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 ...

where it enters the Minnesota River. There are 21 cities in that watershed, of which Mankato and Fairmont are the largest. The National Inventory of Dams rated the Rapidan Dam in poor condition as ...

drew a crowd of onlookers as it plunged into the river amid concerns about the nearby Rapidan Dam's stability due to ongoing erosion and severe flooding in southern Minnesota. The dam failed on ...

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 around ... On Tuesday evening the Minnesota River at Mankato ...

Severe flooding caused the partial failure of the Rapidan Dam in Minnesota, after days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest forced mass evacuations. Photo: Minnesota Department of Public Safety/AP ...