Gavins Point Dam
Gavins Point Dam is a 1.9-mile-long embankment rolled-earth and chalk-fill dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake. The dam joins Cedar County, Nebraska with Yankton County, South Dakota a distance of 811.1 river miles upstream of St.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Cedar County, Nebraska and Yankton County, South Dakota
- Also known as: “Gavens Point Dam”, “Gavin Point Dam”, and “Gavins Point Damsite”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pierson Ranch Recreation Area and Chief White Crane Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Yankton and Yankton.
South Yankton
Hamlet
South Yankton is a populated place in Cedar County… South Yankton is situated 4½ miles east of Gavins Point Dam.
Green Island
Locality
Green Island, 10.5 square miles of land… Green Island is situated 5 miles east of Gavins Point Dam.
Gavins Point Dam
Latitude
42.86194° or 42° 51′ 43″ north
Longitude
-97.48534° or 97° 29′ 7″ west
Elevation
1,230 feet (375 metres)
Open location code
86J4VG67+QV
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Gavins Point Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gavins Point Dam”
- Chinese: “加文斯角大壩”
- French: “barrage de Gavins Point”
- French: “Barrage de Gavins Point”
- German: “Gavins Point Dam”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gavins Point-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Gavins Point-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Gavins Point”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fairview Heights and Northshore Development.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Fort Yankton Historic Site and South Shore Campground.
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