Zach Hilgendorf, assistant professor of geography and anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, said he first found himself at the Rapidan Dam in Mankato, Minn., when he was completing ...

BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. (WREX) — In southern Minnesota, the gradual damage happening to the structure of the Rapidan Dam has become one of the most popular viewed videos on social media.

The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office said that the river has cut around the sides of the dam and that debris has been accumulating in the water. It announced the "imminent failure condition ...

China has broken ground on what is set to be the largest hydropower dam ever built. In size and output, the megadam will dwarf the current world record holder, the mighty ThreeGorges Dam. The gigantic ...

Thilges said there is a bit of good news in that water flows over the dam have dropped slightly from 34,800 cubic feet per second Monday to 33,000 cfs Tuesday morning, signaling that the situation ...

The dam is located north of the Watonwan and Blue Earth River split. Pressure from the high water and debris in the river have caused the west bank of the river to collapse, allowing water to flow ...

The experts noted earth dams such as Solai rarely collapse on their own except in cases of earthquakes or other erosive forces that weaken the structure.

The ill-fated dam had underground drainage faults which left the ground without adequate support before it collapsed, experts tell court as nine face 48 counts of manslaughter.

The Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in a precarious state after recent flooding of the Blue Earth River, prompting officials on Monday to warn that the structure is in "imminent failure condition." ...

Thilges said there is a bit of good news in that water flows over the dam have dropped slightly from 34,800 cubic feet per second Monday to 33,000 cfs Tuesday morning, signaling that the situation ...

Thilges said there is a bit of good news in that water flows over the dam have dropped slightly from 34,800 cubic feet per second Monday to 33,000 cfs Tuesday morning, signaling that the situation ...