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Gavins Point Dam Work Wrapping Up

Gavins Point Dam Work Wrapping Up

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Construction and maintenance work in and around Gavins Point Dam near Yankton is wrapping up for the year.
Operations Manager Tom Curran says they had a big drainage project on the downstream side of the dam…

Curran says they had a combination of outside and inside work this year….

Curran says they have some road work scheduled for next spring…

Curran says they have an almost constant schedule to maintain the dam that was finished in 1956.

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