re: Hypothetical question on ‘blowing’ a swim hole in a creek

I would think any hole that wasn't "naturally" made would soon silt in after a few rains. I put naturally in parentheses because I know sometimes putting a berm up or strategically placing riprap will change up the flow and make it dig a swimming hole. But if someone only wanted a hole for a few summer months then maybe explosives would work.

It would probably take a good bit of explosives. I've used tannerite to see how big of a hole I could make and am always surprised at how much power it takes to even make a hole to fit something like a barrel in.


fwiw, this country started downhill when they stopped letting people buy sticks of dynamite at the feed store. change my mind.