18 May 2020

Crest Road across Gavins Point spillway closed Tuesday May 19

The spillway and intake deck on the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota will be closed from 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, May 19. This will prohibit through traffic on the road that crosses Gavins Point Dam, also known as the Crest Road.

1 May 2020

Crest Road closing Tuesday

The road that crosses Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, also known as Crest Road, will be closed Tuesday, May 5 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. for road maintenance. People are asked to plan on taking alternate routes during the closure.

26 Mar 2020

Road across Gavins Point Dam temporarily closing March 31

Crest Road crossing Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, will close for an extended period to allow contractors to re-seal the monolith (expansion) joints in the powerhouse. The road will close at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, and will be closed for approximately four weeks.

1 Nov 2019

Lewis and Clark Visitor Center closed for tile installation but will be open through winter.

The Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, near Yankton, SD, will be closed from Monday, November 4 through Thursday, November 7 for the installation of new tile in the restrooms. The center, which is located on Nebraska Highway 121 near the Gavins Point Dam, will reopen on Friday, November 8.

26 Sep 2019

Hazardous conditions exist below Gavins Point Dam for anglers during paddlefish season

Hazardous conditions will exist below Gavins Point Dam for anglers during paddlefish season With paddlefish snagging season set to begin Oct. 1, anglers are cautioned that hazardous conditions will exist on the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, SD due to high releases

23 May 2019

Lewis and Clark Visitor Center will be closed Tuesday, May 28

The Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, near Yankton, South Dakota, will be closed on Tuesday, May 28, to remove a portion of an interior wall that sustained water damage.

22 Mar 2019

Extensive flood damage prompts closure of Audubon Bend

The Audubon Bend area near Wynot, Nebraska will be closed until further notice due to extensive flood damage.

22 Mar 2019

Construction delayed at Gavins Point powerplant will keep Crest Road open

Scheduled construction at Gavins Point powerplant near Yankton, SD is being postponed to keep the road across the dam, known as Crest Road, open pending decisions and repairs of the Nebraska Highway 121 bridge near Highway 81.

8 Mar 2019

Crest Road closed due to winter storm warning this weekend

Crest Road crossing Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota will close at 8 p.m. Friday, March 8 through 5 p.m. Sunday, March 10 due to the winter storm warning scheduled for this area over the weekend.

15 Nov 2018

Lewis and Clark Visitor Center closes for the season on November 16

The Lewis and Clark Visitor Center near Yankton, SD will close for the winter season effective Friday, November 16 at 4:00 P.M. The center will reopen in February 2019.