Lewis and Clark Lake
Lewis and Clark Lake is a 31,400 acre reservoir located on the border of the U.S. states of Nebraska and South Dakota on the Missouri River. The lake is approximately 25 miles in length with over 90 miles of shoreline and a maximum water depth of 45 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake on the Missouri River in Nebraska and South Dakota in the United States
- Also known as: “Gavins Point Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pierson Ranch Recreation Area and Lewis & Clark Recreation Area.
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.
Lewis & Clark Recreation Area
Park
Lewis and Clark Recreation Area is a public recreation area near Yankton in southeastern South Dakota, located on the northern shore of Lewis and Clark Lake, a 31,400-acre Missouri River reservoir impounded by Gavins Point Dam. Lewis & Clark Recreation Area is situated 1½ miles west of Lewis and Clark Lake.
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. Chief White Crane Recreation Area is situated 1½ miles east of Lewis and Clark Lake.
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 5 miles east of Lewis and Clark Lake.
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 6 miles east of Lewis and Clark Lake.
Lewis and Clark Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Yankton, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Lewis and Clark Lake” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Lewis and Clark Lake”
- Cebuano: “Lewis and Clark Lake (tubiganan)”
- Cebuano: “Lewis and Clark Lake”
- French: “lac de Lewis et Clark”
- French: “Lac de Lewis et Clark”
- German: “Lewis and Clark Lake”
- Italian: “lago di Lewis et Clark”
- Japanese: “ルイスアンドクラーク湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lewis and Clark Lake”
- Swedish: “Lewis and Clark Lake”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gavins Point Dam and Cottonwood Recreation Area.
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