Goat Island (Missouri River)

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| name = Goat Island

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| image_name = File:MNRR-Map2012-05242012.JPG

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| image_caption = NPS Map of the Missouri National Recreational River

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| coordinates = {{coord|42.766607|-97.071020|display=inline,title}}

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| waterbody = Missouri River

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| country = United States

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = U.S. Government

| country_admin_divisions_1 = U.S. National Park Service

| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Location

| country_admin_divisions_2 = Nebraska and South Dakota

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| website = [https://www.nps.gov/mnrr/learn/management/goatisland.htm MNRR - Goat Island]

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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,{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/mnrr/learn/management/goatisland.htm|title=Goat Island - Missouri National Recreational River (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/with-dispute-settled-goat-island-potential-now-in-reach/article_9c7556ef-ba80-52ef-b14d-9f758858c973.html|title=With dispute settled, Goat Island potential now in reach|first=Nick|last=Hytrek|publisher=}}