In late June last year the Rapidan Dam suffered a catastrophic failure when floodwaters tore around the west end of the dam, eating away the shoreline and sending more than a century’s worth of ...

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The failure of the Rapidan Dam in June opened up new research opportunities for local geologists and researchers. Such opportunities are important in light of the increasing dangers presented by ...

Andrew Brown, a senior geoarchaeologist, inspects the camera on a drone before sending it up for another flight over the Rapidan Dam on Monday. Brown and other researchers are using drone imagery ...

Heavy rain last June caused severe flooding that breached the Rapidan Dam on the western side of the bridge. Erosion around the supports of the bridge led county officials to decide to remove and ...