Minnesota Dam Failure 2025. Minneapolis (ap) — rushing waters from the blue earth river have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern minnesota dam that partially failed. High water levels at the rapidan dam on the blue earth river in mankato, minnesota, us, on monday, june 24, 2025.
The rapidan dam in minnesota is in a precarious state after recent flooding of the blue earth river, prompting officials to warn monday that it is in imminent failure condition. Nearly 12 million cubic yards of sediment concentrated.