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What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? Here’s what to know about its flooding and partial failure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The visuals were stunning: Water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as it toppled utility poles ...
Wall Street Journal8mon
Minnesota Dam Breached in Devastating Midwest Flooding
Severe flooding caused the partial failure of the Rapidan Dam in Minnesota, after days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest forced mass evacuations. Photo: Minnesota Department of Public Safety/AP ...
The Reporter20h
Rapidan dam failure opened up new research opportunities
The failure of the Rapidan Dam in June opened up new research opportunities for local geologists and researchers. Such opportunities are important in light of the increasing dangers presented by ...