Spotify RAPIDAN, MINN. – Imagine a six-story building, perched precariously, inching its way across a narrow bridge, a churning river below. In 1949, that’s exactly what happened at the Rapidan Dam ...

Water in the Blue Earth River flows around the the Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato on June 24, 2024 threatening the integrity of the dam as well as a house on the west side of the dam.

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) ...

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 ...

Mankato staff continue to patrol the levee and flood control system on a 24-hour basis. The levee system is built to handle a river level of 39.5 feet. When an electric substation at the dam ...