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  • Gavins Point releases lowered to 13,000 cfs

    Releases from Gavins Point Dam will average 13,000 cubic feet per second for Friday, June 28. The pool elevation at Gavins Point Dam is currently 1207.37 feet.

  • Keeping key stakeholders informed of regional response

    *** Corrected to say northwestern Iowa. *** Key stakeholders in the upper Midwest are staying informed with daily conference calls. These calls include runoff conditions and weather forecasts, reservoir release plans, and the Omaha and Kansas City Districts report details about support they are providing to local communities in the affected areas,

  • Inflows to Gavins Point reservoir appear to be peaking

    The latest update from the National Weather Service indicates that inflows into Gavins Point Dam appear to be peaking. The inflows into Gavins Point are currently 35,500 cubic feet per second from a peak of about 40,000 cfs earlier today. 

  • Cottonwood north loop campsites to close during road construction; Nebraska Tailwaters limited access

    YANKTON, S.D. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gavins Point Project announced that the north loop Cottonwood campground campsites will be closed temporarily Monday through Thursday, Sept. 26 – 29, to prepare for upcoming road work. The north loop will be affected during this period, but the south loop will remain open next week. A portion of the south loop may be tentatively affected the week of Oct. 11.

  • Lewis and Clark Visitor Center end of season, fall operating hours

    Lewis and Clark Visitor Center hours of operation will change beginning Saturday, Sept. 17.

  • Crest Road at Gavins Point Dam scheduled to close April 11

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announces tentative plans to close Crest Road by the powerplant at Gavins Point Dam, Yankton, South Dakota, April 11 to June 22.

  • Crest Road at Gavins Point Dam closed Wednesday, Dec. 1 for maintenance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that Crest Road at Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. for maintenance. Visitors are asked to take alternate routes during the closure.

  • Courtesy docks below Gavins Point Dam removed for repairs

    On Sept. 28 and 29, the courtesy docks at the Nebraska Tailwater and the Training Dike boat ramps, both on the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, will be removed to make routine repairs. The ramps will remain open without the use of the courtesy docks except when the docks are being removed and reinstalled.

  • Crest Road at Gavins Point Dam closed May 11 for maintenance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that the road that crosses Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, SD, also known as Crest Road, will be closed Tuesday, May 11 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. for maintenance. People are asked to take alternate routes during the closure.

  • Lewis and Clark Visitor Center reopens for the 2021 season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at Gavins Point Project, near Yankton, SD, has reopened for the 2021 season. Current hours are Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The center will be open on weekends beginning Memorial Day weekend.