would overflow it and start the same process naturally)

[@VictorMawhinney]

Amazing how that little gully he dug turned into this torrent of water , those kids are having some fun 👍👍👍

[@JacobCanote]

Beautiful and inspiring. Thanks for sharing this experience. Love your faces. Best of luck!

[@Deatomizer]

What a great vid, I just kept smiling through the whole thing. Being a SoCal native this took me back. Takes me back to the beach boy days of living life free and fun. Thanks :)

[@angieflynn5354]

Just brilliant and to see the kids having such a good time love it

[@monkeynova2012]

This is pretty epic and props to all involved. At risk of being "that guy" haven't you guys just diverted a pretty major waterway? lol

[@1WitchyBitch]

My thoughts exactly. Nothing like destroying an established ecosystem

[@manxgirl]

@@1WitchyBitch I hope that was a saltwater estuary and not a freshwater river. Otherwise, their are gonna be A LOT of dead 🐟.

[@martintrapper5366]

River is up it won't hurt anything.

[@martintrapper5366]

@@1WitchyBitch it won't hurt anything, just help the high water of the river.

[@angelaburrell4649]

No flooding there

[@capodad2u]

I never knew that when we (Scott, Kurt, Brian) and I and others started making Skimboards out of plywood and surfboard foam in the early 1970's at Laguna Beach High School it would come to this or spawn an industry (Victoria Skimboards). Way to go go kids

[@cranegantry868]

Skimboards in use in Australia before the 70s. Around 1962.

[@capodad2u]

@@cranegantry868 I'm sure they were they've been around longer than that, the difference was the way they were ridden. In Laguna Beach's steep short beaches and perfect shore break it seemed perfect for launching into and riding waves. Previously skimboards were round or oval and kicked along the low tide flat wet sand. We refined the shapes with rocker, rails and surfboard like outlines. All well documented. Perhaps you have reference to film of that happening elsewhere before 1970?

[@cranegantry868]

@@capodad2u hahahaha, 'sources please', you must be kidding.

[@MobileICTHengelo]

@@capodad2u 12 year old me made them in europe, in the 80s, so by them at least it was spread far enough to reach kids in small Dutch villages. Before the internet.

[@capodad2u]

​@@cranegantry868sources? I'm just telling you my experiences from surfing etc in England and California in the late 60s and 70s. I went to LBHS and graduated in 75 and knew all the Victoria skimboard crew. Maybe you had a parallel experience in Australia? If so please share?

[@crdudley]

If you're an ocean person, never leave. I'm stuck inland. I have a wonderful life. But all I do is dream of my return to the sea.

[@matthewstrauss6402]

a-men, brother. grew up on both pacific and atlantic coasts. i miss it.

[@cavalieroutdoors6036]

Yeah, it's funny when I was younger I kinda didn't care about the ocean. At 36 I really can't imagine living anywhere else.

[@watchyourtimeco1]

Abso-friggin-lutely! While I don't actually go into the water, I am always happy at the beach. Then, put me on a boat, that's when I'm at my most fulfilled, happiest, and most serene. There's just something about being on the water that instantly makes every worry, every stress, and every other concern go away. My most perfect day would start with waking up on my little cabin cruiser (around 30' would do) to have breakfast with my wife before hauling anchor and cruising the ICW until lunch time. Pull in to one of the hundreds of great restaurants on the ICW that have docks, have lunch, then go anchor somewhere so I can watch the sun go down with a stiff drink in one hand, my wife holding the other, and my puppies at my feet. Rinse, and repeat. Hey, I can dream, right??

[@crdudley]

@ only slightly amended and in the South Pacific and we share the same dream.

[@josephna4403]

Look at how Healthy and Strong these kids are! Fresh Air and Sunshine makes things grow to be Beautiful even

[@scroob72]

EPIC! Thank you Grandpa!

[@bendoubleu7516]

Man, that’s awesome. Mother Nature is such a powerful force. Looks like a good community there, people know each other’s names, looking out for each other. Looks like a dream place to be raised as a kid.

[@wirosableng8701]

The grandpa is a legend

[@bigbird2451]

Nice shout out to Ben at the end. He could have used that big wave leash the other day.You guys always mention the high tide in the river break videos, but I never realized that the surf significantly added water to the creek. I thought that the high tide just put the sand wall back in place so that the outflow from land could fill things up. Who knew?

[@desertrat7634]

In one of his videos, you can actually see real seaweed flowing out of this little reservoir. Unless someone put it there on purpose (weird thing to do), it had to come from the waves filling it up. I thought the same thing at first. It was only after watching several other videos that I learned what was happening.

[@SMA1mommy]

Love it keep hitting the waves everyone that looked beautiful.

[@opluxna2120]

This is something that they do at this exact spot often, it repairs itself over a period of 3 or 4 months and then some surfers do it again

[@KingofCrusher]

Is it bad for the environment, or harmless? I was watching this thinking it looked super cool but there was probably some horrific environmental consequence that would ruin all the fun, hah.

[@luissemedo3597]

@@KingofCrusher the sea takes and brings back sand over the seasons, this is nothing, I've seen whole beaches be devoid of sand one season and replenished the next

[@gloriafowler2509]

You guys are awesome!love how your kids are so in tune!

[@PStew262]

That was so cool. It brought so much joy to those in the water and those on the sand. ☀️ 💦 🏄‍♀️

[@_c_e_]

I did this one year at Moore River in Western Australia (23years ago now) with my hand in the evening. Boarding was fun at the crack of dawn the next day. River broke early by a month or so that year ;) Edit: I just want to point out that the current will rip you out over a mile with gaps of grabbing for air. Be warned! I was an avid swimmer, surfer, gymnast and I tell ya, I thought I was going to die that day if not for my rip cord.

[@figgiefigueroa7372]

Love it! They just drained the system!

[@greatday931]

Freedom - nothing is more beautiful ... Bravo GREAT MAN !!!

[@jaicehough6184]

Your vids always leave me with a smile, would love to see a break like this one day!

[@teamidris]

Fascinating :o) Maybe the old boy has been doing that for 70 years?

[@Zarathrustraspeaking]

The last part was cool, i always wondered about how the sand got filled back in

[@raymondriggio7131]

The old man just drained a fresh water lake. What a hero.

[@johnathon007]

He drained a tide pool that is mixed with storm drain and sewer water. It's not a lake or a river like all these morons seem to think.

[@michaelfussell1044]

🤡

[@raymondriggio7131]

@@michaelfussell1044 💩

[@ChrisCanary]

Can't post photos here, but ... look on Google Earth, that river is supposed to be there. The bridge behind them wasn't built because it looks nice. It's a natural, ongoing river that gets blocked from time to time with the tidal sands. Pretty cool.

[@RusseljakeSoliva]

I want to know where that place? If oky to you?

[@EllisSchroeder189]

How was your snowboarding trip blair?

[@mouseshadow5828]

"Hey you crazy kids! Stop connectin' the friggin' rivers to the oceans for pete's sake! Can't have anything nice! Sheesh!" -even older grandpa

[@Therapistinthewhitehouse]

Why? This would happen naturally sooner or later and has done for millions of year's.

[@Therapistinthewhitehouse]

@Valerie Hockman Nope, this happens naturally multiple times a year. Look it up, it's a well-known phenomenon. The first time I saw this being done I was concerned for the environmental impact so I did some Google-fu and it’s no more harmful than it happening a day or so later but maybe in the middle of the night when it can’t be enjoyed.

[@MarvinMonroe]

Hahaha all rivers flow into oceans. Especially ones that are 50 yards away from an ocean

[@Therapistinthewhitehouse]

@@MarvinMonroe Not strictly true. Some rivers never make it to the sea and flow into shallow pans then evaporate into salt lakes or become land locked like the dead sea (which is rapidly disappearing thanks to drought, mineral extraction etc)

[@johnathon007]

@V H If by millions of years you mean the next time it rained then you are correct... Learn something before you speak and spread stupid BS.

[@maikatupua8228]

It was a treat to watch you guys... respect from Fiji 🇫🇯

[@bachempenius]

Such fun at low to none cost. Great idea.

[@bobdionne4625]

Something that we never think about in the Midwest. Thank you

[@waveriders6970]

Grandpa is the man Blair, nice session 👍🏄🏻‍♂️

[@shanecabbage2187]

So, to all of the trollers in the comments, please watch till the end and pay special attention to the sign at the 16:00 mark. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon that was expedited by the gentleman. Also, realize that the lifeguard talking to the gentleman at the beginning of the video would have called the police if he was doing anything illegal or harmful. No harm was done, and some locals got to have some fun while the storm runoff was drained a day or two early.

[@ImBradCrites]

That's not what the sign says at all. It says don't go in the creek, it is highly contaminated. The lifeguard didn't call the police because it is in a loophole. The city refuses to write tickets because it is a county park. The county says the state should handle it. No one wants to take responsibility. And it most definitely is not a natural phenomenon. It is urban runoff from lawns and streets. Not the best water to release into the ocean.

[@shanecabbage2187]

@@ImBradCrites you sound like a resident. So then I am sincerely curious: why is the sign down near the surf facing the direction of the water flow and nowhere near the body of runoff water and not facing a person looking at the body of water? The sign also warns against turbulent water, debris, etc, which says to me there would be flow. I have never seen a retention pond with turbulent water. There is also a picture on the sign showing what I saw during the video, not a stagnant pool of water. We have situations just like this in Florida, and they happen just like what I watched in the video: rain, road and yard runoff collects in a ditch/large pool until it rises above the high beach sand and creates a creek that flows into the Gulf until it empties. Then the surf brings sand back in and closes it off for another month or two. Since I have witnessed this happen for 35 years here I assumed the same to be happening there.

[@michaelfussell1044]

@@shanecabbage2187 and you would be correct

[@tharusthedragon9480]

Before some of you start "complaining", this has been done a lot of times in the exact same place so you can all chill the fuck up.

[@coldblue9mm]

Tharus The Dragon It's amazing who many people who comment on here, have no idea rivers do dump into the ocean. I slept through most of my classes at school but I still learned that fact. lol

[@keensab]

Owe that senior gratitude and thanks.

[@radscorpion8]

I can't believe a grandpa with a shovel did this hahahaha. What a guy

[@mademoisellekaya1438]

Wow.. And now that creek is called Dawson's Creek? 😉 But for real, the dear man had to have known this has happened in the past and he also was part of it back in his days! Awesome 😎👊

[@longWriter]

Wow. My first thought was "Did that grandpa live on one side of the creek and have a fight with someone on the other side?" Then I saw that the artificial creek was filling itself in and self-healing. That's just amazing!

[@tayzonday]

Of course! He saw the Romans build the aqueducts.

[@paulsherman6719]

That's a badass vid made me happy 😁😄

[@claudethibaudeau2714]

Wow, man, that's so cool. You guys make it look so easy lol, even the young ones are amazing 🤙

[@billyuan293]

That's great fun! Just wondering if the groove was not dug, would the coming rain water have held itself not forming this river?

[@gringa978]

No… The ocean waves build the sand up until the water can crest the delta again…. It happens several times a year

[@mwj5368]

When I was 14 in 1968 our family lived in California for one year. One of the things I learned was that at least in California it is against the law to alter the course of a river. I guess it's not so wherever this happened. I wonder what greater effect happened up stream etc after this.

[@animalpower7315]

I want to know who the guy was actually

[@stuartlee8041]

I'd worry about the effect this has?

[@animalpower7315]

Wonder if this is why part of Cali is limited to 2 days of water.

[@JinzoCrash]

It's a dirty water runoff zone. It's stuff you'd never have in the drinking water process. Nature usually does this by itself, they just helped it along. If you watch the video to the end, it reforms the beach by itself through high tide / low tide rather quickly.

[@mwj5368]

@@JinzoCrash Hi JinzoCrash! There's an unparalleled drought going on... but I just remember it was against the law in CA in 1968 and saw a man doing the same thing when I was living there. I just figured it had some environmental reason to be serious enough to create a law against it.

[@laurabentzinger200]

This looks like so much fun! The ecohuman in me thinks hmmm idk maybe not the most enviormentally sound but the kid in me says hell yea thats pretty cool!

[@fixitallpaul4847]

This where the river runs into the ocean. The tide closes it off and either people open it up or it will naturally overflow and cause the same effect.

[@desertrat7634]

It even happens by itself from time to time.

[@ousamadearudesuwa]

the river and the sea are already close enough that it just happens to be so close that it would happen naturally anyways in high tide.

[@slayer6936]

The natural flow is back!! Great job gramps!

[@jamesdarley8656]

Hahaha legend!!! Old man putting in time on the shovel for the young guys!! Champion!!

[@22.NUU.DRU.22]

How does it stop flowing, and what effect does this have on the area..

[@pilotboy217]

It's called helping the earth along with its natural recycling process ♻️

[@thebluetarp]

@@pilotboy217 that response doesn’t answer either of the questions. It’s just a snarky “Karen” style response.

[@pimpdaddy843]

Yea that's millions of dollars worth of damage. How far up that river will be affected?

[@saraswatkin9226]

@@pimpdaddy843 not to mention the wildlife.

[@zaharacreative]

@@saraswatkin9226 and Matthew, you should watch some more videos and learn why it is important to drain river channels. This is usually flood water that causes flooding upstream so it needs to be let go. In many places, it is the local government that actually does the breaking job.

[@johnpaulshaw4010]

They do it every year and the first guy taking to the camera runs a page that lets people know of the break so others can come enjoy the surf

[@dangeroustoman]

The old guy lost his fishing pole upstream, good news he found it.😁

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Dude with the hair - don't know what the rest of your life is like, but this beach part is pretty f-in fantastic. NICE!

[@beevo412]

This made me smile LOTS

[@jasone3962]

looks like fun! some of the only kids in the world outside playing still.

[@brandonvasser5902]

Doesn’t California have a fresh water problem. Atleast farms are using it to put food on tables.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

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

[@tgthorson51]

Like like totally awesome waves dude..like far out man! Really righteous rides!🤣

[@ski007jim]

2:41am and randomly watching surfers tear it up...knarley 🤙🤙🤙

[@denverdanoreno]

Surf-dude "my leg is burning but let's hop another wave". Respect. Noticeable conditioning earlier in day moderate flow, decent boarding. As day progressed so did Surf-dude...a lot!

[@jimjohnson6260]

"This is for little rubber people who don't shave yet." Sadly I can't think of a single day where I've experienced as much fun as these kids did.

[@jasonhammersmith3226]

That looks so fun but I have a question? Two actually, lol. How do u get it to stop, or do u just keep shreddin' til there's no water left? And is this legal?

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

It runs out until it levels off, then the surf rebuilds the sand wall and fills the river bay again shortly after. This also happens naturally when enough water builds up and a small stream forms. It's perfectly legal to do since it naturally happens anyways.

[@jasonhammersmith3226]

Thanks @@TheExplosiveGuy

[@rawkboikorpvillalobos5255]

awesome, I knew if I kept scrolling someone would give a decent answer

[@rawkboikorpvillalobos5255]

thnks

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

👍

[@marine-001]

I enjoyed this video so much I watched it many times.

[@Doodlemonkevr]

This video is fire 🔥

[@chraven69]

Great video, was going to ask about how long it takes for the sand to go back 😀

[@deanomax69]

It doesn’t

[@rexrogers1859]

@@deanomax69 😂😂😂😂 Approximately 1 day

[@shakespeare_hall4788]

In Australia now it's illegal to dig out the sand bar! They have frigging signs saying so! Fun Police 🚨👮🤬 It's only helping nature along!

[@lukewarmwater6412]

Probably quicker than you would expect. More than likely why the guy didn't get stopped and sent on his way.

[@skinnerboygmail]

End of video shows how fast it plugs back up, this was super cool to see!

[@Chris.Davies]

I wish we had a river that backed up like this. Sooooo much better than break surfing!

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

Millions of gallon of fresh water gone

[@boldflyer_creations]

That's incredible, you guys! Awesome!

[@jaymac7203]

1:35 Oh my god that guy is a dead ringer for Jenson Button. Lool I genuinely thought it was him with long hair at first until I heard the American accent lol I was so confused 😭😭🤣🤣

[@markmoyerDeadlegend]

You guys are so lucky at times like that beautiful sunset beautiful people and as much fun as you can handle, it's a beautiful thing to see.

[@MustardGamings]

Also for people that don't live in Southern California . This isn't a river, its sewage water that's why it was like that. These people are not the smartest.

[@sampson217]

Lol. Yeah that dude was talking about people getting staph infections

[@cathybaldry7822]

Sewerage is not open to this kind of thing. This is more likely from storm water

[@jong7513]

It's probably stormwater. Even if it's effluent from a treatment plant, it's probably cleaner than the ocean everyone is swimming in.

[@otanaknanarluq6764]

The description says this is Hawaii though...

[@brotherbruns2989]

Given drought conditions in the state, is it worth decreasing the fresh water supply and increasing rates/restrictions, for all people in the state, just to have a few moments of wave time one can get in the ocean?

[@CodyTaylor115]

I must of missed the water recycling plant they divterated all that water from. This is a natural thing it would of haven't eventually had the trench not been dug

[@honey-jo6ru]

@@CodyTaylor115 Your comment make zero sense.

[@mtadventures5006]

Forest fires are natural too. Don't mean you should go around burning stuff.

[@gavincurtis]

California has far worse problems than drought.

[@brotherbruns2989]

@@zfold2617, flowing in and pushing up sand to re-damn the water way is one thing. Opening a path to let fresh water out into the ocean is another.

[@sacredsquirrel1643]

Young people have such strong immune systems usually. Nature is awesome. If this guy had just showed up and not spoken, he would of looked like a sea god of old. Coming in on the waves.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Would have*

[@HelloKurse]

@@dystopiaisutopia same thing

[@dystopiaisutopia]

@@HelloKurse false

[@adam-bf8li]

The fish in the river flowing to the ocean : A whole new woooorllddddd!

[@136outdoors]

this is insane!!!

[@kristymc6784]

Much love grandpop's forgiving those kids a little stream the play in.

[@deanomax69]

Your statement is ignorant

[@thebluetarp]

How long does it take to build the sand back up again and block the lake?

[@nirodper]

Depends if there is a constant outflow or not, if the tides get high enough to move sand, or it may even depend on a storm. Some rivers only form sand bars once a year, a lagoon with no flow may do it every high tide. Also lagoon is not the same as a lake. Lagoons are formed in coastal ecosystems and have brackish water

[@thebluetarp]

@@nirodper where is this? It’s so cal somewhere yes?

[@plantdesigns7889]

@@thebluetarp Aliso Beach. And from what I've heard in other videos from Blair, a couple high tides will usually replace the sand and mostly refill the water, along with run off.

[@thebluetarp]

@@plantdesigns7889 yeah, did a little google map research. it’s Aliso river that’s pretty much all rain run off. Draining the river actually helps the process. But the water is gross and dirty. I would not surf it. It’s interesting to read all the “Karen” comments about how they are destroying ecosystems and ruining peoples yards and home views. But if you look, there’s not a single home built on this river because they know this is what eventually happens. I love activist Karen’s!

[@deanomax69]

There is no rebuilding this. This is permanent damage forever. The tides never bring the sand back in again don’t you understand that? When you have a raging river forcing the sand out it can never come back again.

[@DastardDek]

Nice. I remember seeing a video of this, exact beach, exact river, on a different video site a decade and a half ago. group of surfers dug the channel in the sand just like this. everyone had a blast of a time like then. Thanks for sharing this.

[@livinghorizons7068]

Just the right video to drink my morning coffee to.

[@deanomax69]

Don’t forget to put your scotch in it