r/BeAmazed • u/youngster_96 • Feb 18 '25

Place Flooded Detroit Neighborhood Turn into Ice

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u/bryman19 Feb 18 '25

How'd this happen?

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Feb 18 '25

Water main break.

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u/Howard_Scott_Warshaw Feb 19 '25

Not just a water main, a 54" water main!

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u/tmhoc Feb 19 '25

water main break and no plan for drainage and no plan to evacuate residence and just an all around fucking failure to be a city government

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u/tmullato Feb 19 '25

Well, maybe.

I'm curious from a utility worker perspective. I have to assume there are storm drains in this area given the apparent elevation issue. The neighborhood looks to be sitting in a bowl. A 54" water main can flow an unbelievable amount of water. Depending on the type of break it could have just been a pisser or an explosive self-excavation. In the latter case storm drains wouldn't be able to keep up. That is especially true in the winter when those drains get covered with snow and ice.