USACE Omaha District - Gavins Point Dam/Lewis & Clark Visitor Center

USACE Omaha District - Gavins Point Dam/Lewis & Clark Visitor Center Official page for Omaha District, U.S. Visitor Center is CLOSED for the season beginning November 1, 2021. Will reopen in spring of 2022.

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A few things going on tomorrow, September 2, 2026 to be aware of:1. As announced earlier, the earthen part of the dam wi...
09/01/2026

A few things going on tomorrow, September 2, 2026 to be aware of:
1. As announced earlier, the earthen part of the dam will be closed for mowing. Access across the river will still be possible by using the Toe Rd and Ramp Rd.
2. The Powerhouse will be conducting black start testing of generators. This means the spillway gates will be open at times. When spillway gates are open, boats will need to be downstream of the big red signs.

These 2 pups were running unattended in the downstream area this afternoon. USACE Park Rangers got them out of traffic a...
08/28/2026

These 2 pups were running unattended in the downstream area this afternoon. USACE Park Rangers got them out of traffic and took them to the pound in Yankton.

A memorial bench was recently dedicated in honor of Bruce Dvoracek, who served at the Gavins Point Dam powerhouse for mo...
08/26/2026

A memorial bench was recently dedicated in honor of Bruce Dvoracek, who served at the Gavins Point Dam powerhouse for more than two decades before his passing in 2022.

Bruce’s dedication to his work, his mechanical expertise and the relationships he built with his colleagues left a lasting impact on the Gavins Point team.

“Bruce was highly dedicated to his craft and ensuring the safety of all personnel in the powerplant,” said Martin Goding, Gavins Point Dam powerplant superintendent. "Bruce had a work ethic that knew no ends. He was a highly skilled technician and showed his dedication every time he stepped into the powerplant.”

Read the full story to learn more about Bruce’s career, the memories shared by those who knew him and the new memorial bench that will serve as a place to reflect and remember.

Full story: https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4579963/memorial-bench-dedicated-in-honor-of-bruce-dvoracek-at-gavins-point-dam/

USACE Omaha District - Gavins Point Dam/Lewis & Clark Visitor Center

08/17/2026

The Crest Road will be closed Wednesday, August 19, 2026 and Wednesday, September 2, 2026 for mowing and trimming along the roadway. Access will be maintained over the spillway and powerhouse by the Toe Road and Ramp Road.

The Crest Road will open today at 3pm as planned, but the closure for next week (Aug 10-13), has been canceled. Crews co...
08/06/2026

The Crest Road will open today at 3pm as planned, but the closure for next week (Aug 10-13), has been canceled. Crews completed the work ahead of schedule.

Here is what a cleaned intake gate looks like. They weigh 88,000 lbs when clean. The 3 our crews cleaned the last few we...
08/05/2026

Here is what a cleaned intake gate looks like. They weigh 88,000 lbs when clean. The 3 our crews cleaned the last few weeks weighed an average of 113,000 lbs. So each gate had an average of 25,000 lbs of zebra mussels and debris removed from them.

The road closure the last 2 weeks have been for intake gate cleaning. As you can see, these gates are heavily fouled wit...
07/31/2026

The road closure the last 2 weeks have been for intake gate cleaning. As you can see, these gates are heavily fouled with zebra mussels. If not maintained, we might not be able to move them as they might become too heavy for the crane to lift. Powerhouse staff has been working hard to get them clean and back in service. We might not need all the planned closure dates we originally planned on, but we will make adjustments to that at a later date.

Gavins Point powerhouse personnel will be starting intake gate maintenance soon. The dates below are times the Crest Roa...
07/16/2026

Gavins Point powerhouse personnel will be starting intake gate maintenance soon. The dates below are times the Crest Road will be closed, including overnight hours. Every week the road will open on Thursday afternoon and be open through the weekend. The dates are:

July 21-24(will be closed until Friday afternoon)
July 27-30
August 3-6
August 10-13

Crews will be removing 3 intake gates for cleaning and repairs during this time.

07/14/2026

Work has been completed on the powerhouse and spillway. So access across the river has been restored via the Toe Road and Ramp Road. The embankment portion of the Crest Road will remain closed until tomorrow afternoon.

The Crest Rd will be closed July 13, at 0700 hours, until July 15, at 1530. This will include evening hours as well. The...
07/07/2026

The Crest Rd will be closed July 13, at 0700 hours, until July 15, at 1530. This will include evening hours as well. The closure is for installing a new piezometer in the roadway and cleaning and storing stop logs.

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Crofton, NE
68730

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