The governors of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota all issued emergency declarations as recent heavy rains flooded rivers throughout the region.
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Quick-flowing water erodes the earth June 24 around the Rapidan Dam in Mankato, Minnesota. Water has significantly cut around the west side of the dam, which is 12 miles southwest of Mankato. Debris could endanger residents downstream.
Homes are partially submerged June 24 by floodwaters in Waterville, Minnesota.
A structure in Waterville, Minnesota is partially submerged June 24 by flooding.
A flood cornfield is flooded June 22 near Wells, Minnesota.
Field flooding is a common problem in western Wisconsin from all the rain.
Volunteers toss sandbags into the bucket of a loader June 23 that will take them to be used to reinforce a berm on the northeast side of Jefferson, S.D. The Big Sioux River in Sioux City was at a record-shattering depth, according to data from the National Water Prediction Service, and more flooding was expected as the water recedes into the Missouri River. More than 1,900 homes were affected, damaged or destroyed across at least 22 counties in Iowa as of June 23.
