Carpentersville Dam Removed from the 1830's

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  • Опубліковано 12 січ 2025

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  • @lilsuzq32
    @lilsuzq32 2 місяці тому +2

    I grew up in West Dundee (still live in Crystal Lake), and this is such a great improvement in natural resource management!

  • @inigoromon1937
    @inigoromon1937 Місяць тому +2

    Great work!! A good winter snow and rains Will clean any sludge that was left behind.
    I hope not to die before I see those straits full of fish as they were two centuries ago!!

  • @ed241
    @ed241 2 місяці тому +3

    Good work!

  • @johnjacoby7086
    @johnjacoby7086 2 місяці тому +12

    that dam served zero purpose and wasn't navigatable by boat. We are also in a drought right now and water levels are low even above the dams in mchenry and algonquin. Spring water levels and revegetation will help clear out that sediment as well

  • @sgtrock9491
    @sgtrock9491 2 місяці тому +2

    Ty for showing gonna be a longtime to get back to normal

    • @joepetykowskiphotography
      @joepetykowskiphotography  2 місяці тому +2

      Thanks for the comment. I am neutral about the whole situation. I can see both sides. I am hoping to take more videos along the way.
      We have had no substantial rain in this area for awhile. Lets see what happens when we get a good rain.

  • @key-TR
    @key-TR 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for the great views. The removal site is well concealed from both the West and East. We are way down on any rain in the areas that contribute to runoff for the Fox. A great time to work within the river, however, which will conclude very soon.

  • @michaelbyrne8860
    @michaelbyrne8860 11 днів тому

    Very Cool! 1830's there were still Indians hunting Bison on the Great Plains! And living in the Midwest and in Illinois! The Corps of Discovery was in 1804! To figure out what France had sold the USA in 1803? 828,000 sq miles of land Jefferson's Follie?

    • @joepetykowskiphotography
      @joepetykowskiphotography  9 днів тому

      Hi Micheal I'm originally from Palatine a town 30 mins NE of Carpenterville. In some of our records the last time Palatine saw a group of Indians was in 1920. They celebrated Indian Days at Deer Grove. From what I read it was well received.

  • @frosthoe
    @frosthoe 2 місяці тому +2

    Ha Ha Ha!!! I used to drive this way from Cvill to spring hill mall sears for work as a teen. We loved driving between the big brick building and revving the engine. It would echo and howl thru the area kinda erie like and super cool sounding. Also burned out a clutch at the top of the hill waiting on the incline in traffic with a stick shift. Oh Ohh Ohh, hey I made out with my wife in the big first building AND she used to do micro assembly there in the late 80's. Amazing, You found my old stomping grounds. I actually got clocked going thru here at 135Mph in 1987 and made the paper! Yee ha . I was a dork...

    • @joepetykowskiphotography
      @joepetykowskiphotography  2 місяці тому +3

      That’s great. Sounds like you had a lot of history in that area.

    • @frosthoe
      @frosthoe 2 місяці тому +2

      @@joepetykowskiphotography TY fir posting this, as you said decades of memories come flooding back wheni see that piece of earth. Its literally 1 mile from my home in cville by the high school. ui walked, jogged, drove that bridge and along the river thousands of times. Thanks again for the memory nudge! Time flies!

    • @peteshallcross787
      @peteshallcross787 10 днів тому

      @@frosthoe Time flies and so does your car, leadfoot! How did you get your dl back?

  • @onesjourney6323
    @onesjourney6323 2 місяці тому

    Wow nice did u use drone. Was thinking of getting one any info

  • @herbertsroyce3942
    @herbertsroyce3942 2 місяці тому +3

    Really those old dams only help with one thing . slowing down the spread of invasive species. But if the water moves faster and has the normal increase and decrease of flow during the seasons they are not so noticeable. Try taking a 30lb Asian carp in the face on a containment lake when boating.

    • @joepetykowskiphotography
      @joepetykowskiphotography  2 місяці тому

      Interesting thought.

    • @Phil00484
      @Phil00484 Місяць тому +1

      The Dayton Dam, which is the last dam before the Illinois River, is a hydroelectric power generator. Also, it has at least a 12’ high rise so there’s no way an Asian Carp can jump that so it’s staying.

  • @iowaqfanboomq4613
    @iowaqfanboomq4613 2 місяці тому +1

    we have the steel dam in milan ill and it has killed several people. not much can survive that. its the saddest when the people dont understand and go right into it. good riddens

  • @leeswanson9732
    @leeswanson9732 2 місяці тому +2

    Yikes. Looks more like a creek now.

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis Місяць тому

    Weak + horrible intrusive music!

    • @400FootTrek
      @400FootTrek Місяць тому

      Before you spent the time to show your jealousy by commenting, you could have just changed the channel

  • @garyslomczynski6579
    @garyslomczynski6579 5 днів тому

    Better not remove the last dam on the fox no fish ladder no invasive carp up river !!