The Rapidan Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Blue Earth River in Rapidan Township southwest of Mankato, Minnesota in the United States. The dam was constructed from 1908 to 1910 to generate hydroelectric power.

Jun 27, 2024 · This combination of satellite images provided by MaxarTechnologies shows views of the Rapidan Dam on Minnesota’s Blue Earth River, south of Mankato, on Sept. 6, 2011, top, and bottom on June 26, 2024, after floodwaters overcame parts of …

Jun 24, 2024 · MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota suffered a partial failure on Monday, June 24. The white house on the edge of the Blue Earth River has since fallen into...

Jun 25, 2024 · As of Tuesday morning, the dam southwest of Mankato remained intact — but was bypassed on its west side by a new river channel the rushing water carved out on Monday. Authorities said it...

Jun 24, 2024 · Rapidan Dam near Mankato was in “imminent failure condition,” The Blue Earth County government announced in a Monday Facebook post.

Facts about the Rapidan Dam. Structure. Amburson type hollow reinforced concrete; Constructed: 1908 - 1910; One fatality; Height from top of dam to stream bed: 87 feet; Length: 475 feet; Spillways: 5 steel tainter gaits and 2 timber gates; Generators (not functional following 2020 flooding) Two turbines powered by falling water - 600 cubic feet ...

Jun 24, 2024 · RAPIDAN, Minn. — Authorities feared Monday that an aging hydroelectric dam on the Blue Earth River in southern Minnesota, under immense pressure from days of torrential rain and floating debris...

Dec 18, 2024 · Six months after the Blue Earth River carved its way around the Rapidan Dam near Mankato, the surrounding community is still coming to terms with the damage and its longer-term...

Jun 26, 2024 · 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."

Jun 24, 2024 · The Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County, Minnesota is in "imminent failure condition," after flooding hit the area, according to city officials.