Toledo Bend Dam 2016 

rivers should never be underestimated

You're welcome!

it wasnt this spill obviously it was the previous one. i was injured and couldnt attend this. woulda been cool though

Thank you Sir !

Thanks! I didn't bother putting the emergency floats on it when I took off! Figured if it went down it would be toast anyway ! lol

Thanks!

Not sure, but I think it was drawing mud/sediment from the dirt embankment that goes out in the water.

probably with that amount of current. you can also see some sort of movement in the deeper waters behind the other gates as well.

QMaxxProducts I don't mind if you use it.

Thanks Russell. I want to use a little clip to set up a video about the flooding at American Airboat in Orange. They used our QMaxx rust and corrosion fighters to save virtually all their equipment. Thanks a lot, Russell.

Meters don't exist in the US!

@@phife1878 That justifies the existence of my comment in the first place: 193 countries are unable to deal with glazed donuts per bald eagle.

Yes, that was a phantom. Have a Mavic Pro now.

@@cenlaaerialimagery6291 me to

phillip hooker No Sir, no issues. I've since learned the FAA restricts the use of drones around certain structures.

phillip hooker No Sir, no issues. I've since learned the FAA restricts the use of drones around certain structures.

russell bailey that's what I was thinking. I know they're pretty serious about boating near the spillway and dam.

phillip hooker Yes they are, especially foot traffic on the dam complex and structures. Security was cranked up after 9/11. I was actually on official business during this trip. We used the still shot photos in our press release

It's the land of that grass peninsula being eroded away, I am no hydraulic engineer but in my estimation that whole structure is in imminent danger of collapse.

+Derek 1313 i worked there for about 8 9 months. ive been in every nook n cranny of that spillway and dam. got pics too its creepy but seemed sound. the tunnel below the spillway is sketchy when spilling though

Johnnie Smith, I would love to see the pics...

This is what I have been told. I'm not sure how accurate this is, but I lived farther down this river and lost my home, so I was looking for answers myself. What I heard was that during the heavy rains over this area, they, meaning whoever was in charge at the time, decided not to release any water until the very last minute, when the dam was about to overflow, then they opened all the floodgates and released it all on us. Places that haven't seen flood waters since the late 1800s were suddenly underwater.

+MystBunnyGaming thats right...the new man in charge waited to open the gates knowing the rain was coming...the issue is that 1 inch of water equals 1 million in revenue for the power company...for greeds sake he waited until he was sure he had his water and then realized he needed to burp the resevoir...thus flooding everyone instantly all the way to orange texas altbough it took 3 days for the water to flood that far south...the solution is to open one gate ahead of any rain that is north of the resevoir and anticipate an in-flow with out relieving the dam quickly...many of my friends lost camps and homes 14 feet off the ground....thats what a greedy man in an office does....an he goes home and blames the homeowners for moving there

Jonathan Carnahan Holy shit, talk about the root of all evil!