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Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota experiences partial failure; no plans for mass evacuation
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 ...
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Drone footage reveals unexpected changes in major river after dam failure: 'It looks like we're on the moon or something'
"The river just evolved." Drone footage reveals unexpected changes in major river after dam failure: 'It looks like we're on ...
Mankato Free Press25d
MSU, others looking at how river is changing after Rapidan Dam failure
The Blue Earth River is very different from what it has been for more than a century. In late June last year the Rapidan Dam suffered a catastrophic failure when floodwaters tore around the west ...
The Reporter10d
Rapidan dam failure opened up new research opportunities
The failure of the Rapidan Dam in June opened up new research opportunities for local geologists and researchers. Such opportunities are important in light of the increasing dangers presented by ...
MPR News22d
Drone surveys help scientists understand impact of Rapidan Dam ‘avulsive failure’
Andrew Brown, a senior geoarchaeologist, inspects the camera on a drone before sending it up for another flight over the Rapidan Dam on Monday. Brown and other researchers are using drone imagery ...