My brother sucked through dam on Snake River

[Wasatch Rebel]

Jeez, Sombeech. I just read your original post. I'm sure glad they're all okay. It could've been pretty bad for them---and it was very terrifying, I'm sure for all concerned.

[oldno7]

Too bad ABC showed such a small example of the dam.

You guys really should go up there and take a picture of it. I want to see that 150 foot spray coming out.

yea--I think their dam shot on what--the weber river??

very weak comparison.

[KillEmAll]

Too bad ABC showed such a small example of the dam.

You guys really should go up there and take a picture of it. I want to see that 150 foot spray coming out.

yea--I think their dam shot on what--the weber river??

very weak comparison.

No kidding. But hey, they started out with the google earth shot to really put it into perspective. I think I saw the turbines... or maybe that was a house. And with gas prices so high it's hard to go all the way to Idaho to do a story right.

Seriously though Clint, it was hard watching it and choked me up a bit. I'm just glad you're still around to talk about it. Ya damn thrill seeker!

[Murr]

I am glad to be alive, I can't explain what it was like to get sucked through the dam, for the record I didn't mean to pull muff in.

[Murr]

They showed the real dam last night at the 10:00 PM news.

[Sombeech]

They showed the real dam last night at the 10:00 PM news.

Is there a link to this somewhere?

Good to have you with us, Murr.

[Shan]

OMG that is so scary. This is one of my worst fears in life (not dams but getting sucked into deep dark water). I am so glad they are all OK.

[greyhair biker]

WOW! I'm glad to see this went well....and I REALLY hope someone gets a CLUE and does something about this problem instead of waiting until the next DEATH. Glad to see you guys are okay!

[C_Mac]

Yeah, Murr definitely didn't pull me in, you can see how far I had to reach around the corner for Murr's hand on the broadcast from last night. That's how I fell in. I was standing on that underwater concrete pad about 8-10 feet away from Murr.

[Sombeech]

Here's a Terraserver picture of the dam above.

Great Feeder Dam

Attached below is what I'm believing to be a smaller version of the dam.

I still can't find a picture of the actual dam, but this one is maybe a mile or two downstream.

It is found on a pdf file at this link:
http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/dat...alls_part2.pdf

Note, there are no buoys on this one either.

What do you think, fellas? Was it something like this, only a little wider?

[C_Mac]

This is it! So it's not as wide as I remember, my mind was in a state of absolute shock at the time. The level seems a bit low here, but not by much, all that concrete near the water was ten inches under. Also, there was no water coming out of the middle gates, just the sides.

[Murr]

Your right Muff that is it.

[tapehoser]

Holy schnotskies. They are very fortunate.

[Joe Gardner]

Wow! What a story to tell the grand kids! :D

Glad you made it out alive, very lucky indeed.

[Iceaxe]

[epek]

That is 'dam' crazy, you are 'dam' lucky, what a 'dam' shame and a 'dam' blessing, 'dam'!!!

[kellymw22]

I happened to be searching around for info on this dam and happened to find your discussion. I was searching because only days after (July 3rd) I went through this same dam!! I am from the Idaho area and was floating down on inner-tubes with a couple friends. We couldn't make the 90 degree turn and ended up going right into it. I got sucked under, pinned for only a few seconds, but it felt like forever, then violently shoved through to the other side and tossed around in the white water. I agree that there should be warning signs AT LEAST!! I managed to escape with some major cuts and bruises. I was so lucky that day! I know a little bit about the dam since I'm from the area and they say at least one person dies every year on that same dam! Anyway I know yall wanted pics of the dam and I actually went back up there a few days after and took some video footage with my digital camera. I thought I would share it with everyone. It's on You Tube the address is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMPXcKdNA_Q

Enjoy

[greyhair biker]

wow dude! glad youre okay - and welcome to the site!
...really, something needs to be done about this! This is deplorable to think that at the least, the water board or county or someone can't or won't get a handle on this. I smell a lawsuit a brewin!

[Sombeech]

I was searching because only days after (July 3rd) I went through this same dam!! I am from the Idaho area and was floating down on inner-tubes with a couple friends. We couldn't make the 90 degree turn and ended up going right into it. I got sucked under, pinned for only a few seconds, but it felt like forever, then violently shoved through to the other side and tossed around in the white water.

WOW! Another one? This is ridiculous. You even pinned for a bit? People want to think that my brother & friends are just a strange coincidence, that they are inexperienced, and just don't follow directions very well.

Welcome to the forum.

By the way, we can embed your youtube video here. Thanks for shooting it.

[accadacca]

Whoah thats cool. Thanks for the video!