Gavins Point Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Nebraska and South Dakota, impounding Lewis and Clark Lake. The dam is located on the Nebraska-South Dakota border, west of Yankton, South Dakota.

Gavins Point Dam is the most downstream dam on the Missouri, and was built as part of the Pick-Sloan Plan . The dam area (with Lewis and Clark Lake) is a very popular regional tourist destination having hosted over one million visitors.

The stretch of the Missouri immediately downstream of Gavins Point Dam is the only significant section of non-channelized meandering stream on the lower portion of the river. This federally-designated Wild and Scenic River is among the last free-flowing stretches of the Missouri; it exhibits the islands, bars, chutes, and snags that once characterized the "Mighty Mo".

See also

• Missouri National Recreational River

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Dams in Nebraska | Dams in South Dakota | Missouri River | Hydroelectric power plants in the United States