The dam west of Mankato that failed during major flooding in June will be removed, ending a years-long local debate over what to do with the aging infrastructure. The Blue Earth County Board voted ...

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The construction of thousands of dams since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to wobble, new research suggests. Scientists found that large dams hold so much water they redistribute mass around the globe, ...

The whole point of a dam is to store water in one place, thus preventing it from spreading across a larger surface area. That's great for hydropower, recreation, and ensuring there's enough water for ...

The Rapidan Dam near Mankato is no longer in danger of “imminent failure” but the 114-year-old structure on the Blue Earth River was still battered by the raging water that slammed debris and sediment ...

BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. — Officials in southern Minnesota confirm a "partial failure" has occurred at the site of the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River south of Mankato. In a news release Monday ...

Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into raging waters as deadly flooding that hit the Midwest threatened the nearby Rapidan Dam, which was built in the ...

Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the Earth’s North Pole about a meter from its original position. By storing ...

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MANKATO, Minn. — On Tuesday, the Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted to remove and replace a road and dam near Mankato. The Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River was overrun with water and ...