Suggestion... Plant a bunch of Willow trees...! They have very deep running roots and will thrive in any area where there is water. Hope this helps. Have a great day and be blessed. Btw... Some times if you contact your local conservation officer, they will give you trees and such to plant for erosion help for free. They will also make suggestions on other options to help.
Before the civil war, Robert E Lee was the engineer who was charged with stopping the bank erosion in Saint Louis on the Mississippi. Read about how he did it. Pretty incredible engineering.
Rocks, logs and stumps make great natural rip rap. Check with local authorities to see whats allowed. Maybe approach your farmer neighbor about going together on a cheap old backhoe or something. Nice to see you back, Dave.
Plant several Christmas type trees. They are pretty year round, have thick root balls, grow quickly, and LOVE the water. That is what I did and it worked wonders. No more problems at all, even with heavy flooding.
I live along a similar river. There are numerous places where the river is removing a lot of bank. Although a natural process, the tremendous loss of topsoil is a national concern. The soil adds “turbidity” ( muddies the water), and fills in the deep holes essential for fish. This is primarily due to cattle impacting the trees and brush. I seriously would consult The Nature Conservancy, and/or your State Natural Resources Agency. There are program grants available to land owners. Forests along the river helps to slow the floodwaters and collects debris.
You read my mind about the snakes. How about corrugated steel or aluminum retired telephone poles? Maybe you could find repurposed goods and make yourself a retaining wall? Maybe you and the farmer could go half on it he might know people in the heavy equipment business. Just thinking out loud here. You know you might be able to partition off a pond tub or pool, whatever you want to call it, to make a snake free swimming spot for the grandchildren. I dont know about the prices or anything but where I use to live in NJ they had 2 retention ponds that us kids called lakes. Two years before I moved they refurbished the banks to guard against erosion. It looked good. Now I'm not saying go out a get a piledriver and pound logs down into your river but maybe on a smaller scale there might be a way. If not invent one and start a new industry. Just remember I gave you the idea I want in lol. Great video!
Looking Good! Can’t believe it’s already been three years since you bought it! Great to hear your voice and get that knowledge! Thanks Take Care of those Grandbabies they are the best! We have five Grandboys!
i live on the river. the fishing is a good perk and the unlimited water makes me feel safe. but it floods a few times a year and it is a pain in the ass.
Here in western NC I let the good Lord manage our creek... It's extremely rocky so I don't have near the problem of erosion that you have... Love my creek, especially after a good summer rain, you just can't beat the sound of water flowing around those rocks :-)
As a young boy Scout, I remember canoeing rivers that had banks of high water mark 10 to 15 above where it was when we canoed it. The Wisconsin River has or doesn't have sand banks you can camp on depending upon recent rainfall. Where the the Wisconsin River and Mississippi River come together, at low water, you can drive down into the park and look at a historical high water mark 28 feet above your head. Makes you think.
Yeah bought a home on a river an man what a eye opener!... way too close to the river it floods right into our basement... it's been quite the experience we have somewhat adapted to the uncertainty... floods bad once or twice a year so far... thanks for the video!
Could try making some beaver analog dams to catch the water and sediments from upstream to build the river slop higher and also could put some partial obstructions to divert water flows away from banks that are eroding quickly and get the river to start curving more which will help to reduce slope and thus reduce the erosive power of the stream over the long term. Vegetation helps a ton as well by stabilizing stream banks so planting native riparian species will help stabilize those banks a ton
Another thing to consider when buying property with a creek or waterway is knowing navigable waterway law. The laws about this are a mess and vary from state to state or even by county. In all cases no one owns the water but you may or may not own the river or creek beds due to the laws of your state. If a boater or kayak can reach your waterway without stepping on your land they are well within their right to do so. If that bothers you maybe you shouldn't buy that property.
Good to hear from you! Thanks for the tour of the land..it's a never ending task to maintain it but always a good feeling to do it. Hope your wife is back 100% an d certain she and you are enjoying the grandchildren!
SP1, love the videos, been watching a very long time and am very glad to see a video, hope the progression of your land continues along with your preps.
In Central Texas I would never buy land with any water on it. Flash Flooding is a monthly occurance. A 3 inch stream can turn in to a 12 food deep creek and 100 yards across in 1 hour.
Our local conservation district can help with ideas to manage a river and keep the river healthy at the same time. DO NOT remove vegetation , shrubs or trees. They help the river keep it's ecological function.
Great to hear from you again. Hope your wife is still doing well after her surgery. And you and the rest of the family too. Thanks for sharing with us. Don't be such a stranger! We all enjoy your videos. :)
Good to hear from you. It's been awhile. I'm always looking for new videos from you. A lot of us miss the hell out of you. Hope all is good. Hope the Mrs. is good. Hope to hear from you soon.
Good information. Also if you are buying land near waterways and plan to get some of your investment back cutting timber there are laws about cutting around water drainage areas. Just a little lesson I learned several years ago.
So glad to hear from ya SP1! Congrats on the second grandbaby! Was just wondering about the school and how progress is going on the homestead, won't lie, been praying all has been well. After the loss of MainePrepper, was nervous we lost you too. (From the CZcams communities)
Lake Michigan frontage is a constant clean up like full-size trees coming up on your banks. Isn’t too surprising how many ships went down back in the day, because of that! Water levels being record high add to the deforestation!
My property has what is called a Spring branch I have five springs on my property one in front of a small cave . with two waterfalls one that’s about six drop the other one it’s about 4 foot drop in the mountains of North Carolina I don’t have to worry about my water getting dirty or polluted because the spring starts at one end of my property crosses my property18 acres in the middle of 300 acres used for hay,mine is natural but 1acer where my cabin is and then goes into a river ) so I don’t have to worry about cleaning my water but I do walk my stream and take the rocks out and sure up the backs of the stream, below one waterfalls a beaver damed it all water above the fall it is clean and drinkable ... below beaver dam trout swim into a little pond dinner rainbows,speckled, dear , turkey , rabbets in abundance . , blueberry, BlackBerries, apples, peaches, grapes, black walnuts,hickory nuts, and a lot of acorns for the animals to eat I love the property but it is 20 miles to town ! I think it’s good for SHTF scenario Also a house in Florida east coast side I’m 64 still worry about what if’s..... Family nesting place getting there from fla will be a chore roads work or not ? My Jeep will help you get out 550 mlle trip , good luck to all I hope we never need it but it’s better safe than sorry ! Didn’t mean to write a book got carried away here explaining my SHTF scenario
Hey There just read your comment you are greatly blessed to have such a setup...it gave me great peace just to read about your setup And property in NC...for some reason, I’ve always had a desire to have a property where a spring started on my property in the hills or mountains of East TN or western NC...hope you make the move from Florida to NC permanently, take care
Good advice video, SouthernPrepper1. Good thing you like to work. Your property will be an attractive part of the school, you have planned. +It seems like you have good neighbors. &The suspension bridge over the creek sounds like a new development (and maybe will be fun to traverse).
Post Maloney, watch this video among many. by SouthernPrepper1. ""~First look at new classroom and training area.~ Published on Jan 10, 2018.""" ... SP1 has been setting up a school for classes, to teach people how to survive a catastrophe, for a long time now. He must already have it going for his group of people. SP1 has a bunch of videos, well ~>worth watching. [Watching CZcams isn't a ~complete education. ~However, it's better than being shot at, and receiving a Purple Heart.] SP1 has excellent educational videos for ~free. +Thankfully, Trump is reorganizing the Veterans Administration & the ~>promised healthcare to actually provide healthcare for the Veterans and their families. People need firearms training, and other types of skills for/during societal breakdowns. Plus, any firearms training is useful right now. [FYI: I had the NRA ~ Hunter Safety Course, years ago.] .... The property by the creek, was going to be part of his school, and as a place for his son to have a home. But, it sounds like the property in the near future will just have a 3ft wide suspension bridge for access.
Cleaning the trees out of the stream actually serves to make the water faster and increases bank erosion. Creeks are naturally meant to have dead logs and trees in them.
Check with Army Corps of Engineers and Wildlife & Recreation of your State before doing anything with a creek or waterway. You may also want to talk with your state Ag people also.......Good starting point. I was told here let logs and stumps stay put, TVA has a right of way here on any waterway also. BTW.......I was thinking of your channel yesterday!
Another thing to watch out for is easements. You might buy land with an easement and neighbors might be fine. But later they can turn or another neighbor moves in and makes life hell for you until you can legally get him to back off, which will cost you a lot of time and money. lots of youtube videos where people have these problems.
If you go up in the mountains of north Carolina where I used to live and fish you'll see these creeks and they're not very big but really rocky. I've seen boulders as big as a car wash down them after a flood and I've also seen the water over the banks and wash out trout ponds that people have for tourists to pay and fish for trout. And they just wash the ponds out. It's crazy because alot of the creeks you can usually walk across them. Now when I was going fishing up there I would drive the roads as far up as I could and then hike up the government roads and then walk down the side of the mountain to get to the big native trout because downstream has alot of pond fish that got washed out of the ponds and the difference is in the color and the flavor when you cook them. But to see a creeks go from 20 feet wide and 3 feet deep to 60 feet wide and easily 10 to 15 feet deep and over the banks and a couple weeks later go to your usual fishing whole and you see a Boulder as big as a car that wasn't even close to the place you usually fish and you don't see any place close by that it could have came from tells you that water is nothing to mess with in the mountains. Them flood waters are violent and whatever is in the way it's going to get washed out or washed away. Thinking about those mountains though sure makes me want to move back. Be careful in your area buddy.
Good tohear your doing okay. I hope the wife is healing process is going good too. Nice info in this video. Thanks for sharing...take care and stay safe
After years of paying to have large rif-raf hauled in to dump at the creek bed bank edge the dozer man convinced me that allowing him cut the banks on both sides down was the way to go. It is easy to maintain now with a tractor.
You've been missed! I have a creek on my property that wears out my right of way as well. I fell two trees that were leaning towards the road and dragged them to the bottom and shored up the erosion. You've given me a good idea to use some rocks to shore up the road.
If you really want to solve the issues that you talk about there are U-Tube videos on each topic where you can see how people around the world have successfully dealt with them. I live on such a river and have found that with perseverance I could tame many of the issues that come up or if I couldn’t then at least minimize the damage. It’s certainly not hopeless. Good luck.
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. We are going through a grand solar minimum and pole reversal, so be ready for more rain and major weather changes. Especially more rain
Thanks dave, I have Chinese Privet on my property and have noticed it was becoming very invasive. I will add that to my list of things to do l. thank you for the info.
Great to hear you back David. I often think of you and your wife and hope that you are both well. This was a great topic for a video. It's something I hadn't given much thought to in terms of things to keep an eye out for when I'm looking at land. Thanks for sharing your insight. - All the best. ~ Theresa
I allowed some fallen trees to build up in my creek until it created a log jam. When the creek flooded, and the log jam broke free, it was like a bulldozer went down both sides of the bank. Cleared everything off. Beware.
Thank you for sharing valuable information. The land/plantation that I own/passed it down from my grandparents in my homeland has a creek in it and I have been looking a property with a small creek and not yet found. But I have to think twice now. My grandparents donated 1/2 acre for the road, and fortunately, there was no erosion from monsoon rain.
Grasses with excellent roots and small or short bushes are best. When a tree falls over it will take a bunch of earth with it. Trees on the bank almost always fall into the creek and not the other way if they go over roots and all. My neighbors have told me to get an excavator in the Creek to move the creek rock to the bank and leave a channel in the center where the water should be. I guess I should get at it. Take care and GOD BLESS
Definitely use native rock. Tires sound like a disaster. I know someone whose property backs to a river and they had to involve the Army Corp of Engineers to stabilize the bank. Very expensive endeavor.
Plant native Walter weed along the bank and back it up with wooden stakes into the ground and lay sticks and long behind it pack them tight add some soil on top and plant on top it will hold.
nice property. another thing you may want to think about doing is leaving some "dead standing timber". when a tree dies sometimes it stays standing. these trees are invaluable to wood peckers. the bugs love to live in the dead standing trees and the woodpeckers will love ya for leaving a few. helps create habitat.
Look up "Waddle Fence." Woven wooden fencing used to retain river banks, lasts upwards of 15 years if done right. The problem was solved about 1800 years ago. More modern, use hardware cloth and safety wire to bail up those rocks and retain their position.
You'll get fined for that on the West Coast.... Not everywhere can you just pump from navigable waterway. Check your water rights before pumping from any body of body.
Put a couple goats down there with removable net fencing and they will clean that place up. When it rains move the net fencing and the goats to higher ground!!
Huge pet peeve for me. I buy land several hundred feet above any local river or creek for fear of flooding. IMHO, take the more extreme 100 year flood plain, and add 100 feet. Your well will be deeper, but you won't flood in an extreme situation. The big thing that foils a bunker, is being flooded.
Suggestion...
Plant a bunch of Willow trees...!
They have very deep running roots and will
thrive in any area where there is water.
Hope this helps.
Have a great day and be blessed.
Btw...
Some times if you contact your local conservation
officer, they will give you trees and such to plant for
erosion help for free.
They will also make suggestions on other options to
help.
Don't plant them near your septic field.
Before the civil war, Robert E Lee was the engineer who was charged with stopping the bank erosion in Saint Louis on the Mississippi. Read about how he did it. Pretty incredible engineering.
I was recently talking to a farmer who has the same problem. A lot of work goes into holding back nature. Good vid
waddle fence
Good to hear from ya Dave, beautiful property. I Pray your wife is progressing and doing MUCH better !!!
I was thinking if you went 4 to 1 and used your rocks up stream in a line you will create a sandbar and let the river work for you
Rocks, logs and stumps make great natural rip rap. Check with local authorities to see whats allowed. Maybe approach your farmer neighbor about going together on a cheap old backhoe or something. Nice to see you back, Dave.
A video from SP1 after so long ???!!! God is good !!!
Dave in 76 i worked for the YCC and we made 2x4 n 4x4 ft. boxes out of cattle panels then filled them in place with rocks to stop bank wash out
Finally! A good word from our old favorite! Glad you and family are doing well.
Plant several Christmas type trees. They are pretty year round, have thick root balls, grow quickly, and LOVE the water. That is what I did and it worked wonders. No more problems at all, even with heavy flooding.
AWESOME to hear from you Dave! Hope your wife & family are doing well! Glad your grand babies have such an awesome place to build lifelong memories!
I live along a similar river. There are numerous places where the river is removing a lot of bank. Although a natural process, the tremendous loss of topsoil is a national concern. The soil adds “turbidity” ( muddies the water), and fills in the deep holes essential for fish. This is primarily due to cattle impacting the trees and brush. I seriously would consult The Nature Conservancy, and/or your State Natural Resources Agency. There are program grants available to land owners. Forests along the river helps to slow the floodwaters and collects debris.
Dave I have missed your guidance. I hope your wife continues to get beter. God's choice blessing on you and yours respectfully John
Southern Prepper been praying for your family,it's good to hear from you,Guns Up,God Bless,!!!%
You read my mind about the snakes. How about corrugated steel or aluminum retired telephone poles? Maybe you could find repurposed goods and make yourself a retaining wall? Maybe you and the farmer could go half on it he might know people in the heavy equipment business. Just thinking out loud here.
You know you might be able to
partition off a pond tub or pool, whatever you want to call it, to make a snake free swimming spot for the grandchildren. I dont know about the prices or anything but where I use to live in NJ they had 2 retention ponds that us kids called lakes. Two years before I moved they refurbished the banks to guard against erosion. It looked good. Now I'm not saying go out a get a piledriver and pound logs down into your river but maybe on a smaller scale there might be a way. If not invent one and start a new industry. Just remember I gave you the idea I want in lol. Great video!
Great Video! You inspired us to start a channel of our own.Thanks for all you do SP1!
Looking Good! Can’t believe it’s already been three years since you bought it! Great to hear your voice and get that knowledge! Thanks Take Care of those Grandbabies they are the best! We have five Grandboys!
i live on the river. the fishing is a good perk and the unlimited water makes me feel safe. but it floods a few times a year and it is a pain in the ass.
Always good to see a video from you. I'd be glad to get water on my property, it's bone dry here. Keep posting!
Vitiver is really good to grow along the banks to stabilize it as well. The roots grow deep and strong.
Here in western NC I let the good Lord manage our creek... It's extremely rocky so I don't have near the problem of erosion that you have... Love my creek, especially after a good summer rain, you just can't beat the sound of water flowing around those rocks :-)
Miss your videos, glad you are getting quality time with your family. Thanks for all the great content and lessons.
As a young boy Scout, I remember canoeing rivers that had banks of high water mark 10 to 15 above where it was when we canoed it. The Wisconsin River has or doesn't have sand banks you can camp on depending upon recent rainfall. Where the the Wisconsin River and Mississippi River come together, at low water, you can drive down into the park and look at a historical high water mark 28 feet above your head. Makes you think.
Yeah bought a home on a river an man what a eye opener!... way too close to the river it floods right into our basement... it's been quite the experience we have somewhat adapted to the uncertainty... floods bad once or twice a year so far... thanks for the video!
Good to see a new video and to hear all is well. Respectfully - Hank / CommsPrepper
Could try making some beaver analog dams to catch the water and sediments from upstream to build the river slop higher and also could put some partial obstructions to divert water flows away from banks that are eroding quickly and get the river to start curving more which will help to reduce slope and thus reduce the erosive power of the stream over the long term. Vegetation helps a ton as well by stabilizing stream banks so planting native riparian species will help stabilize those banks a ton
Glad to see you are back. Hope it isn't such a long stretch between videos anymore. Hope everything is going better with the family now.
They make wire baskets or you can make your own. Fill them with your rocks. That's how we keep our bridge from washing out for 40 years.
Another thing to consider when buying property with a creek or waterway is knowing navigable waterway law. The laws about this are a mess and vary from state to state or even by county. In all cases no one owns the water but you may or may not own the river or creek beds due to the laws of your state. If a boater or kayak can reach your waterway without stepping on your land they are well within their right to do so. If that bothers you maybe you shouldn't buy that property.
Good to hear from you! Thanks for the tour of the land..it's a never ending task to maintain it but always a good feeling to do it. Hope your wife is back 100% an d certain she and you are enjoying the grandchildren!
SP1, love the videos, been watching a very long time and am very glad to see a video, hope the progression of your land continues along with your preps.
In Central Texas I would never buy land with any water on it. Flash Flooding is a monthly occurance. A 3 inch stream can turn in to a 12 food deep creek and 100 yards across in 1 hour.
Our local conservation district can help with ideas to manage a river and keep the river healthy at the same time. DO NOT remove vegetation , shrubs or trees. They help the river keep it's ecological function.
Good to hear from you Dave ... glad the family are all well.
I was thinking about you and your wife today, lol...hoping all is well with you two. Obviously, it is. 👍
Take care.
Great to hear from you again. Hope your wife is still doing well after her surgery. And you and the rest of the family too. Thanks for sharing with us. Don't be such a stranger! We all enjoy your videos. :)
Great video , I did not know all the problems and work to do when you have a river on your property .
Glad to see more videos coming, you've been wealth of information to the preparedness community. I hope all is well for you and your family,David.
Good to hear from you. It's been awhile. I'm always looking for new videos from you. A lot of us miss the hell out of you. Hope all is good. Hope the Mrs. is good. Hope to hear from you soon.
Good information. Also if you are buying land near waterways and plan to get some of your investment back cutting timber there are laws about cutting around water drainage areas. Just a little lesson I learned several years ago.
Always good to see you (or at least a video you made).
Very good to hear from you again. Torpedo grass is great to stabilize embankments.
Good to hear from you, brother. Hope everything is going well, you and yours. Please, Please start making some video's, I always like your stuff.
Glad to hear from you again. I hope things are going well.
Snake paradise
So glad to hear from ya SP1! Congrats on the second grandbaby! Was just wondering about the school and how progress is going on the homestead, won't lie, been praying all has been well. After the loss of MainePrepper, was nervous we lost you too. (From the CZcams communities)
Loss of Maine Prepper from CZcams or did he pass?
If you have a river, micro-hydroelectric is a terrific option for producing AC power with good amperage.
I knew you would lose bank in the video you did some time ago when you said you were clearing that area...glad you learned.
Lake Michigan frontage is a constant clean up like full-size trees coming up on your banks. Isn’t too surprising how many ships went down back in the day, because of that! Water levels being record high add to the deforestation!
Paw paw trees like growing on wetter soil, or willow.both are short trees or big bushes.
My property has what is called a Spring branch I have five springs on my property one in front of a small cave . with two waterfalls one that’s about six drop the other one it’s about 4 foot drop in the mountains of North Carolina I don’t have to worry about my water getting dirty or polluted because the spring starts at one end of my property crosses my property18 acres in the middle of 300 acres used for hay,mine is natural but 1acer where my cabin is and then goes into a river ) so I don’t have to worry about cleaning my water but I do walk my stream and take the rocks out and sure up the backs of the stream, below one waterfalls a beaver damed it all water above the fall it is clean and drinkable ... below beaver dam trout swim into a little pond dinner rainbows,speckled, dear , turkey , rabbets in abundance . , blueberry, BlackBerries, apples, peaches, grapes, black walnuts,hickory nuts, and a lot of acorns for the animals to eat I love the property but it is 20 miles to town !
I think it’s good for SHTF scenario
Also a house in Florida east coast side
I’m 64 still worry about what if’s.....
Family nesting place getting there from fla will be a chore roads work or not ? My Jeep will help you get out 550 mlle trip , good luck to all I hope we never need it but it’s better safe than sorry !
Didn’t mean to write a book got carried away here explaining my SHTF scenario
Hey There just read your comment you are greatly blessed to have such a setup...it gave me great peace just to read about your setup
And property in NC...for some reason, I’ve always had a desire to have a property where a spring started on my property in the hills or mountains of East TN or western NC...hope you make the move from Florida to NC permanently, take care
Good advice video, SouthernPrepper1. Good thing you like to work. Your property will be an attractive part of the school, you have planned. +It seems like you have good neighbors. &The suspension bridge over the creek sounds like a new development (and maybe will be fun to traverse).
John Smith what kind of school are talking about?
Post Maloney, watch this video among many. by SouthernPrepper1. ""~First look at new classroom and training area.~ Published on Jan 10, 2018."""
... SP1 has been setting up a school for classes, to teach people how to survive a catastrophe, for a long time now. He must already have it going for his group of people.
SP1 has a bunch of videos, well ~>worth watching. [Watching CZcams isn't a ~complete education. ~However, it's better than being shot at, and receiving a Purple Heart.]
SP1 has excellent educational videos for ~free. +Thankfully, Trump is reorganizing the Veterans Administration & the ~>promised healthcare to actually provide healthcare for the Veterans and their families.
People need firearms training, and other types of skills for/during societal breakdowns. Plus, any firearms training is useful right now. [FYI: I had the NRA ~ Hunter Safety Course, years ago.]
.... The property by the creek, was going to be part of his school, and as a place for his son to have a home. But, it sounds like the property in the near future will just have a 3ft wide suspension bridge for access.
Had a similar thing happen to my road to my property. Luckily the county maintains the roads. They helped fix it.
So the lesson is that you can't trust banks?
Hope you and your wife are well, much love from a Northern neighbour!
Cleaning the trees out of the stream actually serves to make the water faster and increases bank erosion. Creeks are naturally meant to have dead logs and trees in them.
Swimming hole. With snakes. Give me chills
Check with Army Corps of Engineers and Wildlife & Recreation of your State before doing anything with a creek or waterway. You may also want to talk with your state Ag people also.......Good starting point. I was told here let logs and stumps stay put, TVA has a right of way here on any waterway also.
BTW.......I was thinking of your channel yesterday!
There are ground covers and weeping willows and other plants that could help with the rocks too
Another thing to watch out for is easements. You might buy land with an easement and neighbors might be fine. But later they can turn or another neighbor moves in and makes life hell for you until you can legally get him to back off, which will cost you a lot of time and money. lots of youtube videos where people have these problems.
Glad you talk about the up side.
I just bought a few acres with a creek and borders a 9 acre pond.
If you go up in the mountains of north Carolina where I used to live and fish you'll see these creeks and they're not very big but really rocky. I've seen boulders as big as a car wash down them after a flood and I've also seen the water over the banks and wash out trout ponds that people have for tourists to pay and fish for trout. And they just wash the ponds out. It's crazy because alot of the creeks you can usually walk across them. Now when I was going fishing up there I would drive the roads as far up as I could and then hike up the government roads and then walk down the side of the mountain to get to the big native trout because downstream has alot of pond fish that got washed out of the ponds and the difference is in the color and the flavor when you cook them. But to see a creeks go from 20 feet wide and 3 feet deep to 60 feet wide and easily 10 to 15 feet deep and over the banks and a couple weeks later go to your usual fishing whole and you see a Boulder as big as a car that wasn't even close to the place you usually fish and you don't see any place close by that it could have came from tells you that water is nothing to mess with in the mountains. Them flood waters are violent and whatever is in the way it's going to get washed out or washed away. Thinking about those mountains though sure makes me want to move back. Be careful in your area buddy.
Glad you are videoing again...been missing ya :)
Any buildings will have to be on stilts if the water floods to 2-3 feet!
Good tohear your doing okay. I hope the wife is healing process is going good too. Nice info in this video. Thanks for sharing...take care and stay safe
Maybe plant hundreds of willows along the banks.
In my research willows have come up alot. They are on top of my list for putting some in.
Yes, in Holland we do plant willows for hundred of years, and it works!!!
After years of paying to have large rif-raf hauled in to dump at the creek bed bank edge the dozer man convinced me that allowing him cut the banks on both sides down was the way to go. It is easy to maintain now with a tractor.
You've been missed! I have a creek on my property that wears out my right of way as well. I fell two trees that were leaning towards the road and dragged them to the bottom and shored up the erosion. You've given me a good idea to use some rocks to shore up the road.
If you really want to solve the issues that you talk about there are U-Tube videos on each topic where you can see how people around the world have successfully dealt with them. I live on such a river and have found that with perseverance I could tame many of the issues that come up or if I couldn’t then at least minimize the damage. It’s certainly not hopeless. Good luck.
Welcome back and hope your family is doing fine. I missed your video's!
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. We are going through a grand solar minimum and pole reversal, so be ready for more rain and major weather changes. Especially more rain
Thanks dave, I have Chinese Privet on my property and have noticed it was becoming very invasive. I will add that to my list of things to do l. thank you for the info.
So good to hear from you. Hope all is well.
Use sand bags. They are cheap and the sand comes from the creek. Easy pesy.
My great grandfather used to put old cars in wash outs to prevent erosion
great to hear from you. hope the wife is doing well.
The Tennessee River IS my 'backyard'. Fortunately, I'm on a 150' limestone bluff.
Great information to know. Thanks for sharing something that is important to know about.
Great to hear you back David. I often think of you and your wife and hope that you are both well. This was a great topic for a video. It's something I hadn't given much thought to in terms of things to keep an eye out for when I'm looking at land. Thanks for sharing your insight. - All the best. ~ Theresa
Great to hear from you, I hope you are your family are doing well.
I allowed some fallen trees to build up in my creek until it created a log jam. When the creek flooded, and the log jam broke free, it was like a bulldozer went down both sides of the bank. Cleared everything off. Beware.
Thank you for sharing valuable information. The land/plantation that I own/passed it down from my grandparents in my homeland has a creek in it and I have been looking a property with a small creek and not yet found. But I have to think twice now. My grandparents donated 1/2 acre for the road, and fortunately, there was no erosion from monsoon rain.
Grasses with excellent roots and small or short bushes are best. When a tree falls over it will take a bunch of earth with it. Trees on the bank almost always fall into the creek and not the other way if they go over roots and all. My neighbors have told me to get an excavator in the Creek to move the creek rock to the bank and leave a channel in the center where the water should be. I guess I should get at it. Take care and GOD BLESS
Take a look at gabions then put rocks in it just at the shore line, works well. All the Best
Your a good neighbor. Don't see this much anymore. Good job!
Definitely use native rock. Tires sound like a disaster. I know someone whose property backs to a river and they had to involve the Army Corp of Engineers to stabilize the bank. Very expensive endeavor.
that big brush pile push back against the bank then cover it with that dirt at 33* angle like you said. then plant your rooted trees
That's a beautiful place, I wouldn't do too much to it other than keep the drive trails trimmed back.
Excellent Video As Always. 💯👍😎🇺🇸
Try using gabeions to stabilise the bank, rocks in wire cages slow the river slow the flow, and protect from erosion,
Dave, glad to see you putting out another video. I hope you and your family are doing well. We have definitely missed you.
Great to see you post again. Hope things are going well and the family is flourishing
Elephant eats good- It’s an acquired taste, it takes courage.
Plant native Walter weed along the bank and back it up with wooden stakes into the ground and lay sticks and long behind it pack them tight add some soil on top and plant on top it will hold.
nice property. another thing you may want to think about doing is leaving some "dead standing timber". when a tree dies sometimes it stays standing. these trees are invaluable to wood peckers. the bugs love to live in the dead standing trees and the woodpeckers will love ya for leaving a few.
helps create habitat.
Look up "Waddle Fence." Woven wooden fencing used to retain river banks, lasts upwards of 15 years if done right. The problem was solved about 1800 years ago.
More modern, use hardware cloth and safety wire to bail up those rocks and retain their position.
Glad to see you back David!
Dave is back! How’s the property going ? Did you clean the woods up at your house campsites?
Long time no see. Hope your son is safe and well. Thank you both for your service.
Throw a ram pump in there for garden irrigation. ;)
You'll get fined for that on the West Coast....
Not everywhere can you just pump from navigable waterway.
Check your water rights before pumping from any body of body.
@@GardenerEarthGuy Yeah,.. water rights are a big deal on the west coast, even on your own property. Someone upstream of you could own the rights.
Put a couple goats down there with removable net fencing and they will clean that place up. When it rains move the net fencing and the goats to higher ground!!
Huge pet peeve for me. I buy land several hundred feet above any local river or creek for fear of flooding. IMHO, take the more extreme 100 year flood plain, and add 100 feet. Your well will be deeper, but you won't flood in an extreme situation. The big thing that foils a bunker, is being flooded.
In my area you cannot alter the river at all or you will be required to restore all vegetation and may be fined heavily.