This isn’t/wasn’t a mistake it’s something frequently done in areas where rivers meet oceans. You can watch lots videos of people surfing them after breaking them like this one. While I wouldn’t recommend because it just seems dangerous it happens naturally and you’re not altering a waterway or something even though it seems so with the giant cracks it cuts.
This definitely should not be done casually. This is how the Destin Pass in the Florida Panhandle was created. In the early 1900s the old pass had silted in and the bay was very high from heavy rains. Waterfront homes were threatened with flooding. The local yahoo founders rounded up a bulldozer and steam shovel and dug a narrow 4-ft wide, 100-yard ditch at the narrowest point between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Three hours after it opened the ditch was 100 yards wide. The massive influx of saltwater forever destroyed the Choctawhatchee Bay ecosystem. It used to be brackish with lily pads and freshwater fish: bass and bream, as well as other more commonly salt-water species, like speckled trout. Now the bay is not at all what it once was, particularly the Eastern end. Tragic, really.
For those that don’t know, folks do this every year. Not it’s not a crime, yes it gets way bigger than this after hard rain storms, no this isn’t hurting nature.
The fact that we barely have clean water as it is and yet you’re taking river water and exposing it to saltwater. I feel like there should be a massive fine on this. Why can’t people ever do something that’s smart no we’re just out to cause mischief.
This happens seasonally in our area (Aliso Beach in the city of Laguna Beach, California). It’s been happening since the 1970s. During the summer, the creek is sealed off… The water remains stagnant and there’s a somewhat of a stench -depending on the how long the water has been sitting, how many heat spells we have have, etc. etc.
Winter and spring rains come and the creek water easily overflows into the ocean as it’s supposed to. Depending on the flow rate will dictate who tries to surf ride it.
What’s not in this video is sometimes people will fail and get drained out into the ocean and if there’s a swell, Aliso Beach is a very popular skin boarding beach hosting some champions on the circuit. Anyways, they’ll get drained, pulled into the undertow, only to be spit out… going over the falls and getting slammed on the beach. One day, somebody might catch that on video….
But until then, to us locals, it’s no biggie. Trust me when I say that we would rather have this happen all the time then to have local teenagers light fireworks up atop the terraces after the 4th of July causing evacuations and for parts of the city to be shut down. The prices residents have to pay for fire insurance is a ton and some areas aren’t even insurable. So yeah .. Play in the water all you like, just don’t burn down our city
It’s in Laguna Beach and it’s not a river, it’s a slough that forms from rising tide and rain. It’s gotten particularly bad in the last ten years and doing this isn’t illegal.
This is Aliso Beach, California, where the Aliso Creek sometimes doesn’t have enough ‘oomph’ to overcome the beach sand to make it to the ocean. Trenching the sand to connect the creek to its mouth is common.
This can be illegal, but this specific instance is more just for safety. The river naturally connects to the ocean, so this would happen anyway after heavy rainfall.
The local council should be regularly clearing this out so it doesn’t happen one day in the middle of the night and destroy the foundations of those beach homes.
Can’t tell if they just dug 4 inches down in the spot where the water would’ve breached and gone to the ocean anyway. If it was just a tiny trench, I see how it would still be a big deal, but not as bad as completely diverting it a different direction.
Surfers have done this numerous times, it doesn’t hurt anyone or anything. It can happen after a storm changes the sand on the beach to block a stream that normally goes out to sea, heavy rain, or both. It just speeds up a process that would happen anyway as the system gets back to equilibrium and *gasps* people might even get some fun out of it
A bigger and more important question would be asking why the city maintains this. These sorts of things – creeks, tide pools, whatever you want to call them – are common at Atlantic beaches all up and down the coast. They simply collect rainwater and storm runoff and run into natural channels that ultimately drain into the ocean (where they are tidal). In warmer areas (South Carolina on down, at a minimum) they maintain a pretty steady temperature range almost year-round that makes them a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and bacteria. Many places have signage telling people to avoid them because of health hazards (Myrtle Beach certainly does this). It’s a necessary part of the beach ecosystem, but allowing them to drain is critical and I’ve never heard of a city preventing the natural drainage of a stormwater swash. That creates something very analogous to a cesspool.
Stoner surfers are actually doing a service by draining this thing, and even better that they get some enjoyment out of it.
This is a common way of life for many folks living in these areas and in some places is not considered unlawful. Often in places where it is unlawful, they still do it without much issue. It is dangerous to the people doing so but it is at their own peril, and the water going to the sea is incredibly gross being mostly stagnant in comparison to the ocean and akin to sewage filthy, but it’s just part of their every day life I suppose.
This is Aliso Creek in Laguna Beach. The “river” is a runoff drainage creek, not a real river, although it does get big at times. It connects to the beach on its own, it was built to dump into the ocean, not smart, but that’s what it is.
(Not so) Fun Fact: when I was a kid we hiked up the creek a bit and found a dead dolphin. It had swam up when the creek connected, then got stuck.
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I feel like I just witnessed a federal crime.
I don’t know much about anything but I feel like altering water ways is something that shouldn’t be done casually
This isn’t/wasn’t a mistake it’s something frequently done in areas where rivers meet oceans. You can watch lots videos of people surfing them after breaking them like this one. While I wouldn’t recommend because it just seems dangerous it happens naturally and you’re not altering a waterway or something even though it seems so with the giant cracks it cuts.
This definitely should not be done casually. This is how the Destin Pass in the Florida Panhandle was created. In the early 1900s the old pass had silted in and the bay was very high from heavy rains. Waterfront homes were threatened with flooding. The local yahoo founders rounded up a bulldozer and steam shovel and dug a narrow 4-ft wide, 100-yard ditch at the narrowest point between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Three hours after it opened the ditch was 100 yards wide. The massive influx of saltwater forever destroyed the Choctawhatchee Bay ecosystem. It used to be brackish with lily pads and freshwater fish: bass and bream, as well as other more commonly salt-water species, like speckled trout. Now the bay is not at all what it once was, particularly the Eastern end. Tragic, really.
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They got in trouble for doing this.
Don’t do this.
Seeing less and less coastline and fewer shots of the town as time goes on. If memory serves correctly…this never ends well for the locals.
For those that don’t know, folks do this every year. Not it’s not a crime, yes it gets way bigger than this after hard rain storms, no this isn’t hurting nature.
Where was this?
If homeboy had not connected those bodies of water, it would have occurred naturally right?
Lots of folks saying this is no big deal. Maybe it isn’t some places, but it’s definitely a big deal in others.
(https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/man-convicted-diverting-river-in-national-park)
Waste of fresh water and that river eroding that beach will ruin those houses nearby
And that is why you should never redirect water without the proper education/expert advice and supervision!
Where do yall think rivers end up lmfao
Super shitty thing to do
Bunch of fuckin karens in this thread
The fact that we barely have clean water as it is and yet you’re taking river water and exposing it to saltwater. I feel like there should be a massive fine on this. Why can’t people ever do something that’s smart no we’re just out to cause mischief.
US Army Corps of Engineers has entered the chat.
This happens seasonally in our area (Aliso Beach in the city of Laguna Beach, California). It’s been happening since the 1970s. During the summer, the creek is sealed off… The water remains stagnant and there’s a somewhat of a stench -depending on the how long the water has been sitting, how many heat spells we have have, etc. etc.
Winter and spring rains come and the creek water easily overflows into the ocean as it’s supposed to. Depending on the flow rate will dictate who tries to surf ride it.
What’s not in this video is sometimes people will fail and get drained out into the ocean and if there’s a swell, Aliso Beach is a very popular skin boarding beach hosting some champions on the circuit. Anyways, they’ll get drained, pulled into the undertow, only to be spit out… going over the falls and getting slammed on the beach. One day, somebody might catch that on video….
But until then, to us locals, it’s no biggie. Trust me when I say that we would rather have this happen all the time then to have local teenagers light fireworks up atop the terraces after the 4th of July causing evacuations and for parts of the city to be shut down. The prices residents have to pay for fire insurance is a ton and some areas aren’t even insurable. So yeah .. Play in the water all you like, just don’t burn down our city
It’s in Laguna Beach and it’s not a river, it’s a slough that forms from rising tide and rain. It’s gotten particularly bad in the last ten years and doing this isn’t illegal.
Something similar happened in 2022 at Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI. The person was fined in 2024.
[diverting waterways](https://apnews.com/article/river-diversion-national-lakeshore-michigan-f8da07b99019f9f67a4f9ccf977eb1a3#)
This is Aliso Beach, California, where the Aliso Creek sometimes doesn’t have enough ‘oomph’ to overcome the beach sand to make it to the ocean. Trenching the sand to connect the creek to its mouth is common.
https://preview.redd.it/161xp3ruqccf1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ceab355ba847a2e16fc8c877b091e7a198231cea
This can be illegal, but this specific instance is more just for safety. The river naturally connects to the ocean, so this would happen anyway after heavy rainfall.
The local council should be regularly clearing this out so it doesn’t happen one day in the middle of the night and destroy the foundations of those beach homes.
This is not amazing. These guys are selfish assholes.
Call captain planet
this is the opposite of of amazing
what the fk a crime doing in “amazing” sub? wtf? who upvotes this trash?
Congratulations, you ruined a river’s ecosystem and likely broke several laws.
Supremely stupid
That’s illegal.
Can’t tell if they just dug 4 inches down in the spot where the water would’ve breached and gone to the ocean anyway. If it was just a tiny trench, I see how it would still be a big deal, but not as bad as completely diverting it a different direction.
That’s actually really badass, they basically just made their own constant wave simulator.
Bro changed the map
Surfers have done this numerous times, it doesn’t hurt anyone or anything. It can happen after a storm changes the sand on the beach to block a stream that normally goes out to sea, heavy rain, or both. It just speeds up a process that would happen anyway as the system gets back to equilibrium and *gasps* people might even get some fun out of it
This feels very illegal.
The people talking like this is a crime against nature need to read a book 😅
“hey look! we’ve made a rip-tide! Why don’t I JUMP IN IT”
Hey yo get out of that water boy,the river is too big
hey that’s where i live
I saw some guys doing this once. Missoula Montana of all places.
What will happen to the original route? Wouldn’t this bring a lot more problems? Hope they know what they are doing
Connecting surfers to bellends
A bigger and more important question would be asking why the city maintains this. These sorts of things – creeks, tide pools, whatever you want to call them – are common at Atlantic beaches all up and down the coast. They simply collect rainwater and storm runoff and run into natural channels that ultimately drain into the ocean (where they are tidal). In warmer areas (South Carolina on down, at a minimum) they maintain a pretty steady temperature range almost year-round that makes them a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and bacteria. Many places have signage telling people to avoid them because of health hazards (Myrtle Beach certainly does this). It’s a necessary part of the beach ecosystem, but allowing them to drain is critical and I’ve never heard of a city preventing the natural drainage of a stormwater swash. That creates something very analogous to a cesspool.
Stoner surfers are actually doing a service by draining this thing, and even better that they get some enjoyment out of it.
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This is a common way of life for many folks living in these areas and in some places is not considered unlawful. Often in places where it is unlawful, they still do it without much issue. It is dangerous to the people doing so but it is at their own peril, and the water going to the sea is incredibly gross being mostly stagnant in comparison to the ocean and akin to sewage filthy, but it’s just part of their every day life I suppose.
Lol i think the news got involved to
Dude is the opposite of a Beaver
That’s one way to empty out a river
They had permission to do this by the way. They do this all the time.
This is Aliso Creek in Laguna Beach. The “river” is a runoff drainage creek, not a real river, although it does get big at times. It connects to the beach on its own, it was built to dump into the ocean, not smart, but that’s what it is.
(Not so) Fun Fact: when I was a kid we hiked up the creek a bit and found a dead dolphin. It had swam up when the creek connected, then got stuck.