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Engineering Catastrophes

There's justnothing like it. Built in 1928, the nearly seven mile longlake covers an...

[scoffs] There's just
nothing like it. [narrator] Built in 1928, the nearly seven mile long
lake covers an area about half the size
of Central Park. With water levels controlled
by the Lake Dunlap dam. [Larry Johnson]
This is a river, so water is constantly
coming down. A dam holding it back
is actually a dramatic
piece of engineering

Full Transcript

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[scoffs] There's just nothing like it.
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[narrator] Built in 1928,
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the nearly seven mile long lake covers an area
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about half the size of Central Park.
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With water levels controlled by the Lake Dunlap dam.
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[Larry Johnson] This is a river,
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so water is constantly coming down.
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A dam holding it back is actually a dramatic piece of engineering.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:10
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E05 [narrator] But the long awaited bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] But the long awaited bridge
S06 • E04 [narrator] From the 1960s, Redbank's malt was stored - Engineering Catastrophes 00:45
[narrator] From the 1960s, Redbank's malt was stored
S06 • E07 ARCHIBALD: If you didn't take into account that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
ARCHIBALD: If you didn't take into account that
S06 • E01 [narrator] Jim Olson is a Florida based geophysicist. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Jim Olson is a Florida based geophysicist.
S06 • E09 But this build was about to go badly wrong. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
But this build was about to go badly wrong.
S06 • E10 But here, they went for a gravity wall. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
But here, they went for a gravity wall.
S06 • E01 It is over 1000 feet thick and supplies millions - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
It is over 1000 feet thick and supplies millions
S06 • E09 Workers were nearing completion - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Workers were nearing completion
S06 • E05 [narrator] Monday, November 7th, 2005. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Monday, November 7th, 2005.
S06 • E09 There was a lot of construction crews here, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
There was a lot of construction crews here,
S06 • E10 [narrator] Crucially, the wall needs a wide base - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Crucially, the wall needs a wide base
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The new bridge would be built - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: The new bridge would be built
S06 • E07 Once the first half was complete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Once the first half was complete,
S06 • E03 [narrator] The most importan bridge in Austria was down. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] The most importan bridge in Austria was down.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Laurel Budhoo's husband - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: Laurel Budhoo's husband
S06 • E09 He love what he does, he love his work, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
He love what he does, he love his work,
S06 • E08 And this dam was built essentially by hand - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And this dam was built essentially by hand
S06 • E07 Next, the old bridge would be - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Next, the old bridge would be
S06 • E02 Car after car, driving off of a bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Car after car, driving off of a bridge
S06 • E10 [narrator] By 2008, the hills of Rivermist - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] By 2008, the hills of Rivermist