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The Blue Earth River (Dakota: Makhátho Wakpá) is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 108 miles (174 km) long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Two of its headwaters tributaries, the Middle Branch Blue Earth River and the West Branch Blue Earth River, also flow for short distances in northern Iowa.
Blue Earth County operates the Rapidan Dam Park & Campground on the west embankment of the dam for camping, hiking, river access, and recreational activities. [3] The Rapidan Dam Cafe and Store, which operated on the west bank of the river until 2024, was known for their homemade pies. [4]
Blue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,174 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] It is the county seat of Faribault County . [ 5 ]
Water levels peaked Monday at 34,800 cubic feet per second, and Blue Earth County officials issued an imminent threat warning. Those figures make this flood the second largest in the dam’s history.
The water was so powerful that it pulled down a train bridge connecting North Sioux City, South Dakota, with Sioux City, Iowa. On the Blue Earth River in Minnesota, water forced its way around the ...
Outside Mankato, Minnesota, the local sheriff’s office said Monday that there was a “partial failure” of the western support structure for the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River after the ...
Little Turkey River (Fayette County, Iowa) Yellow River. Bear Creek; Norfolk Creek; Upper Iowa River. French Creek; Bear Creek. Waterloo Creek; Canoe Creek. Pine Creek (Canoe Creek) Trout River; Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) Minnesota River (MN) Blue Earth River. Middle Branch Blue Earth River; West Branch Blue Earth River
The Big Sioux River reached nearly 41 feet (12 meters) in Hawarden, Iowa, on Saturday and nearly 45 feet (14 meters) in Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday, exceeding previous highs by 5 to 7 feet (1.5 to ...