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 ...

Balancing on 24 wheels, this 65-foot grain elevator looked small when it was pulled across the Blue Earth River bridge at Rapidan Dam. (Photo Associates/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Workers are demolishing a bridge in Blue Earth County that was damaged after the partial failure of the nearby Rapidan Dam last year. The hope is to remove the County Road 9 bridge before “the ...

In late June last year the Rapidan Dam suffered a catastrophic ... “The most change to the river was during the first couple of weeks (after the dam failure), which was expected,” Hilgendorf ...

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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 ...

Andrew Brown, a senior geoarchaeologist, inspects the camera on a drone before sending it up for ... along the Blue Earth River after the Rapidan Dam failed last summer. Researchers are flying ...

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.

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