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  2. Dams in distress: Partial failure in Minnesota offers a ...

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    The Rapidan Dam, built in 1910 and managed by Blue Earth County, was described on the county’s website as in a “state of disrepair.” After flooding in 2019 and 2020, ...

  3. Rapidan Dam - Wikipedia

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    The dam was constructed from 1908 to 1910 to generate hydroelectric power. The dam and reservoir are owned by Blue Earth County, and the power plant and dam were operated by Eagle Creek Renewable Energy under an agreement with the county. [1] Power was no longer generated at the dam due to damage from flooding in 2019 and 2020. [2]

  4. Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in 'imminent failure condition ...

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    The Rapidan Dam was built in 1910 as an energy source and is managed by the county. Repeated flooding over more than a century has caused significant damage to the structure, according to the ...

  5. Minnesota’s Rapidan dam partially fails amid severe flooding

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    A key dam in Minnesota partially failed on Monday afternoon after severe flooding hit the region.. The Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County, Minnesota is breaking down as rushing waters sweep debris ...

  6. What happened to Minnesota's Rapidan Dam? Here's what to know ...

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    What was the condition of the dam? Construction of the Rapidan Dam was finished in 1910 and is described by the county as a hollow concrete dam, founded on sandstone bedrock in a steep, U-shaped valley. The dam is approximately 475 feet (145 meters) long and 87 feet (27 meters) high.

  7. This overflowing dam swept away a family's legacy. It's a ...

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    Rapidan Dam, an earth-and-concrete structure and electrical generating station, built in 1910, had begun to overflow. A crowd watches the Blue Earth River after its bank collapsed at Rapidan Dam ...

  8. Talk : Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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