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  • Vegetation control set for Missouri River sandbars between Pickstown, SD and Ponca, NE

    During September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Missouri River between Pickstown, SD and Ponca, NE. Approximately 1,500 acres have been identified for treatment in 2016 by a team of federal and state representatives. This work is being done to keep the sandbars free of vegetation and usable by the endangered interior least tern and threatened piping plover for nesting.

  • Gavins Point Dam crest road closure changed to August 23-26

    Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, SD, will be closed from 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 through 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 to repave the roadway. This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

  • Update for pending Northern Integrated Supply Project Final EIS

    The Omaha District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will accept public comments on the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is due to be released in 2017.

  • Gavins Point power plant tours cancelled Aug. 19 - Sept. 2

    Tours of the Gavins Point power plant will not be offered from Friday, Aug. 19 through Friday, Sept. 2. Tours will resume in time for Labor Day weekend.

  • Gavins Point Dam crest road to close next week

    Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam will be closed August 15-24 for repaving. Traffic will be allowed across the dam via the toe road and ramp road August 15-22. All roads across the dam will be closed to traffic August 23 and 24.