Warning!! Water level is going to rise.

Ocoee river Olympic section water release. Ocoee River, Tennessee.
Empty river bed to whitewater rafters in under 4 minutes

[@samiamisme]

Beautiful. Thank you for keeping the natural sounds and not overshadowing it with obnoxious music or yelling and voices.

[@baronsorgi1]

Could’ve put on a polka or something snappy like that 👨🏿‍💼👀🥴

[@100GTAGUY]

I could've sworn I heard the first few intro notes to "safety dance" as I was reading this lol

[@tat2joecool]

@@100GTAGUY someone's ring tone on the bridge near me

[@samiamisme]

@@Al_Dente-d1p you know, an intelligent person uses words to lift others up, not tear them down in such an ignorant, rude way. You only make yourself look like the dumbass...couldn't resist since this was especially offensive & childish.

[@mryeti8966]

I chouldnt agree with u more

[@ToutCQJM]

They knew Post 10 had just cleared a big clogged drain.

[@mrexists5400]

lul

[@johnwilliams705]

That is an awesome comment, haha!

[@PsychoticEwok]

Haha that's weird just watched one of those vids yesterday 😂

[@wheresbrent]

lol I see we are on the same video circuit.

[@joshdelaet3536]

We got a whirlpool

[@GrislyAtoms12]

Glad the rafts showed up to give some scale. What I thought were 1-foot-high weeds turned out to be trees.

[@victorserkiavic9419]

I'm assuming that's what it used to look like before they damned it up

[@suzannac.6057]

Michael H - Same here...

[@dougdreyer4962]

You not at the beach

[@GrislyAtoms12]

@@dougdreyer4962 Don't remind me.

[@johnnytightwad3784]

That's a Barbie and friends raft.

[@BeauregardPayne]

“Warning the water level is about to rise, exit the river bed immediately” Fish:👁👄👁

[@bentorres7895]

Cringe

[@cyanidedreams6784]

And here come people in rafts 👁️🚤👁️

[@maddyhaze4854]

People that are in the middle of the be like 🤭🌊 ⚰️

[@lindaj5492]

What if you’re deaf?

[@cyanidedreams6784]

@@lindaj5492 Universal sign. I guess take note of the people running.

[@raymondcaylor6292]

This is the 1996 Olympic Course that only gets water flow 17 - 34 days a year. The course was modified for the 1994 World Championship , Olympics Team Trial's, and the Olympics but different World Championships have been held there since 1977. The lower Ocoee river is the most common run for both commercial and private kayaking and rafting trips. When I was a kid there in the late 60's and 70's we called this area the " Blue Hole " and the only water there was from rain runoffs and natural springs. The water was clear and cold and many locals used it as a swimming hole where you swam in pools and through natural hole's in boulders. If you ever go to that area the " Blue Hole " can be found just above stream of the Olympic Whitewater Center. Park there and it's just 150 steps north of the bridge. Thanks for posting

[@tat2joecool]

Always nice seeing comments from people that knows the area and their history of the area. I do the full river ever year for about 20 years now. Going again in a couple weeks!

[@tat2joecool]

@@raymondcaylor6292 yeah I know about the center. That was messed up.

[@victoriakorneev6016]

We still call it the blue hole and locals still go swimming there to this day.

[@Sargebri]

I would like to see how they will do this with the LA River when the Olympics come here in 2028.

[@tokomok]

Thank you -- I though parts looked manufactured/not natural!

[@tomk4t]

I totally misjudged the scale of this river. The rocks are actually boulders and he weeds are really saplings. LOL

[@mcmb8254]

Same, I was thinking oh look at that little creek, the waters gonna rise a couple of inches or something nobody’s harmed, but then I saw the rafters and I was like “Woah, that’s a big river!”

[@jaytibee]

Me too! Seeing people next to the river in comparison put things in perspective

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Yeah the proportions are misleading for sure

[@arianebolt1575]

Didn't see it until you pointed it out.

[@nadasei_mesmo]

You are middle beast at this day. 333

[@MegaSnow121]

Amazing how quickly that riverbed went from a fun place to hop on rocks and get your feet wet, to a raging river. Thank you for posting!

[@KumarNikhils]

Well it was not raging river at end. But from dead almost dried river to well just normal river

[@saviorchief3651]

Right me and my cousins would swim in that like nothing lol had lots of spots like this in texas that looked just like it did after it all filled up and was flowing. ​some of the best times of my life.@@KumarNikhils

[@marie-pieredwards5421]

Why did you even mention this when this is not even a religious video @jesushasgivenyouall.repent9986

[@AshwinSadh]

Dam water is released. *KZbin* *after* *7* *Years:-|* "Its time to recommend this"

[@richardfarmer1508]

We had the pleasure of riding this river many years ago. Four agin’ geography teachers on vacation from Oxfordshire, England travelling from Atlanta to Memphis and then south following The Mississippi to New Orleans. What a morning! 15 years later still remember it as if it was yesterday. Such a thrill.

[@errolgonsalves4092]

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[@naturebeauty2777]

Thanks

[@justanotherperson510]

I’ve learned not to even question my recommended any more

[@beaner_b]

can't wait for part 2: Warning!! Water level is going back down.

[@maxkielbasa3324]

Hahahahaha

[@TheRubbersmoke]

🤣

[@Zeekhan18]

😂🔥

[@mariselarodela8683]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ebh120]

Good one!

[@zenzombie72]

Start a river and within 5 minutes you've got some buggers in a boat.

[@ncot_tech]

I used to live with people like that. They once left at 4am to get somewhere in time for the dam release, the crazy fools.

[@bebajoro77]

Couldn't agree more. Shame they couldn't let spectators enjoy the spectacle naturally.

[@CCWSig]

@@bebajoro77 oh you're one of those guys.

[@saveamerica5265]

@@bebajoro77 it’s not natural, it’s a man made dam

[@dougules]

They're actually releasing the water specifically for the boats. They used to keep the river permanently diverted to generate power, and now they have an agreement with boaters to release the water on certain days.

[@handydandycrafts]

This was really cool to see. As a small child I always thought it was lucky to see the beginning of a water stream, this brought back that feeling of good luck. Followed by very peaceful sounds and relaxation. Thank you!💕

[@beulahcarter8045]

Simply beautiful 💖💖 the sound of the water 💦 is so peaceful and relaxing. Thanks for sharing

[@stephaniechetner1574]

I love that the warning alarm sound like a certain reble ship from star wars.

[@justiceBustamante]

That's what I thought the siren sounds like an old fashioned alien ship noise

[@arjay1140]

Ah random video suggested by the KZbin algorithm, we meet again.

[@jasonjamrs7413]

I'm still puzzle how do they work out ads watch a nuclear explosion and I get ads for toys

[@naturebeauty2777]

Thanks

[@nickykeightley9355]

Imagine living on the banks and hearing the beautiful sound of water flowing every day .... Paradise!💕

[@nickykeightley9355]

@David Smith thank you for allowing me to hear your beautiful childhood memory. Bless you💕

[@dustincagle7765]

The river is divided into 2 parts for rafters/kayakers. The Upper river and the Lower river. You can do just one of them or make a day out of it and do both. I've been rafting the full river several times and it's never a disappointment. The water is always cold and will take your breath when you first hop/fall in it!!!

[@kateye70]

Started watching this on my tv and had to jump to my phone to verify-I thought this spot looked familiar! I remember camping by the river in the 70s and watching unsuspecting campers wade out into the shallow river early in the morning to bathe and brush their teeth only to have to scramble back to shore when the ice-cold water released by the dam started flowing downstream. They didn’t realize the reservoir release was closed at night. Loved kayaking and rafting on it!

[@naturebeauty2777]

Thanks

[@jimwolabaugh3608]

True story... Roughly 20 years ago when I was a younger lad, I took a fishing trip/tour of Tennessee... Fished the Clinch , Watauga ,Hiwasssee ,North , and Little Tennessee rivers. Great experience! I just stayed in primitive campgrounds along the way. One morning in particular, I was heading to fish the Hiwassee River and as I was driving along the Ocoee River ( pictured in this video) I started cramping up from excitement and had to shit desperately. So I pulled over at a pull off, grabbed some TP, and headed down the path to the river bank. I was in mid-shit when all of a sudden this loud voice echoed through the valley, the water levels are about to rise! I’ve never been in a more desperate race for time in my life! As I was walking back up the path, there came the water. My apologies to anyone who floated down with the flow of the water, like these people did! Good times!!!!

[@ericunderwood1482]

Ha ha ha ha!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 😜✌️

[@fabianlopez1182]

You had me at young lad!🤣🤣

[@tat2joecool]

😂🤣😅

[@Szaboo92]

So you've found the ultimate auto-flush toilet. Good on you Jim :D

[@trextrextrex]

That's a crappy story

[@edcook9747]

Excellent video!! One of the best I have seen! Such patience! You captured the experience!

[@imapaine-diaz4451]

A similar thing happens on the San Joaquin below the hydro dams. Fisherman are always getting drowned because they won't pay attention to the warnings when the water is released.

[@lorenzoboyd6889]

Thanks for keeping the camera steady, and not swinging it around like a fire hose. No zoom in and out, too.

[@Aguanga_cowboy007]

0:10 "Did you hear that R-2, they shutdown the main reactor, we'll be destroyed forsure."

[@deusvultelect3389]

Who else was waiting for the rafts to go down the water rapids at the other side of the bridge???

[@georgevassey3729]

No one.

[@michaelwills1926]

Apparently 36 ‘noones’ at current count.

[@briscoesjug1026]

@@georgevassey3729 up to 85 no one's now George

[@codyyates3437]

92 and counting

[@amypotter126]

These are whitewater professionals. They read the water. They work this river. They are the ones who take you all down the gnarly shit you're too afraid to step into yourselves. I used to be a raft guide/class 4 kayak instructor. We know what we're doing. I promise. I used to wait at the the top of control release dams to get the "pillow" of water that came out, then we would ride it down, making laps over and over until the water ran out. For those of you confused and alarmed by this, it's okay. Stay in your house, behind your keyboard, drinking your soda, and eating your garbage, and let the professianls do their thing. P.S. if I made any grammatical errors you feel the need to call me out on.........suck it.......👍🤷🏼‍♀️💩🖕. WHITEWATER!!!!!!!!

[@tubhair]

As a fisherman I’m wondering what exactly happens to the fish? Do they stay put? Relocate? It’s not just the depth that suddenly changes, it can also be the clarity, temperature and ph. How do they react?

[@TheFreshSpam]

I'd imagine it to be like having dead non moving air suddenly turn into a nice fresh breeze which is quite refreshing and airy

[@kellyray4109]

Jeremy Sphincter I’ve been down there they are very few fish in it no trout because the water is to warm for them

[@suedenim9208]

They do what they do in a river that normally has water because there isn't a dam upstream.

[@ParadigmUnkn0wn]

Temperature, clarity, and even pH can vary quite drastically in different regions of a lake (e.g. near shore, central surface, deep). Remember that many North American fish quite happily survive lakes and rivers freezing over in winter.

[@chumline577]

It's just fish

[@mizzury54]

Ya gotta love the complainers. Everybody wants instant gratification these days. If something doesn't happen in 30 seconds , it's keyboard warrior time and off to another video.

[@lonnieappleby6242]

As Meatloaf sang years ago, "You took the words right out of my mouth." I remember a time when ADULTS TAUGHT THEIR CHILDREN, "Be patient...wait a minute, it'll happen." Now it's all, "Instant gratification takes TOO LONG!" I mean, how does one FAIL TO SEE the majesty and sheer force and power that nature can deliver in a matter of seconds?

[@crescentmoonchild4031]

Love keyboard warrior :)

[@americanakita55]

And by doing so they missed out on how beautiful the landscape is.

[@americanakita55]

​@Robert Gardea If giving bad critics is the only thing you're capable of, I pity you.

[@lonnieappleby6242]

@Robert Gardea Wow...were you cheated. LOL I'm not a nerdie one. I'm just not one to say, "Eh, this takes too long." I'm an APPRECIATIVE one. THAT, I will own. As a recovering meth addict who sped through TEN YEARS of his life, I have finally learned how to slow down and enjoy life as it happens, in its own time. I carry no shame in that. Lastly, having no children, but having been around many, I learned that when you say things dramatically and build the suspense (that's the actor in me), the children are mesmerized and appreciate the outcome that much more. Trust me on this one...I'm an old man, but people never believe my age when I tell them. I don't act it, I don't look it, and I refuse to make myself old and dead before it's time.

[@sky173]

Wow, you don't realize how big that river is until people show up on rafts.

[@shanatinnin339]

It’s beautiful there. Some nice swim holes and crystal clear.

[@ovni2295]

Warning: "Exit the riverbed immediately." Rafters: "Are you kidding? This is what we're here for!"

[@misha2.097]

Looking from a bridge this looks like a small creek when in reality those rocks that look small are boulders the size of people as you can see by the raft later on. The power of water is underestimated soo often thays why soo many deaths occur. Those white bubbles are air that'll keep you down in the water and kill you if you don't respect it.

[@forthefunofit3230]

thins out the population....

[@TaterVG]

**white bubbles are air** Wow. Never knew that.

[@BiancaZombie]

@@kim79710 the irony.

[@caroline0054]

So the air bubbles kill you...?? Sounds like you have alot of experience with white water. You are correct about people underestimating the power of water though

[@barbarachase5824]

@@kim79710 And YOU'RE a stupid idiot!

[@notatechie]

I have been here. I have rafted here. I have seen people who I believe have had their entire relationship with God changed forever.

[@eriecanalboatcompany]

Really

[@notatechie]

@@eriecanalboatcompany Really!

[@fugley100]

Because they went rafting?

[@marilynpeeples4960]

3 of my 4 grown children joined me & all went White Water rafting. Rafting can ONLY be done when the water level is raised ! It’s STILL dangerous, tho ! BTW : several weeks prior to the rafting trip, A grown man fell out of a raft, got his feet caught under some rocks & he drowned ! YES - it’s NOT for the “faint of heart” !

[@jimgardner5129]

What a gorgeous spot. Would love to picnic there and just watch the water pass by. Lovely. Thanks for posting.

[@bantalee2002]

Who else was thinking "Gotta be gold in there somewhere"?.

[@Cretta1]

That was cool watching the water rise. It was not boring, you just have to chill and enjoy.

[@MyStolenEyes]

Or set the playback speed to 2x.

[@karintolbert9890]

@Canadian Guy Were you trying to spell moron or someones last name?

[@mikebraun3499]

Think I'll just wait for the grass to grow.

[@parker6334]

Chill and enjoy that family struggling to get to shore before the water hits........ya so enjoyable........

[@TheFuzzywhumper62]

Okay, this was unexpected. I pray someone does not use this as a flash flood.

[@gracelerch6462]

This is peaceful and relax washing the natural life coming back! Thank You!

[@alcuardandclaudekickass6037]

I love the Ocoee River. I got to Raft on it once and it was so soothing. Never seen it like that, and it was a treat. THANK YOU for keeping all the wonderful natural sounds. It made me feel like I was there. Subscribing to you to see more of these!

[@yungsweatshop8797]

Soothing is a very interesting way to describe class 3&4 rapids lol

[@desert-walker]

So what happened to the people in the boats? And why were they even on the water? You turned away at the wrong time

[@trvman1]

@@yungsweatshop8797 If you think those are class 3 and 4 rapids. Then you have never been on class 3 or 4 rapids. From what I saw in the video, they are class 2 at best. I could easily canoe thru there with no real fear.

[@samcole431]

Rode this a couple times.Now I’m 70 years old.One of the reasons life is worth living!

[@tat2joecool]

Heck yeah, I been rafting it every year for decades.

[@marcelwildeboer]

Great to here the sound off nature and no music BIG LIKE from the Nederland 🇱🇺

[@andyharpist2938]

Exit the River bed immediately ! 4.41 people gather on river bed.

[@shebacoppit7008]

I live 30 minutes from this area. It's so beautiful!

[@DJ-xr5wb]

Do they periodically open gates to release water or is it rain from up river????

[@shebacoppit7008]

@@DJ-xr5wb they open up the gates at certain times the year for kayakers and when there is flooding.

[@Orangetitanfan]

Same, I live in Delano.

[@chezemms]

Sheba Coppit you’re very lucky 🍀

[@melissajohnston1968]

Where is this? Just wondering... very beautiful 😃

[@ever4437]

Have rafted this river when full, it was amazing and we got to watch it drop in the evening when they diverted the water. It’s just as amazing

[@rightwing66]

What river is this? It looks like the Ocoee.

[@zackkeptner1954]

@@rightwing66 it is

[@sbkenn1]

water sometimes takes it's time, but if it wants to go somewhere, it won't be stopped.

[@KevinBenecke]

Kinda like when I have to go pee. If I don't go quickly, it will go somewhere nobody likes.

[@faithcastillo9597]

I know exactly where this is. My husband and I used to camp and hike along the Ocoee. Fun times,!

[@shirleylake7738]

Great filming thank you.

[@somethingrandomorsomething]

Imagine hiking out there all by yourself on slippery rocks and breaking your leg only to hear this warning.

[@christiandelgado1589]

Ridiculous

[@twingytwango6971]

Well at least I’d be able to fill up my water bottle.

[@CrysalisHooper]

Story of my life

[@jameshaskins6610]

In western Mass. there's a popular trout fishing river that has sirens to warn when an upstream power plant is about to let some dammed water through the turbines. Quite impressive when it happens.

[@jaymecallahan1398]

I'm in western mass ivebeen there

[@danwelch5100]

My Uncle lived in Blue Ridge, Ga & used to complain about them draining his Beautiful Lake Blue Ridge just for the rafters! Thanks for posting. The road along this river used to get me car sick. 🤮

[@ericcampbell6261]

I know when I was stationed at Dobbins AFB in Marietta, and being a fly-fisher from the Pacific Northwest, everyone pointed me towards the Chattahoochee. They warned it had regular routine releases from a dam north of Atlanta. I ended up not going but this reminded me, what if you were seriously hearing impaired and not aware of local releases. That could have a bad ending real fast if you were wading in the middle of the stream.

[@leislavalon3391]

They do have flashing lights.

[@CivilEngineerWroxton]

Don't worry, you haven't shocked any engineers with your question to where they are smacking their foreheads and saying, "Oh, geez! We didn't think of that! I knew we forgot SOMETHING!" I'm a Civil Engineer and I designed several dams and their downstream infrastructure. We definitely thought of all of that kind of thing and a whole lot of things that most all people don't think of. Flashing lights, signs, and in most of these locations, Game and Fish Commission officers or Forestry Service Officers, or Park Rangers are given notice when water is going to be released quite a bit ahead of time so they cam make their way over to the warned area location and observe if any people are in or around the river and they approach them and communicate to them that they need to get out of the river and move away from its banks, especially if the release is going to be particularly voluminous. So there are plans, alert types, and evacuation protocols in place that take into consideration all types of people, animals, unusual debris, and rescue personnel on csll in case they are needed. It's all taken care of. But your question is a good one. It shows you think about things that a lot of people just don't.

[@neville3151]

The Jolly Green Giant flushed his toilet. You don't have to tell me twice.

[@BeCoShooter]

Get out of the riverbed, because people are floating in the riverbed.

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

This Fishes quote ....... "Damn I just tidied up my yard" !!!! Lol : D

[@paulorientetheluffaranch]

Great footage. I nearly got caught in an unexpected release of Nantahala at Patton Run. Fly fishing with waders on. At the time, they were doing maintenance and shouldn't have normally sent the water down. It was good to have my son on the bank that spotted it first. The good Lord saved my life again.

[@tat2joecool]

I have been wanting to catch the Nantahala dam release, but haven't. Floated on it several times though

[@paulorientetheluffaranch]

@@tat2joecool usually it’s mornings. That happened about 4pm

[@dilligaf1009]

Man. I grew up in Seneca. My dad worked at Duke and would call me for this. It made for good fishing. And memories.

[@tiffanychapman6593]

We live in walhalla

[@paulsharkey6673]

I love the sounds of August. Listen to all the insects. It's March here in Long Island. Still cold...everything's still dead. We're close, though. Come on May.

[@craniostomy]

That's funny, I suspect it was March everywhere else too......

[@andrewbiron2204]

Interesting about 15 or 16 years ago I don't recall hearing those warnings, as I had been up there loads of times as I work over in Cleveland on weekends and would come up there to relax after work on hot summer days. Seen the rapids start in the lower sections so either this is new or the Olympic section has them and I've never seen that section start up. For anyone that's curious this was where the 1996 summer Olympics held the Kayaking competitions.

[@terencecochran1341]

The Olympic section

[@alexanderfretheim5720]

I hear ya! I lived in Atlanta during my college years (2007 - 2012) and I would occasionally take the bus up from Georgia Tech to the Roswell section of the Chattahoochee, and of course, near there is Vickery Creek and the abandoned masonry dam from one of the old mills. When I was in college, it was just this wild little secret, a ruin in the woods, surrounded by trees and boulders, available for you to discover if you ventured far enough over the hills. Now they've got all these ridiculous observation towers and bridges and parking lots and other overdevelopment. When I saw it again the weekend of an interview at Delta Airlines, I was disappointed at how crowded it now is. I get that they want as many people to use the park as possible, but it's a real shame.

[@reelphatties6426]

Wow that’s crazy to watch thank you for sharing with us keep up the great quality videos 🤙

[@maryj560]

Amazing video! Instant river... just add water! loved it!

[@Alexander-tq5iu]

Great video enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing it!

[@Ritercrazy]

When some people run from a flood and others ride it. So much like life.

[@galadirk7843]

2013: Nope 2014: Nope 2015: Nope 2016: Nope 2017: Nope 2018: Nope 2019: Later 2020: Yes

[@davetruther31]

I go kayaking here all the time ocoee river Tennessee... Always stay in Murphy N.C...😀

[@squamishfish]

This is one of many rivers in British columbia Canada to go Kayaking kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6XKn6yAo56Hgck

[@poisonwater7241]

Glad I found your post! I was thinking that this was where this was so I scrolled down to see if I was looking at the same place!

[@jonmatterhorn7956]

Yeah this isn't British Columbia, look at the description. That being said, if you want a more "wild" experience and to "challenge nature", you might want to head to BC, or at least over to the Chattooga river about two hours east of here for some natural class V rapids. The Ocoee river here was basically terraformed for the purpose of creating a semi-controlled course for the Olympics in '96. Oh, and Murphy might be an ok place to stay, but if you're not white, I wouldn't recommend doing too much exploring around there, as it's one of the prime racist areas in the southeast.

[@daughterofkingjesus7350]

Not what I was expecting. I was expecting dangerously gushing waters. Since I heard that warning. But this was beautiful.

[@deeceecorfield8103]

WOW!! Amazing and thanks for sharing.

[@BavonWW]

Creepy, a loudspeaker issuing commands in the wilderness. Life-saver though

[@EScott-zx2gs]

Yeah, his tone def gives a feeling that what he is saying is the most important thing ever spoken haha. Not sure about creepy. Now, if the loudspeaker starts playing the banjo music from "Deliverance" and the same guy starts screaming "Squeal like a pig!" that would be creepy. And probably hilarious...

[@binskibinski1418]

Not exactly - or anything like a “wilderness” area. Not with a campground, highway with cars going by, people in flip flops, a restaurant, etc. all in view.

[@BavonWW]

@@binskibinski1418 I agree with you. I should have looked a little harder.

[@TwoonyHorned]

True. One day I was camping in the wilderness when a fake bird in a tree ahead uttered with a german intonation: "please identify immediatly".

[@cmin7b9]

This is so cool. Thanks for posting.

[@Tga131]

There’s a dam upstream that gets released in order to provide the rapids for rafting.

[@yourdaddy6030]

No way chuck! A dam? Highly doubtful 🧐

[@outdooradventurerafting2116]

This is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you tat2joecool for telling us about this video.

[@livefreeordie5534]

They do this at the Ripogenus dam in Maine. Open the gates n flush the rafters down the Penobscot river. The source is the Chesuncook, Caribou and Ripogenus lakes. It's a massive waterway. It's only a drop in the bucket when the 3 connected lakes are high. Serious fun. Beautiful wilderness. Moose, Black Bears, Bald Eagles, River Otters and White Tailed Deer to name a few of the natives. Awesome place.

[@Tmosq]

You were right...2019 here we are 6 years later and since then my canal has gone up atleast 5 feet.

[@timw6596]

When the water goes back down...I would so be out there with my gold pan ............. all that bed rock would be soooooooooo nice to pick thru !~

[@swithinbarclay4797]

Depending on how robust the local fish are, once the river lowers a bit, fishermen would be swarming so thick, they'd be getting in altercations about whose lines were tangling the others!

[@Blakelikesfood]

Can someone explain the rafts/boats? Is this a up stream dam planned discharge & boaters wait for this?

[@tat2joecool]

Yep

[@masonjones5658]

Ok so ocoee dam number 1 and 2 were built in the early 1900s I'm a actual local and live in Polk county Tennessee which were used for nearby cities like Chattanooga and local copper mines now they are used to control raft waters considering now days tourism is the county's biggest income maker after the 96 Olympics made the area huge alot of what you see is man made for the 96 Olympics they have just recently in the past years made some deal to keep the dams running for rafting

[@rickkinki4624]

Awesome footage! I wonder how the rafters made out.

[@fredcory2686]

Managed to paddle the upper a few times in the 80s before the river was modified for the Olympics. Fun run.

[@vsiegel]

Nice warning system, nature made safe, without breaking anything. Similarly, the Swiss have automatic warning lights and sirens for mudflows.

[@owgotstung5354]

This is very cool, there are 3 large hydroelectric dams on the Ocoee river owned by TVA, creatively named No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

[@charlesshields305]

And dam No.4 will be an underwater gathering of thrill-seeking rafters smart-filming their last--but unmissable ! --trip to a breathless bottom.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

The Ocoee River in Tennessee is a dam-controlled river and they open flood-gates in the spring for mostly Class III and in some stretches, Class IV rafters. Boulders the size of cars are often in these white-water rivers, trees can come down, get into the river and cause strainers, which are very dangerous. This river looks quite safe though. Some pretty country! I did quite a bit of white-water rafting (NOT kayaking!) and I prefer the more technical, strategic smaller rivers to the huge mogul-rolling rivers like in the Grand Canyon, where you just mostly go up and down, up and down and I don't like brown water! Sometimes early spring rivers are fast and dangerous, and high so a little later and they're more fun, more technical. Too low and you can face the danger of strainers and wedges in the boulders and that's not fun, a wedged raft becomes WORK!

[@planetbob4709]

I've been on the Ocoee River three or four times pretty good for a beginner after

[@altafas65]

One of the most amazing and wonderful scenery

[@shastapearce7668]

Unfortunately the Olympic center burnt down this year. It is believed to be arson.

[@standepain]

lol I thought that was a creek about 30 feet wide then... 3:32 and you see the rafters...make that 130 feet wide!

[@irenedavo3768]

Antarctic Vortex hello

[@josephcogar1519]

If you get a chance thru TN, there is a place I go trout fishing and when they generator water it rises and drops like that, a truly amazing site, just like this video

[@josephcogar1519]

I will see if I have a chance and record it for a mini video

[@infledermaus]

Nothing as soothing as hearing water in a river, stream, or ocean waves.

[@wintergreen1162]

Except for a tsunami.

[@PrimeSuperboy]

You must enjoy static noises.

[@swithinbarclay4797]

@@wintergreen1162 : Or standing next to the outrun of Yosemite Falls', during the spring floods. The rocks would be vibrating so hard, that you couldn't stand up, even if they were dry!

[@wintergreen1162]

Swithin Barclay I still remember how scared I was in a boat at Niagara Falls when I was little, and I grew up afraid of adventure!

[@Nana-l3h]

I've been down the Ocoe. So much fun!!

[@venkatavenkey3842]

Wow supper video...beautiful water flowing...

[@wexfordam]

Don't listen to the "that's boring" comments that was a really nice video relaxing and very pretty well done on capturing the beauty of nature.

[@ShowCat1]

The caption started off with WARNING! Hardy inviting to enjoy nature.

[@djfitzgerald111]

Wut? This river is dammed up for the benefit of the tourism industry.

[@charlescross3215]

Yeah, i'm not sure this is happening "naturally"...

[@stevenfeil7079]

This was NOT a natural event. It was totally man made.

[@larryslemp9698]

wexfordam.....Shut up you little dweeb of a book worm!!

[@beckyshock3099]

I wish it had been longer, I wanted to watch the rafts go through......... great video! Next time, show the rafts..... please?

[@baronsorgi1]

Longer ??? Are you out of your mind 🤪? This diarrhea is already 2 hours too long. Why don’t you just watch paint dry you moron. You better get going the short bus awaits

[@arianebolt1575]

Voice: "Exit the river bed immediately." Nazgul: 0_0

[@edryctan672]

LMAO

[@potcham]

Thank you for sharing the beautiful river its make me have a peace of mind .. I feel the beauty of nature.. the sound of river flows it like it very much..

[@potcham]

If u have time come and visit my place.. ur always wellcome. See u soon. GOD BLESSED

[@VolunteerFan07]

Just started watching without realizing where this was. Of course it’s the Ocoee. It looks so familiar. Great fun course to go down!

[@tat2joecool]

I got one at godzilla and humongous. Same title 2

[@Trackpaddin]

You can just make out where the siren is downstream on a roadside pole. It's a pair of Federal Signal DSA-3 speaker arrays.

[@StylizedStation]

why do you know this.

[@Trackpaddin]

@@StylizedStation I've been into sound engineering for a long time and am especially focused on outdoor warning sirens.

[@mistyforests9071]

I came for the title. I stayed for the white noise.

[@S.P.B.222]

Misty Forests that's very poetic, well suited for this beautiful scene.

[@dorjasp582]

Misty Forests n7

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

I came for the title, I stayed waiting for the water.

[@KanYhai]

Why can't it be black

[@slabriprock5329]

@Dave C Having kayaked that river I and say you obviously don't know the power of moving water(and it looks a lot different from ground level).

[@Bluetoothedshark]

That's what you call good timing, unless those rafters and kayakers had been waiting for days

[@davidwarner3326]

The water is released from the damn specifically for them...

[@chrisc9611]

I visited here years ago. Such a fun place to play on a hot summer afternoon

[@mudko3589]

love the ocoee , one of my favorite childhood kayaking spots

[@holdenyoung9017]

Knew which river this was immediately. I miss TN

[@bonniebarbee5401]

That would be AWESOME to watch in real life ! Bet it was really neat to float !

[@rickobrien4025]

An entire family of snails could have crossed and STILL had time for a picnic.

[@34thncrenshaw]

hahahaha

[@S.P.B.222]

Rick OBrien ... Best one yet. Comment of the thread! Thanks for the chuckle 💪😁👍

[@addigi5598]

😂 This comment absolutely killed me

[@julienorton1067]

😂🤣😂👊🏼. Love this comment. Thanks for making me laugh out loud .🐌⛱

[@addigi5598]

@@julienorton1067 lol one of the funniest comment on KZbin

[@michellegoodwin7760]

I got to see this happen in person just a few days ago, only the alarm system is not currently working. There were people playing on the rocks as the rapids were making their way down stream. There was only some man (a ranger) yelling at everyone to get out of the water and one guy was just not hearing him. It took four people yelling at this guy and his dog before he got out from under the bridge. It was kind of terrifying. Luckily everyone was fine!!

[@tat2joecool]

Wow I guess the Olympic center was powering the siren.

[@adminsz3259]

А я ещё подумала, как прекрасно, что нет дебилов на камнях, хоть звучи сирена, хоть нет - люди тут умные.

[@PBST_RAIDZ]

​@@adminsz3259 people swim in these waters all the time it.

[@ValenDRV]

Figured I would update you guys, but the alarm system is now working again.

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Amazing video ! 👍

[@geraldfellers5348]

Reminds me of home in upstate NY. Currently in the desert in AZ. Ahhh that was refreshing!!!!!