U.S. Put Billions of Gallons of Water on the Mountain, a Few Years Later Everyone Was Shocked

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[@kennyparker1195]

Hi, great video. I helped rebuild the Dam and there was one life lost while rebuilding! The damage caused by the breach was tremendous. Thanks for your video.

[@xxan84]

What happened to the poor guy?

[@kennyparker1195]

She was ran over by a Huge Haul Truck, twice.😢

[@xxan84]

@@kennyparker1195 Jesus man poor girl, may God rest her soul. Thx for letting me know.

[@tarna41]

@@kennyparker1195 t...twice?

[@kushclarkkent6669]

RIP!

[@LaPetiteBoulin]

Is this channel run by a company? It has all those hallmarks of a channel trying to pretend it's run by one or two individuals but a corporation is really behind it. I'm just curious.

[@MrJay_White]

you are thinking dark-docs and dark-histories. iirc both those channels are history channel backed. this one is a couple of guys

[@packetloss5297]

The FBI hat on the desk should be a giveaway.. They mention "Climate Change" every episode...

[@NewMoahk]

@@packetloss5297 What would be the point of leaving an intentional clue? Reverse psychology?

[@MrJay_White]

@@packetloss5297 you can argue the anthropocentrism of climate change and the pork barrel responses to ajust to it, but pointing out its ongoing is demonstrable.

[@JeffyPDiddy]

It’s far more than 1 or two people I can guarantee you that

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Got to be weird to sit there and pretend to speak...

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Not when you're making money.

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@@House808-z8j making money is weird.

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@@House808-z8j fair...

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HE IS A 28 YEARS OLD MAN WITH 60 YEARS MAN VOICE.

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Why are we wearing a mask 👀

[@CReed55.]

This is an ideal halftime show to rejuvenate my workday. Thank you. 🙏

[@richardhowell7040]

Somewhere I came across a story about the “opposite” of this set up, where in they had a huge underground mine, and during the day they pump the water out and allow it to generate power falling back underground from the surface, so the whole thing was under the town instead of above it seems a lot safer and doesn’t require any of the extreme measures to make it leak proof, etc., etc. If anybody knows where that project was, I’m suddenly curious to reread or re-see about that project just for contrast.

[@Mike_Dubayou]

I mean its a gravity battery essentially, and searching for gravity battery mine shaft brings up loads of results

[@captaincanada5139]

Google sink holes !

[@GregConquest]

Googling "gravity battery" cave quickly gives an answer. Pyhäjärvi, Finland

[@touristguy87]

it's a lot safer as long as the ground above it isn't limestone. If it is then eventually that limestone will collapse

[@michaelalbert8474]

I was thinking of something similar. Had they allowed a rock quarry on top of this mountain, they would have something similar but much safer than the above ground lake they created. The amount of energy they are storing is incredible, to trust an above ground swimming pool seems a bit irresponsible. We also need more Stone quarries and to find a use for the voids they create seems like a win win.

[@lorettaross2007]

Corporations only care about the bottom line, not the people downstream! Thank you for sharing!

[@DerekRhoads]

They wouldn't be in business if they didn't and you would be chopping wood for heat.

[@noctwice]

No, that’s not true, they also care about the top line

[@lorettaross2007]

@@DerekRhoads But they can care a lot more than they do, and still supply what they do!

[@richardhowell7040]

Oh, come on! They’re selling the power to the people downstream. They don’t want them dead.

[@oliverduke1173]

Aswan dam is yet to collapse

[@WReXckz1]

You said "an unobtrusive reminder to do something under the video" which is subtle and appreciated but it doesn't take advantage of KZbin's new feature that highlights the like and subscribe buttons in red when it detects the transcript of the word like and subscribe etc. Great video. thanks!

[@TheWhitefisher]

wouldn't it be more obtrusive to have the like and subscribe buttons highlighted in red?

[@JamiNhill520]

Wind farms are the worst "eco friendly" power alternative

[@sherylbegby]

why?

[@andyrichter2714]

Because they barely produce more energy than it takes to build them, takes a ton of maintenance, kill birds like crazy, and if used offshore, create vibrations in the water that kills whales

[@LordOmni1]

He said this because trump said it. He has no evidence to provide any rebuttal.

[@Stephenk76]

Why the Antifa vibe bro?

[@LazyEyePolitics]

Why the MAGA vibe? BRO.

[@dell9483]

Stop talking 💩

[@archerdanks5744]

Well that escalated quickly but I can answer you both.... But it's not necessary 😂😂😂😂

[@Watchingyou-daily]

No one with common sense wants to hear the slurping of the coffee

[@marktorch9079]

Good thing coomon sense isn't common..

[@TheSgriffith2]

I'm not going to subscribe because of that.

[@astrolix6269]

this yt channel always has been weird asf

[@astrolix6269]

the way he talks just pisses me off

[@waxore1142]

The one in Scotland is pretty awesome. and it has a equally fascinating back story.

[@soularddave2]

I hiked to the top of Taum Saulk before the reservoir was built by Union Electric. Visited Johnson Shut-ins many times before & after the disaster. (It was more fun before).

[@Sophistorage]

So they caused billions in damage and was only fined 15million... Wow😮

[@thomascoleman594]

You're welcome Steve. Thank YOU for all your videos

[@heathersalvatore9886]

Loving your graphics and edits. Information is shown and explained so well.

[@ducthman4737]

CO2 is not Carbon. It's like NaCL is not Chlorine.

[@DavidGentry-WebDeveloper]

? I'm not saying this might not be true based on how it is implied, but if you provide a specific timestamp to the video where this is discussed, this might be a little less confusing and something more valid and substantial. Just curious as to what you are alluding to as I don't see the connection after watching 75% of the video.

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@@DavidGentry-WebDeveloper, unless this was posted by some little kid just learning what atoms and molecules are for the first time, this was most likely an idiot troll post.

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So just subscribe…

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@@jerrygator1132You clearly don’t know how the algorithm works

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How? They post almost every day! Seriously, how could you miss a video

[@hollisticc]

@@thomascoleman594 The algorithm

[@Jroc3578]

I've been here before and after. This is crazy to see on your channel. Thank you for this. Nearby is a recreation are called "Johnson Shut-ins" one of my favorite places.

[@faub3282]

16:41 The “Lud” in Ludington rhymes with “Bud”. It does not rhyme with “lewd”.

[@ThirdyGonzales]

why did youtube hide this from me for 6 mins

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

Slacker! 😂

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Thats gonna be the new trendy brainrot comment

[@bott3849]

They hate you

[@redbeard5598]

They hate us.

[@Delta52Dragon]

2 hrs

[@Gloosch]

Silver lining there is a cool new hiking path? I wonder if people hike it...

[@BrandyFord-nd2gw]

Thank you so much for explaining that. Love the topics you explain. Very interesting content, please keep making more videos.❤

[@skeletorrocks2452]

Can't help but wonder if they could do that with the Berkeley pit in Butte Montana. It's a former copper mine that's currently a toxic Lake. Effects left over from the copper mining.. They've actually developed a way to filter out some of the toxins from the water. But you got to wonder if the leftover pit could be used as an energy storage device.

[@hizacaine]

Like drop in a bunch of lead plates to turn it into a giant even-more-poisonous-than-it-is-now battery? The water is too toxic and acidic to use for pumped storage in connection with a waterway or river. It probably can't be used in conjunction with the nearby Yankee Doodle Tailings Pond because the water came from the abandoned mine underneath and the plumbing would be a leaky nightmare. I was just thinking they should just fill it up with something other than water, like a giant buttload of acid neutralizing limestone, or the tailing from another mine, or garbage to be dissolved like oil, chemical and mining executives and arrogant engineers.

[@johnauner671]

As a local, there are several improvements to accuracy in just the first few minutes. Miraculously, nobody died - I was supposed to be on the road which ended up 20 feet under water only hours distant. This facility has been rebuilt and it is working without the leaks which plagued the original facility.

[@hectorpotnoodle6927]

My toilet cistern has a great water level system that is accurate. No need for fancy sensors, a simple ball and arm mechanism does the trick.

[@moraine2442]

Of course insurance covered it, why maintain safe design and procedure when the company gets a payout when it fails?

[@karingoerke7264]

Paid by US!! But if storm damage your roof? They don't know you at all and will not change on this point!

[@anothisflame8266]

To be fair insurance is a financial risk mitigation service. They literally pay for the "just in case" situations like this.

[@basillah7650]

@@anothisflame8266 No risk its a tax write off for companies and get payouts 100% of the time so no point wasting money on safety

[@stathiskontogiannidis]

Thank you WATOP yor a great Guy

[@kal-elkakarot2666]

Sok here watching. Thanks for the info ..lovealways

[@jakewilson4679]

I was just there in April, that's where we watched the eclipse 😊 it's in Mark Twain national forest. They did an excellent job fixing things to look like before the flood 👍

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks for another fine video...... Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@maa3563]

Practical engineering covered it first

[@TheTboy007]

I get deja vu in the first 10 seconds watching this. Seems they wanted to recycle content others covered recently

[@TheWhitefisher]

@@TheTboy007 recognise this background music from one of the cave diving disaster channels?

[@iammrvain]

Dude, you’re just cool. Thanks for the info.

[@TheWhitefisher]

WATOP thank you too for "you know why" because it can make me very uncomfortable when presenters try to sell their personality to the viewer. Without knowing who you are I am free to watch as long as I like, as often as I like, and I don't worry about hurting feelings. It can be troublesome to me. Also, you have enough personality as an anonymous presenter, I love the writing and the general messaging. Subtracting identity makes your videos quite a bit more accessible to me as a nearly asocial person.

[@johnoryjr4269]

Amazing how the insurance company paid for the repair, yet the company was the reason for the utter failure due to the reasons you indicated. That's shocking, really.

[@farshadmn4273]

the animation was much appreciated.

[@Megashell]

Is this dudes voice not the same as the dude we see behind the desk?

[@mblake0420]

Carbon emissions do not matter when taking into account of the water vapor in our atmosphere

[@luisaraujo4708]

Yes. Or so your smooth brain has convinced you. LOL

[@timothykeith1367]

​@@luisaraujo4708 An ad hominem response should be avoided in rhetoric

[@edwardnedharvey8019]

Water vapor is a self-regulating greenhouse gas; when there's too much, it turns to clouds and reflects heat away from the Earth. CO2 is an unstable greenhouse gas. When it is too high, nothing corrects it or balances it. Try googling "Why do we blame climate change on carbon dioxide, when water vapor is a much more common greenhouse gas?" The amount of water vapor in the air is partly determined by the amount of CO2 in the air. The water vapor is not in the driver's seat. The water vapor amplifies the effects of CO2.

[@patrioticsaint2516]

Why is nothing growing where that first Darm flooded?

[@doogie812]

This is BS! The problem could have been fixed with a $15.00 part from Maytag! Its a good thing these clowns don't engineer washing machines.

[@luisaraujo4708]

So, nothing in this story happened cuz Maytag washer parts weren’t used? Uhhh, ok…

[@basillah7650]

insurance payout worth it failing

[@chickennuggies6250]

$15 part from Maytag would not fix the problem😂

[@grugbug4313]

Solid! Top KEK! Peace be with you.

[@Phillip-t1v]

Good info and presentation

[@djangodredd763]

Watop never disappoints

[@stevefroslie5318]

One EMP attack and we are all back in the stone age. Spend our dollars on that which lasts!!

[@lowkey213]

That heavy paste water, what happens when animals drink it or it spills. What’s the ecological damage potential

[@joelwexler]

Great presentation! It's amazing the family survived. I hope they're over the trauma. What's the deal with the facemask? Are you on the lam?

[@ThomwoththeWeather]

because internet is full of dangerous people it they know who you are.. also keep fame down and be modest, a sign of a better person than the nuts that need to broadcast who they are...

[@JK-cs1be]

He is hiding from the US law

[@greedo-diedforusall]

@@ThomwoththeWeather that makes 0 sense. just dont show your face.

[@duder280z]

The WA Gran Coulee dam works pretty much the same way but way more efficient.

[@alexsamaniego9061]

I am always amazed on how we can just build things to make our lives easier.

[@primesspct2]

Why have I never asked myself this question before? How does Darth Vader here (lol) drink that delicious looking coffee he makes at the beginning of every show!!

[@KOZMOuvBORG]

2:58 a Gravity Battery, using water instead of weights - there's been a couple similar setups next to Loch Ness. Why didn't Plainly Difficult cover this?

[@Mentorman63]

Cool vid, but FYI, (likely others let you know so...sorry for the redundancy) the Michigan battery is located near Ludington. Pronounced LUHD-ing-ton. Thanks!

[@phlebgrl6064]

It looks like a giant infinity pool, very cool😎

[@mc.the_machine]

So, they certified the new dam on April fool's Day? Who does certifications on April fools? That's kind of hilarious.

[@patmanowen3301]

It's a circular dam in the shape of a bean?

[@fieldadmiralspartanryseb-8293]

You know what I can't figure out is, if this guy doesn't wanna show his face than why does he show himself at all? Just show me the stuff that he's talking about instead. It's a lot better than looking at someone that looks like the leader of Antifa lmao

[@nickzalucha218]

And shifty expression looks artificial and over exaggerated.

[@algerpiston168]

Sexy AF.

[@ClarkT91]

We usually pump water up and downhill to create an energy cycle or storage until later needed. It's called PSH or pumped storage hydro. When there's more energy than needed, we pump it uphill to store that energy, then when there isn't enough energy we pump some down through turbines to cover what we need. It's a very simple and affordable method that's cheaper than batteries for long-time storage.

[@jcsolomon6470]

Interesting Idea!But Just Like Bridge and Structural,Integrities!It Needs To be Maintained and The Best Outlook,Planned for The UnExpected!No Remote Cameras or HUMAN Sensors😮!To Check on these Things😮!

[@JohnSmith-o8y]

Hey! What is the coffee machine that you show in the beginning of your videos?

[@HigherWaysWoman]

they keep skirting around Tesla's Power Towers. Our Electricity problems solved w/those towers & the money mongers just won't let us have what was gifted from this incredible Genius...Nikola Tesla. So our environment continues being dug up altered threatened & devastated....wonderful.

[@MrSummitville]

Tesla's Power Tower was an epic failure. Stop pretending it was a success.

[@hollisticc]

@@MrSummitville Maybe it was, but we still see plenty of great energy options that are ignored because they are not profitable for companies, like solar power.

[@scottrobinson9334]

Options that cost way too much to get started with. I’m all for “clean energy” but only if it’s just as affordable as other options. Average person can sometimes barely afford to pay their power bill and buy groceries especially in this economy so before you lobby to switch to alternative sources lobby to make those sources affordable

[@algerpiston168]

@@scottrobinson9334 Are you 8 years old? In many places, solar & wind power generation has already become cheaper than "conventional" fossil-fuel generation. And installing solar in many homes leads to lower energy costs over the life of the home. Read a book.

[@scottrobinson9334]

Are you really that ignorant? I just looked up an estimated cost for what it would cost to set up solar power in my area for my house, just an average 2 bedroom home is $32000 to $42000 to set up. Most people don’t even have that kind of money for a serious life saving emergency much less for something like this. One question on a real level, how much did it cost you to convert your home to “clean energy”, and if you haven’t done that yet why not since you say it’s so affordable

[@phlebgrl6064]

Thank you for using standard US measurements when describing sizes and other details. I didn’t have the opportunity to learn metrics when I was in school.

[@RonaldSkancke]

I dont call learning metric as a opportunity. I've been American for 73 years and we use inches and feet and ounces and pounds etc.

[@reginacour4425]

The gold mine in Australia is called the Kidstone mine. Its downfall is that its miles from nowhere.

[@MicahThomason]

The water level should have been float controlled. Cheaper, simpler, almost fool proof.

[@jarikosonen4079]

This happens usually when there is no spillway in a dam.. Even it would not be good investment to pump water through the spillway.

[@xavierprunty4508]

Crazy how similar this is to the ruins of many ancient sites...

[@kevinberger9854]

The side effect to so much evaporation is more precipitation in the area or a wetter rainy climate down wind of this evaporation pond .

[@danjohnson3519]

So nobody installed cameras and basic water sensors on the outside of the dam? I can't understand how the overflow was not recognized.

[@1chumley1]

Talk about a disaster that could have been prevented super easily.

[@austinashby9571]

My mom used to work there she said it was pretty crazy.

[@shotgon5458]

Zero carbon admissions??? That was your last words on this. Yet earlier in the video, you admit that it takes more power to pump the water back up the mountains at night. It's just less expensive at night, not less carbon. Less money, more carbon. That's what you really meant, right?

[@deltawing9]

Your contents are absolutely important. But that voice... is it your natural voice? Could it be a less shouting sound?

[@SailorGreenTea]

1:56, wow

[@Canthus13]

This is a similar concept to how solar power storage could work. Solar power excess pumps water into a reservoir during the day, keeping it topped off and letting some off as necessary for surge needs, running continually at night to provide for night demand. It wouldn't scale to meet huge demand, but for rural areas it would be perfect. You'd still need other forms of generation to supplement, like wind, but it'd make a good solution for some more remote regions.

[@Meself-ks6nm]

Can somebody tell me what’s with the Covid costume? Dramatic effect?

[@DavidPerez-ci6qi]

At first I was thinking this has to be 5 years old. No 5 days😅

[@JoeyBolohan]

Lame dislike. Good video but f ing dumb costume! 👎

[@stephengregory8301]

He has always worn this outfit even befor covid lmfao

[@richardgreen1050]

Fly ash is the main cause of environmental death from coal power plants and has been used to line a structure of water used for things like drinking, bathing and other things maybe even used for irrigation. A continuous circulation from top to bottom holding tanks just might give the illusion of cleaner water but eventually what's leached into the top reservoir will have fouled the bottom one too if leaching is occuring daily. Lots of water flowing is not good enough to test the waters and depending on the leaching material location it may take too much time to notice the infiltration as the ratio would build up over time and not discernable in tests until it finally shows up on tests then it will be too late. This is a material that causes reproductive harm and extinguishes plant life. The use of this fly ash is extremely alarming especially in this case. It is unbelievable that the EPA would allow this. My hope is that the mixture is unable to leach but I doubt it is healthy for any use much less a water source. Coal fly ash is the residue filtered away and it is also the bottom scrapings from the burning process left at the bottom of the furnaces where it is cleaned and disposed of or sold to construction as a filler in concrete or other products for roads. It makes no sense to me.

[@willisedkopic3553]

What does the WA stand for, I've been losing sleep!😅

[@DopeNotLoveSick]

We Are

[@connorgeorge9591]

I love this guys videos, but why does the coffee look like witch piss?

[@Locke-L96]

Taste better!!

[@michaelcook6288]

Because it is witch piss....

[@luisaraujo4708]

How did you come to recognize what witch piss looks like. Hmmm?

[@M0stlym3answ3ll]

I forgot you do that horrible coffee slurp in the intro. Maybe I’ll forget in another 6 months. See ya next year 😂.

[@indowneastmaine]

It’s terrible and pretentious.

[@RAWDEAL064]

Hopefully you find a better channel by then. Over 3 million subs? I guess people really like the antifa, fake talking voice over style of regurgitated information

[@jaxflfreebird]

I think the content of this channel is good but it's hard to follow with the sound affects, the muffled voice and the presentation is fairly confusing too.

[@Kunfucious577]

Imagine what the family was thinking when the flood hit them.

[@vkturbo7676]

Snowy mountains in NSW has the same set up as well. Not sure who built the first one though

[@michaelsteven8892]

Most Interesting ! The beds of such plants,must be rocky to prevent sinking,the walls must be strongly plastered with anti corosive materials ! It should have a specific design to break the violent spill & downstream danger that leads to big loss !

[@okaycola2]

Roots

[@Ophanim_Cherub1.4]

Dope vid bro

[@matthewhealy4752]

I don't know about the one that's 40% more energy-efficient because you're converting perfectly good water into some type of slurry that's heavier.

[@doctordeath.5716]

And in Pennsylvania, three mile island is going to be turned back on and they have been busy working on it with a upgrade to that nucular power plant that it is from what I have heard and told by different people.

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

I remember 2005, her name was Tanya Sanchez.

[@luffdmonkey]

good information

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

The U.s. runs 60 htz electric. This means a flywheel or mechanic energy is needed to keep the 60 htz. Wind and solar don't produce enough to keep the htz up and keep grid from crashing. Ireland turned a coal power plant into a flywheel to do about the same thing. A way to keep the htz of the grid from collapsing if it gets too low.

[@luisaraujo4708]

Wow! I’ve always suspected there was a large flywheel in the power inverter that’s wired into my off grid solar system. Thanks for the heads-up!!

[@JeffBomer]

But first coffee and yet we never see coffee...

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

And this is why lithium Battery Storage is preferable nowadays.

[@donaldbuth1127]

Unless the battery catches on fire. Also utility scale batteries very high cost to benefit and materials are environmental nightmares in the countries mining them. Properly controlled and maintained this is better but obviously not controlled and maintained

[@ncdave4life]

Hydroelectric power is the most dangerous source of electricity. That's true regardless of whether the water comes from a dammed river or pumped storage.

[@algerpiston168]

Actually the most dangerous in terms of having caused actual health consequences is coal. Literally millions of people have died because of the pollution caused by burning coal to generate electricity. And that's not even taking into account the millions who will die due to sea-level rise, which decades of burning coal set into motion.

[@ChuckNaylor-mt2lw]

What is the carbon foot print to construct all of these and how long will it take to cover the ecological cost of this. And is it a fair trade off. And what will the destruction of the constuction sites cause to the surrounding eco system

[@r3tri3ution_z3nith_point_z6]

You are delusional...

[@journeybrook9357]

Looks like a parallel sailing skate boat park now.

[@mchlkwlczk8713]

There are plenty of such facilities all over Europe where water is pumped up to the reservoir at night when demand is lower, and those do not have any natural water supply.

[@zippitydoodads9947]

It takes more energy to pump the water up than the energy generated flowing down. So the net energy generated is negative. Why use this at all? This is because the energy generated flowing downhill (during peak hours) is sold to energy users at higher rates. Water is pumped uphill at off-peak hours, when rates are low. The money received from generating electricity at higher rates is greater than the cost to pump water uphill at low rates. This despite the net energy generated overall is negative.

[@wmgthilgen]

When push comes to shove, it was the choice of those in charage, when it was working as designed, Realize if they were to increase it just wee bit. There wouldn't be an issue. Did so and made money in the process. The issue is, when they became accustuned to the additional money. If a wee bit didn't cause an issue, than certainly another wee bit would also. Government's who's electric's are in constant flux when being voted in and out a few year's. Know that if increaseing a wee bit during their term doesn't cause an issue. They won't be blamed, when it happen's during the next administration. Meaning it's not the total amount of straw that caused the issue. It was the last piece of addtional straw and the administratin in charge than, that caused the issue. Who then had to somehow come up wth any and all or the total expense, whch was signifigantly more than the total they had aquired from the first time it was increased a wee bit until the last time it was increased a wee bit. Government's are not concerned if something doesn't happen on their watch, as long as it happen's on someone else's watch, the previuos are never blamed.

[@RonaldSkancke]

Meanwhile somebody pockets the profits it generated and then face no consequences for the failure. They should lose every penny of ill gotten gain.

[@krausr79]

Ooo, how about a mercury-based reservoir?

[@DD-gi6kx]

it didn't destroy everything, it did create a river bed

[@Acton-u2x]

something so tiny did so much damage, now imagine a world wide flood spoken in the Bible

[@algerpiston168]

Imagine all you want - that was fiction; this is fact.

[@touristguy87]

in this situation it's not the height or the amount of water in the reservoir that matters, it's the slope of the runoff

[@Navarre-i1j]

I'm curious as to why a simple spill-over notch wasn't put in the dam, same as every sink and bath tub. Works every single time, guaranteed.

[@vkturbo7676]

Why wouldn't they just use float switches? So weird how there's easier ways to do things and we seem to come up with more complicated ways