The Rapidan Dam made national headlines last year after flooding caused the dam to ... in the dam’s powerhouse is to take place in 2027 before the dam is removed. ©2025 The Minnesota Star ...

Documenting and researching this type of dam failure is a way for researchers to help get data out to public officials and ...

READ MORE: Rapidan Dam failure: County makes decision ... of the white house collapsed into the river just before 10 p.m. on June 25, after it was over the edge of an eroded bluff.

“We’ve been flying drones repeatedly on swaths upstream and downstream, looking at the changes in the river since the dam ...

Back on February 5, demolition crews used explosions to bring the bridge deck down to the river bed. Since that time, they’ve been cleaning up the debris left behind.

Extreme erosion is apparent on the west bank of the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam near Mankato on July 2. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Jun 25, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Updated Jun 25, 2024 A large portion of Jim Hruska's house fell into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan ... dam. The county called a contractor who has worked at the dam ...

Debris clogged Rapidan Dam before the failure. Former workers say it could have been avoided.