Recreation Area (USACE) Nebraska Tailwaters Recreation Area (USACE) Training Dike Recreation Area (USACE) Deep Water Area (USACE) Devil's Nest (USACE) Bazile Creek Wildlife Management Area (NE GPC) South Dakota: Lewis & Clark Recreation Area (SD GFP) Lewis & Clark Marina and Resort Pierson Ranch Recreation Area Chief White Crane Recreation Area Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) Tabor Lakeside Use Area (SD GFP) Charley Creek Lakeside Use Area (SD GFP) Twin Bridges Lakeside Use Area (SD GFP) Sand Creek Lakeside Use Area (SD GFP) Springfield Recreation Area (SD GFP) Springfield Bottoms Game Production Area (SD GFP) Running Water Lakeside Use Area (SD GFP) Key: NE GPC = Nebraska Game and Parks Commission USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers SD GFP = South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Fish, wildlife and natural resources The natural resources and public lands on and around the lake are cooperatively managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. Common game species around the lake include White-tailed deer, Wild Turkey, many species of waterfowl, Pheasant, Cottontail rabbit, Mourning Dove, and squirrel. The American Bald Eagle is commonly seen around the dam and lake area, especially in the winter months. Each January the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center hosts "Bald Eagle Days" a live-bird program that is popular with visitors. Species of fish present include walleye, northern pike, sauger, sunfish, yellow perch, common carp, black bullhead, channel catfish, and smallmouth bass. Fishing below Gavins Point Dam is very popular, especially for the annual paddlefish snagging season in October and bowfishing in June. The "Fishing Wall" immediately below the dam's spillway is popular for fishing year-round as the dam keeps the river free of ice in the winter months. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service monitor and manage threatened and endangered species on the lake and river. Species of concern include the Pallid sturgeon, least tern, and piping plover. A branch of the Corps known as the Missouri River Recovery Program monitors these species and helps to restore native habitat that was lost as a result of dam construction and channelization of the Missouri River. The Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery is located just downstream of the lake. Current lake issues There are several issues impacting recreation,