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Officials are continuing to monitor the Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota after a partial failure on Monday. The dam suffered a side breach due to high water flows which sent water rushing over the ...
Earlier this week, authorities said the Rapidan Dam near Mankato faced an “imminent threat” of collapse but later said an abutment had partially failed. The river swelled after an onslaught of ...
Wednesday, June 26 update. Officials say they are now concerned about a nearby bridge after erosion has worsened near Rapidan Dam following a partial failure this week.. Blue Earth County leaders ...
RAPIDAN — Authorities say the Rapidan Dam, under intense pressure from days of torrential rain and collected debris, is in "imminent failure condition." ...
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. The river swelled after an onslaught ...
The Rapidan Dam near Mankato, Minn., is at risk of “imminent failure” after the flooding of the Blue Earth River, officials warned on June 24.
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.
As southern Minnesota battles an onslaught of rain and severe flooding, the fate of the Rapidan Dam hangs in the balance, with officials saying the dam is in "imminent failure condition." The ...
Bridge near Rapidan Dam at risk for failure, officials say. Story by BringMeTheNews ... "Seeing this today puts a hole in many of our hearts," Paap said, standing near the Rapidan Dam.
Construction of the Rapidan dam was finished in 1910 and is described by the county as a hollow concrete dam, founded on sandstone bedrock in a steep, U-shaped valley. The dam is approximately 475 ...
The Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota suffered a partial failure on Monday, June 24. The white house on the edge of the Blue Earth River has since fallen into the river.