One year ago, the Rapidan Dam partially collapsed near Mankato due to heavy rainfall and flooding from storms.

One year later, a Blue Earth County community is still feeling the impacts following the collapse of the Rapidan Dam.

Officials are continuing to monitor the Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota after a partial failure on Monday. The dam suffered ...

"Old stores like that, it's hard to replace them," David Hruska said. "Almost makes you cry when you see that," ...

Rapidan Dam to be removed after partial failure 00:36. RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed earlier this summer after a bout of heavy rain ...

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 ...

Video shows the aftermath of the Rapidan Dam failure after torrential rains hit near Mankato, Minn. in June, 2024.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...