Floodwaters threaten Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County

A build-up of debris has county officials monitoring the dam in Rapidan Township.

[@fu9793]

“Pray that it doesn’t take the dam store.” Love that name.

[@repentorperish488]

ESPN warned us during Minnesota Timberwolves game last month "The Dam just Broke" on a slam dunk call Ironic

[@liberty-matrix]

100 year old dam, America's crumbling infrastructure.

[@redbarchetta8782]

In this case it has nothing to do with the dam being old, it's too much water period.

[@michaeldavid6284]

@@redbarchetta8782 Correct. The water did not burst through the dam, the volume was so great it went around it on the west side.

[@ARandomDonut]

I'll probably go out and eat at the dam store if it survives, because these people will have to build a new house... man it just sucks

[@gRosh08]

Uncle Amos said...this is what 100 plus years old US infrastructure looks like... get it? So, yeah... the river water bypassed the Dam; meaning, the Dam had failed.

[@jadesea562]

Well just rebuild that damn store if it does!

[@joeskis]

Even clogged the water is raging through the dam gates. Are we sure an unclogged dam wouldn't have resulted in the same fate?

[@stephenmorton8017]

the Blue Earth River. never heard of that one.

[@marshamariner7897]

Bend of the river....BE river meets the MN River at Sibley park😪😪✌️😪✌️

[@3DPDK]

$1 trillion infrastructure bill in 2021. I wonder how much of that went into maintaining and up grading this dam ... ?

[@roger0929]

More than 2017-2020 combined I absolutely guarantee. Took a wide-awake White House to do it.

[@marshamariner7897]

Lived in Mankato over 20 yrs...1975-1997....been 2 the dam...park...store many times 😪😪✌️😊

[@stratussol2475]

Minnesota is expected to receive even more rain tonight 6/24/24

[@Jazz1959]

Well that picture is old you can see under the house with part of the foundation gone. I feel so bad for that family.

[@gordontaylor2815]

I think I saw a Short on the AccuWeather channel with the house already being washed away by the river...

[@ARandomDonut]

@@gordontaylor2815 If it looked like a big white plate, it's their shed, not their house. I thought it was the house at first too. You could be right and I missed it though.

[@MrJigginjim]

Why can't the logs be pulled out by a crane?

[@dougclem7711]

Poor planning, no reinforcement of the spill way. Is it an old structure?

[@raymondlangella5276]

There is a brand new invention! It’s called a Helicopter! Try outfitting a military helicopter with something that can pick up the dead trees! Try anything! Anything is better than nothing!

[@loismiller7742]

So sad

[@LindaLight-es4qr]

So So Sad , Pray Peace to the Family, and You have Help To Rebuild , If The house goes ..

[@Vajona802]

Normal weather for this time of year. stealing money collected to maintain this dam is the reason it is failing.

[@mirsadcehajic4313]

Why they don't clean this openings on dam and let water flow through it instead around.

[@TrunkyDunks]

How do you intend to get heavy machinery near a rapidly moving flooded river.....the banks are actively collapsing...

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

YOU LIVE NEXT TO A RIVER. YOUR FAULT. OTHERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR HOUSE!

[@robertmanella528]

We don't need las Vegas ect.ect ect!!

[@prepper1013]

1:51 Is that, Popeye The Sailorman, in the background? Asking for a friend.

[@Joseph-u3t2n]

I feel bad for the people down stream but nature should have been left alone. Everything that man thinks he can control or change ends up loosing to nature. We are supposed to live in harmony with nature not try and tame it

[@ThizVonnEmpire]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@rosagiusti7076]

Call the Dutch!!! Get some help

[@jasonwinters2708]

They absolutely could save that house if they wanted to if the county would just make the effort or the owners of the damn that have caused the catastrophe would just make the effort to save the home they could just by dumping in large rocks right there on the end of that road to keep it from eroding anymore why don't they just do that they would if the homeowner paid for it themselves but our tax dollars are not to help the people they are just to help big business that's what we pay taxes for is to give rich people more money don't you people know that that's what democracy means

[@SongMom8]

I don’t think you understand the massive power of water…

[@ARandomDonut]

Risk assessment bro. It's clearly not worth it.