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Rapidan Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Blue Earth River in Minnesota, built in 1910 and owned by Blue Earth County. It was damaged by flooding in 2019 and 2020, and was declared to be in an imminent failure condition in 2024, forcing evacuation of the campground.
Jun 27, 2024 · Onlookers take in the catastrophic damage to the Rapidan Dam site in Rapidan, Minn., Monday, June 24, 2024. Debris blocked the dam forcing the heavily backed up waters of the Blue Earth River to reroute along the bank nearest the Dam Store.
Aug 28, 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 ...
Jul 5, 2024 · The partial collapse of Rapidan Dam in Minnesota released over a century's worth of sediment into the Blue Earth River, affecting water quality and wildlife. The dam also undermined the bridge...
Jun 24, 2024 · The Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in a precarious state after recent flooding of the Blue Earth River, prompting officials to warn Monday that it is in "imminent failure condition."
Jun 25, 2024 · The problems at the Rapidan Dam, about 90 miles southwest of Minneapolis, came after a period of severe rain that led to widespread flooding in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Jul 2, 2024 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week, but officials acknowledged Tuesday the structure most in danger may be the bridge that looms nearby.
Aug 27, 2024 · The Rapidan Dam and nearby County Road 9 Bridge in Minnesota, which almost collapsed last month after heavy rain, will be torn down, officials said Tuesday.
Jun 26, 2024 · The Rapidan Dam near Mankato, Minnesota, faced an imminent threat of collapse in June 2024 after heavy rain caused a west abutment to fail. The dam, built in 1910, was in poor condition and had...
Jun 24, 2024 · 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 collapse.
