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One year ago, the Rapidan Dam partially collapsed near Mankato due to heavy rainfall and flooding from storms.
The dam is approximately 475 feet (145 meters) long, and 87 feet (27 meters) high.A 2019 Associated Press investigation into dams across the country found that the Rapidan Dam was in fair ...
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The Rapidan Dam is located on the Blue Earth River in Rapidan Township — about 14 miles south of Mankato. The dam is situated just north of the County Road 9 Bridge.
After several days of heavy rain across the region, water began to go around the dam in the early morning hours of June 24, ...
This drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Rapidan Dam, an earth-and-concrete structure and electrical generating station, built in 1910, had begun to overflow. The past week of rainy days had brought as much precipitation as that part of ...
Two former workers of the Rapidan Dam with 23 years of combined experience say last month's partial failure was not just an Act of God, insisting instead that the breach could have been prevented.
The Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County, Minnesota is in "imminent failure condition," according to the county government's official Facebook page.According to the Facebook post, Blue Earth County ...
Earlier this week, authorities said the Rapidan Dam near Mankato faced an “imminent threat” of collapse, but later they said an abutment had partially failed.
This satellite image provided by MaxarTechnologies shows the Rapidan Dam on Minnesotas Blue Earth River, south of Mankato, Tuesday, June 26, 2024, ...