America's dams are currently averaging 64 years old, and most of us don't give them a second thought until something goes ...

RAPIDAN — The water quality in the Blue Earth River has deteriorated significantly since the Rapidan Dam suffered a partial failure and sent nearly 12 million cubic yards of sediment behind the dam ...

The Blue Earth River following the partial failure of the Rapidan Dam experienced sediment pollution. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the impacts are still long-lasting, and may take ...

From highways to power grids, Americans are used to hearing that their infrastructure is aging. What is harder to see is what is happening inside the concrete and earth that hold back the country’s ...

MANKATO — U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced a $5 million federal grant to help southern Minnesota recover from the devastating 2024 flooding that severely damaged infrastructure across ...

Embankment dam breach analysis encompasses the investigation and modelling of failure mechanisms in earthen structures that retain water. Research in this field addresses both the physical and ...

During our recent ShakeOut drill, a number of people asked me about dam safety during earthquakes. I am not an earthquake engineer and by no means an expert in dam safety. But I have been poking into ...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District shoulders a critical responsibility: ensuring the safety and reliability of its network of dams. The district owns and operates six civil works ...

The water quality in the Blue Earth River has deteriorated significantly since the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., suffered a partial failure and sent nearly 12 million cubic yards of sediment behind ...