The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it wants to do more research before it proceeds with its recommendation that nine dams on the Fox River, including those in Elgin and South Elgin, be removed.

Sergio Jasso of Palatine fishes in the Fox River just below the dam near Panton Mill Park in South Elgin on Aug. 8, 2024. Jasso said he fishes there three times a week and catches bass and walleye.

The City of Mebane warns that a dam at Lake Michael could fail as a result of the impact of Tropical Storm Chantal. Mebane’s ...

MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota suffered a partial failure on Monday, June 24. The white house on the edge of the Blue Earth River has since fallen into the river.

The Corps of Engineers has been repairing the Fox River dams for years now. In 2020, I reported on repairs made to the Kaukauna dam, just upstream of the Lawe Street (State 55) bridge.

And there are about 17 dams along the river here in the Lower Fox, which keep water open and opportunities for good hunting for them for fish. - Eagle nests are very, very impressive.

Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River.

MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota suffered a partial failure on Monday, June 24. The white house on the edge of the Blue Earth River has since fallen into the river.

The work on the upper and lower Appleton dams will cost about $8 million. It is being funded by federal money, not city tax dollars.

MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota suffered a partial failure on Monday, June 24. The white house on the edge of the Blue Earth River has since fallen into the river.

MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota suffered a partial failure on Monday, June 24. The white house on the edge of the Blue Earth River has since fallen into the river.