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4 days ago · The Rapidan Dam, a 475-foot-long concrete behemoth, is an age-worn relic of a different era. It was completed in 1910 and, over the generations, became a local landmark on the Blue Earth River ...
The Rapidan Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Blue Earth River in Rapidan Township, near Rapidan, Minnesota in the United States. The dam was constructed for hydroelectric power generation from 1908 to 1910.
3 days ago · Debris lines the top of the Rapidan Dam as seen from upstream on Tuesday June 25th, 2024. While the Blue Earth River carved a new channel round the western side of the dam, local officials say the ...
2 days ago · RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Flooding on the Blue Earth River caused an abutment of the Rapidan Dam to partially fail on Monday morning, and it remains in "imminent failure condition." On Tuesday ...
5 days ago · At least two people are dead after severe storms and major flooding hit the Midwest, according to officials, and a dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of failing. Rapidan ...
5 days ago · RAPIDAN, Minn. — Authorities feared Monday that an aging hydroelectric dam on the Blue Earth River in southern Minnesota, under immense pressure from days of torrential rain and floating debris ...
4 days ago · Jun 25, 2024. After authorities warned that "imminent failure" was possible, the Rapidan Dam south of Mankato still stands Tuesday – and there's hope that the dam will hold as water levels slowly decrease. At a press conference near the dam Tuesday morning, Ryan Thilges, the public works director in Blue Earth County, said the 124-year-old ...
