Lake Yankton
Lake Yankton, also called Cottonwood Lake, is an artificial lake that was originally part of the main channel of the Missouri River on the border of the U.S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chief White Crane Recreation Area and Gavins Point Dam.
Chief White Crane Recreation Area
Park
Chief White Crane Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeastern South Dakota, United States. It is located about 5 miles west of Yankton and located on the shores of the Missouri River and Lake Yankton.
Gavins Point Dam
Industrial building
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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.
Pierson Ranch Recreation Area
Park
Pierson Ranch Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Yankton County, South Dakota in the United States. The recreation area is 60 acres and lies directly below Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake and is adjacent to Lake Yankton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Yankton and Yankton.
South Yankton
Hamlet
South Yankton is a populated place in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States, located just south of Yankton, South Dakota, on U.S. Route 81. Gavins Point Dam is located four miles west of South Yankton on Nebraska Highway 121. South Yankton is situated 4 miles east of Lake Yankton.
Yankton
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Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. It became a city in 1889. The population was 15,411 at the 2020 census, making it the 7th most populous city in South Dakota, and it is the principal city of the Yankton…
Green Island
Locality
Green Island, 10.5 square miles of land in northwestern Cedar County, Nebraska bordering the Missouri River across from Yankton, SD, was home to Strahmburg a former town on the island. Green Island is situated 4½ miles east of Lake Yankton.
Lake Yankton
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in South Dakota, United States
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Yankton, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Yankton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Italian to Venetian—“Lake Yankton” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Lago Yankton”
- Swedish: “Lake Yankton”
- Venetian: “lago Yankton”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aten and Fairview Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calumet Bluff and Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery.
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