One year ago, the Rapidan Dam partially collapsed near Mankato due to heavy rainfall and flooding from storms.

Days later, the Mankato area made national news as the usually calm Blue Earth River gushed around the century-old Rapidan Dam, which partially failed June 24, 2024.

After several days of heavy rain across the region, water began to go around the dam in the early morning hours of June 24, ...

"Old stores like that, it's hard to replace them," David Hruska said. "Almost makes you cry when you see that," ...

Earlier this week, authorities said the Rapidan Dam near Mankato faced an "imminent threat" of collapse, but later they said an abutment had partially failed. The river swelled after an onslaught ...

The Rapidan Dam is located on the Blue Earth River in Rapidan Township — about 14 miles south of Mankato. The dam is situated just north of the County Road 9 Bridge. What is its history?

Removal of the Rapidan Dam could cost from $59 million to $75 million, according to an estimate by Barr Engineering in August ...

The Rapidan Dam near Mankato will likely survive this flood. But what about the next? Destructive flooding in 2019 and 2020 had previously left the 114-year-old hydroelectric plant inoperable and ...

Researchers are tracking how much sediment has been excavated since the river cut its new path. They hope to share the ...

Barr Engineering says it plans to begin removal of the Rapidan Dam west of Mankato in 2027. The firm was awarded a $1.47 million contract from the Blue Earth County Board on Tuesday.

The Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato should withstand recent historic flooding on the Blue Earth River, but the near-miss underscores the risk for an old and vulnerable structure that county officials ...