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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 ...
Rising waters on the Blue Earth River in Minnesota washed out a portion of the Rapidan Dam near the town of Mankato, 50 miles southwest of Minneapolis, as floods inundated parts of the Midwest.
The bridge remains closed to vehicle traffic and is at risk for partial or complete failure, Ryan Thilges, the Blue Earth County public works director, said during a media briefing Tuesday.
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. And officials say ...
A Minnesota dam is still intact after floodwaters overcame parts of the structure and prompted officials to prepare for a potential collapse.
Minnesota's Rapidan Dam at risk of 'failure' amid severe flooding The Rapidan Dam, built in 1910, is located on the Blue Earth River in Minnesota.
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 ...
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.
RAPIDAN — Authorities say the Rapidan Dam, under intense pressure from days of torrential rain and collected debris, is in "imminent failure condition." "There was some debris that got up ...