Goat Island (Missouri River)
NPS Map of the Missouri National Recreational River | |
Geography | |
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Coordinates | 42°46′00″N 97°04′16″W / 42.766607°N 97.071020°WCoordinates: 42°46′00″N 97°04′16″W / 42.766607°N 97.071020°W |
Adjacent bodies of water | Missouri River |
Administration | |
U.S. Government | U.S. National Park Service |
Location | Nebraska and South Dakota |
Additional information | |
Official website | MNRR - Goat Island |
Goat Island is an island in the Missouri River in Cedar County, Nebraska, with a small portion extending into Clay County, South Dakota in the United States. It is open to the public as a part of the Missouri National Recreational River,[1] a unit of the National Park Service.
The island was never surveyed following South Dakota and Nebraska Statehood and ownership of the island was disputed. It wasn't until 2016 that it was agreed upon that the island would be managed by the National Park Service as a part of the Missouri National Recreational River.[2]
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Categories:
- Missouri River
- Federal lands in Nebraska
- Protected areas of South Dakota
- Protected areas of Nebraska
- Protected areas of Cedar County, Nebraska
- Protected areas of Clay County, South Dakota
- Islands of the Missouri River
- River islands of Nebraska