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 ...

Engineers plan to start removal of the Rapidan Dam in 2027 ... to draft plans for the removal of the dam, which spans the Blue Earth River west of Mankato. The Blue Earth County Board selected ...

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) ...

Contractors on Wednesday blew up the remnants of a damaged southern Minnesota bridge that almost ... replace the bridge and remove the nearby Rapidan Dam, both of which were at risk of crumbling ...

MANKATO, Minn. — The bridge in Mankato that spans the Blue Earth River near the Rapidan Dam is starting to come down. Crews began demolition work Tuesday, months after extreme flooding pushed ...

His $887 million pitch includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last summer’s catastrophic flooding ...

County commissioners last year voted to replace the bridge and remove the nearby Rapidan Dam, both of which were at risk of crumbling after last year's deluge.

Come out to the Rapidan Dam County Park on Saturday, June 12th to paddle the Blue Earth River and join fellow river advocates as the Minnesota River ...

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 ... evening the Minnesota River at Mankato was near ...

Quick flowing water erodes the earth around the Rapidan Dam on June 24, 2024, in Mankato. The dam near Mankato was nearly destroyed by floods from extreme rainfall that month. Minnesota's weather ...

In his first public visit to Mankato after his run for vice president, Gov. Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and ... million for a new Minnesota Bureau ...