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 ...

People gather to watch the Rapidan Dam on Monday, June 24, 2024 near Mankato. Water in the river significantly cut around the west side of the dam, which is 12 miles southwest of Mankato.

When a dam breaks, it takes more than bulldozers and blueprints to repair the waterway. It demands engineering inventiveness, ...

A preliminary schedule was presented, but the dates remain subject to circumstances such as funding and regulatory permitting ...

The Rapidan Dam Store which was torn down in June due to rising flood waters on the Blue Earth River is set to reopen at a new location in Mankato. The store could reopen in September, with plans ...

Engineers plan to start removal of the Rapidan Dam in 2027, after it failed during major flooding last year. The process of taking down the dam would continue through 2028, according to a ...

Rapidan Dam Store to replace former Wagon Wheel Cafe MANKATO, Minn. — A beloved family store lost during the flooding in southern Minnesota this summer is reopening in Mankato.

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.

Researchers are tracking how much sediment has been excavated since the river cut its new path. They hope to share the information with other communities with aging, at-risk dams.

We look at the meteorology behind what caused the flooding, the historic Dam Store and its move to Mankato, the flooding ...

When it opened in 1910, the dam doubled the power capacity of Mankato's electric system, according to the Blue Earth County Historical Society.

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 ...