Beaver Dam Almost Eroded Itself! 

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Brilliant video. Thank you for sharing your hard work - great to watch.

Cool. Watching the water being released is meditation. Well done!👋👍

Haven't seen it all yet, but saw you just posted...always thrilled with beaver dam removals. Greetings from US.

Water has a lot of power! Good to see you're being careful. Thanks for sharing enjoyed watching.

Excellent quality video. Thanks

Another fantastic clearing today. Your the best Mantas! See you on the next! ❤😊

Your comment about how much water this one is keeping is SHOCKING. I'd have never guessed that it's holding a kilometer of water! Nice work! As always, be careful!

Your getting good at making the dam collapse on themselves.great video,just keep on doing your thing.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎🦫🦫🦫

I think that you said how long you were working on this dam but I didn’t catch it. That was a lot of water, I noticed that you were being careful about where you stood, when the dam started to go, just get out of the way & let it go.

You are getting very good at letting the dam and water do most of the work. That is great to see! Congratulations on hitting 60K subscribrers!

do you ever have a problem with all the debris from the dam causing a blockage downsteam?

Well as you get older you get wiser. Let the water do the hard work when possible. Nice collapse today. It looks a lot easier than V cutting the dam and having to shovel a lot of mud. Hug Roberta

Congrats on learning to undermine the dam rather than removing it piece by piece. Working smarter, not harder is the way to go! I do realize that you might not be able to do this to all dams. But when it works.....cool!

Still a good job releasing the backed up pool. I'm sure you'll get it all knocked down eventually. Chicago says hello (well, at least I do).

A kilometer of of backed up water is over a half mile of water that is a huge volume of water your dealing with

Should go down stream a few kilometers for before and after flow videos, or even catch upto the start of the big flow. Do these drain into a local river or ocean near by?

It was a good video regardless collapsing beaver dams I have to imagine is unpredictable work. Especially when one remembers safety is a factor.

Loving your new technique! As they say “ Work smarter not harder!” ❤️

That was a beautiful shot of the waterfall from the dam, the greenery, and the lovely blue sky and clouds reflected from the water behind the dam. (14:07 on in the video)

The power of water! Don't underestimate it folks! Nice work Keni!!

Nice work as usual. If you don't mind a small technical suggestion, can you try adding a polarizing filter to the upstream camera? That will remove the reflection of the sky and will allow a better view of what's happening with the dam underwater.

Have you ever considered digging out the shoulders of the Dam first? The Shoulders are what anchors it to the bank & give it so much of its strength Could the flowing water & erosion on the shoulders destabilize the dam enough to fold it over?

Well done! Weaken the middle, tear down the edges, and let the water do its thing.

A very good effort on this one. Be safe!

What a beautiful blue colour reflection in the water.

this dam must be very wide at the bottom so it wont wash away by itsself.a big mudpile can be very strong. i think its taking alot of time to drain this channel.

Those beavers built this dam to last. But it was still a good take down. Ty for sharing

Almost eroded itself!!!!!!!!! Yes it did!!!! But there were more than a few helping shovels and well positioned rakes, that i saw, hahaha!!!!!!Lol. Well done my friend.

that was a wow job!

We have several expressions in English (American): "that's water UNDER the bridge" of (less frequently used) "that's water OVER the dam." The first idiom means it's past, it's history, not much can be done now. The second idiom infers the reservoir is full, not a good situation, trouble is brewing if immediate action isn't taken. More serious forms of expression are "water OVER the bridge" (severe flooding) or "water UNDER the dam" --. suggesting imminent catastrophe.

The ultimate in slow tv. Im lucky 77"inch 4k tv good sound. Dont skip, just let the superb camera work and sound do its thing. No music YESS!! Not needed. What a gem. Love the wait for the creeping dam. Top marks. Up there with Vice grip Garage and Kurtis and Karen cutting edge Engineering Australia.

As much water as was pouring over the top of the dam, there's just so much more! Usually by this point you're able to walk out on top of the base of the dam, on top of all the mud, but with this one the water is still rushing too fast for it to be safe! I'm 21:53 so glad you're careful. Your family and all the rest of us want you around for a long time to come! You are the best!!!

Cool video as always. Your safety is paramount. Especially since you have a family.

The video I didn't even know I needed..... Thank you for posting it. It is very relaxing just watching nature do what nature does best. With a smidge bit I of help every now and then. ❤

I enjoyed this especially as in a previous video I was jumped on by a number of viewers when I suggested that a dam should have been opened from both sides. I was told that a dam couldn't be opened from both sides as it was too dangerous!!!

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Mantas, great video as always. I have to agree with you, I thought it was going to fall in on its self. Be safe and say hi to the family. David B.,Utah, USA. ❤❤❤.

You definitely made the right decision to be careful with this one. It was holding back a LOT of water, that current was visibly fast and very strong once it started flowing. I like the way you let the power of water weaken and break the dams. Another good video, thanks Mantas.

"witness ... dramatic ... brink ... Brace yourself ... captivating spectacle ... surging ... powerful ... riveting ..." Pone Kenislovas, lay off the GPT, pls! lol

I love watching your videos. I have always wondered if you do this for a living or do you have a different job?

What would be cool would be a handheld laser that could cut through all the wood and mass. Imagine slicing through the entire construction.

Taking out the 2 ends let's all the water pressure push on the middle. Good idea.

I would be very interested what kind of animal tracks you find on the banks after it’s drained . Great vid again

Your beaver shirt is cute. Respect to those little engineers. If there is a culvert a kilometer upstream then that is so much water that should flow into a river somewhere.

I thought that one would fold like a deck of cards too, but no. Stout beavers,

Lazy on the rake, and a time lapse or much later comparison shot is needed to show the full effect of the water release

Very nice video thanks for sharing.👍👍👍👍❤️❤️

Nice work...see you on the next dam removal

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Great video! Kudos!

Wow that is an awesome amount of water! Love your videos ❤😊

Es ist immer wieder neu spannend, im deutschsprachigen Raum sagt man bei zuviel Alkohol man hat einen Rausch (betrunken), und auch Wasser rauscht!😂 man wird berauscht 😂😊

I'd like to move it move it like the song ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Yea. You should have done the left corner before it got too bad

Lot of force behind this one,..it looked real pretty with the blue sky shining in the rushing water,..lot of grass not so many sticks,..,..I really liked it,..good job,..

That was some volume of water ❤❤❤

Why don't you get a wood chipper that would Stop Mr beaver from recycling the wood.just asking

Beatiful video from chile

another good clearance of a monstrous dam my friend ..john..England..u.k...

FANTASTIC , THAT reminds me of Niagara Falls , what a kool Beaver 🦫 Dam take down . I really enjoyed this one . Great video 📹 i think you deserve an award for this one . 👏

Mantas 60k subscribers. I hope all of us who are currently supporting you tell others about your videos.

4:20 would it not be helpfull to destroy the back support of the dam(removing mud from the high side by loosening it up and let the water take it), so there is more pressure against the dam. i think it will make a better collapse. just use a longer rake(like 1m longer and an extra crossbar(20:20 shows why you need a l;onger rake)) so you don't stand in the waterflow when it goes.

You really are becoming an expert in getting rid of dams ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊

diappointing for you that it didn't come aprt like you hoped. an amazing amount of backed up water. great effort anyway

Hi Keni, I really enjoy your videos. What happens to the fish when the dams are released?

what do you think about a drone? It will be an amazing footage! Greetings 🍻✌🏼

Great demolition, working smarter is way better than working harder well done 👍

You'll be back.

This was a good one.

Love your hoodie

Cool, cool, cool, 😊

BTW i'm still waiting for you to have Dam It hats made so i can buy one .

Very Cool!

I love watching the way you work and stay safe at same time 😀

Hi Ken, nice job, like the way you took this one apart..

Loved the constant camera this time, great job

From the riffles, it looked like there was a lot of mud behind that one.

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I understand you’re not allowed to use explosives but what about a firework placed in the dry side of the damn?

Wow! Thats powerful water.

Good job👍 and safety first👍

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Awesome! I love your videos!!

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Could you set up a trail camera to see how quickly the beavers build it back?

I’ve read the comments made so far and would like to add my thoughts. It seems we viewers like the dramatic big collapses, so how to achieve them? I went back to the 2 big collapse videos and analyzed them. The common thing was the sides/shoulders giving way so the center ‘folded’ over. Well, you can arrange that! My theory is to weaken the entire base of the width, removing material until it’s slightly concave from the top lip. That will encourage the ‘fold over’. Next, on the far shoulder, remove material vertically from the bottom up. You’re knowledgeable enough to understand when you’re near ‘critical mass’; stop a bit before that, but leaking water will be good. Then repeat the vertical removal of material, bottom to top, on the near side, this time reaching ‘critical mass’. The weakened (near) side should wash away and start the center to folding over; that will pull the far side loose quickly and the show should be amazing. Of course, you’ll need to be alert and ready to get out of harm’s way, but you’ll know that, too. So, here’s to more great dam removals, big and small! Your SW WI USA widow fan ❤!

Delighted to see you got more than 60,000 subscribers well done you deserve it and more ❤❤❤❤❤

Great job. I do appreciate how safety minded you are. Bet Mr. Shovel was glad to see some action too.

Very good job 👏

At 2:35 I saw a bug, someone with better eyes please tell me if that was a Common Clearwing Hummingbird Moth.

You are getting pretty darn good at this Mantas. Nice to see another one fall and you not work to hard. I'm looking forward to the dam by the beet factory in the future, rather interesting water and backstory.

Thanks

Stay warm its cold here in New Zealand too

Keep up the good work Not every dam collapses the same