Gavins Tailrace PWA
Boat ramp · on Lake Yankton · near Yankton · South Dakota
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks lists this water as infested with zebra mussels. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Nebraska Game and Parks lists zebra mussels, curly-leaf pondweed and Eurasian watermilfoil as present in Lake Yankton 1.6 km from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Nebraska Game and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Yes
- Managed by
- Federal agency
- Coordinates
- 42.84988, -97.46243
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Lake Yankton
Lake in South Dakota. All launches on Lake Yankton.
Community
Where people who use Lake Yankton talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Yankton PWA · 0.1 mi · Lake Yankton
- Gavins Tailwaters South · 0.3 mi · Missouri River
- Cottonwood Day Use Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Lake Yankton
- South Shore · 1.4 mi · Lewis and Clark Lake
- Pierson Ranch · 1.8 mi · Lake Yankton
- Lewis and Clark RA - Marina · 2.2 mi · Lewis and Clark Lake
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {9511A742-16B4-4AF9-BF5A-2AC4293AAF5B} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 752-606440012-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- OpenStreetMap n8946258537 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.