After the dam suffered a partial failure, a home on the western side of the dam has fallen into the Blue Earth River. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Posted: June 26, 2024 | Last updated: June 26, 2024 ...

Much of a southern Minnesota house collapsed into the Blue Earth River on Tuesday night after several days' storms led to flooding.. Part of the home, which is located close to the Rapidan Dam ...

Rafferty said that comparing Blue Earth River samples taken June 26, just after the dam failure, to the 2007-2021 long-term statistics, preliminarily show that the maximum pollution values were ...

And areas of the Blue Earth River that were once between 15 and 20 feet deep are now between one and four. "The entire system's just being choked out," Hilgendorf said.

The house perched over the eroding Blue Earth River near the Rapidan Dam fell into the rain-swollen river Tuesday night, June 25. After torrential rainfall over the weekend, debris piled up ...

May 8—By Tim Krohn tkrohn@mankatofreepress.com MANKATO — A majority of the streams and lakes being monitored in the Blue Earth River Watershed continue to be plagued by sediment, bacteria and ...

Water in the Blue Earth River flows around the the Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato, Minn., on June 24 threatening the integrity of the dam, the County Road 9 Bridge as well as a house on the west ...

Above: The Blue Earth River contributes nearly half of the Minnesota River’s flow here, at the confluence. The potential to improve the health of both rivers now is substantial. Photos by Roy ...

MANKATO – Every few weeks, David Hruska and his family return to their old home beside the Blue Earth River. They walk along the riverbank near the Rapidan Dam, take ...

The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to remove the troubled Rapidan Dam and to replace the County Road 9 bridge.

Rafferty said that comparing Blue Earth River samples taken June 26, just after the dam failure, to the 2007-2021 long-term statistics, preliminarily show that the maximum pollution values were ...