Blue Earth County officials gave an update Tuesday on the “imminent danger” at the Rapidan dam, saying a home located on the property closest to the dam has now fallen into the river.

Authorities announced the update on the house late Tuesday night, hours after speaking to reporters with an update on the erosion and dam’s structure. The Sheriff’s Office says it’s monitoring for any downstream impacts due to the building’s fall.

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 through.

On Tuesday, county officials said erosion on the west bank is ongoing, and water is still flowing around that same side.

County officials say the dam is still intact, and there are still no current plans for a mass evacuation. However, the County Road 9 bridge will remain closed to traffic to keep community members safe.

“I would say that the concern is that the erosion could impact the pier supporting the bridge and that could impact the structural integrity of the bridge,” said Blue Earth County Administrator Robert Meyer.

Crews are still continuing to monitor the dam and assessing it, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). However, people living along the river are watching closely, and are being asked to stay alert.

“Now the threat of our house, my family house where I grew up, is threatened by the force of Mother Nature, the water, and you’re not stopping Mother Nature,” said Jenny Barnes, whose childhood home collapsed into the water. The Hruska family home had been standing for 70 years before it collapsed into the river.

A GoFundMe has been created to help the Hruska family rebuild.

A friend of the family is now thanking the community and public safety officials for their support.

“It is truly a blessing to live in an area that supports each other,” said Louise Henderson, a family friend.

Nearby, a county playground that was still intact on Tuesday has also since fallen into the Blue Earth River.

“We have seen a significant change overnight,” added Meyer.

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While there have been continued worries about communities downstream from the dam, some families upstream have dealt with damaging flooding. 

“They should be equally as concerned as what’s happening behind the dam,” Ann Schmitz, of Garden City, said. 

The Schmitz’s property sits where the Wantonwan and Blue Earth Rivers meet, upstream from the Rapidan River. Sunday night, she says the rivers started to rise and by Monday morning everything was underway. 

“It’s like a slow death because you just keep watching it grow on you and you can’t stop it,” Carl Schmitz, Ann’s husband, said. 

They said similar flooding happened in 2019 and are frustrated as they feel officials have not addressed concerns at the dam. The family now hopes when the recovery and rebuilding begins, solutions are found to avoid future flooding. 

In another big development, county officials on Wednesday afternoon saying water is no longer actually running through the dam. Instead, it’s flowing entirely through the breach, further eating away at the West Bank, taking soil, grass and even trees along with it.

County officials say the water flow slightly slowed again Wednesday, but still not enough to begin mitigating the damage, including clearing the huge piles of debris clogging the dam.

Dozens of Xcel Energy workers built a barricade at a power substation in Mankato on Monday. City leaders there are also working with the National Weather Service to forecast future river levels. Authorities said water peaked Monday at 34,800 cubic feet per second but as of Tuesday morning, had lowered to 33,000 cubic feet per second.

For now, they are confident the levy will hold, even if the dam fails.

County officials went on to say the dam isn’t the full contributor to water levels and any flooding that is happening downstream.

In addition, while volunteers and donations have been offered, authorities say there isn’t currently a need for either.