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CORPS URGES
WATER SAFETY DURING HOLIDAY WEEKEND
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –Labor Day weekend is among the top three busiest
weekends of the year at the region’s lakes and rivers, and officials of
the Army Corps of Engineers say they expect this year will be no
exception. However, they warn visitors to practice good water safety
habits to avoid accidents that could result in serious injury or death.
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ONE LANE OF ROAD ACROSS
CLEARWATER DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE
PIEDMONT, Mo. -- One lane of Missouri Highway HH across Clearwater
Dam will temporarily close for about a month beginning Sept. 10 while
routine engineering tests are conducted on the dam. The tests require a
drilling rig and other equipment to be positioned on the roadway atop
the dam. More
FALLING LAKE
LEVELS PROMPT CORPS TO URGE CAUTION
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Officials of the Army Corps of Engineers urge
boaters, dock owners and visitors at its White River Basin lakes to take
extra safety measures because of low lake levels. Hot weather has
fueled demand for hydroelectricity from five Corps dams in the basin,
and dry weather is preventing the lakes from being replenished fast
enough to keep up.
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SANDERS AND MAYNARD LOCKS TO CLOSE FOR MAINTENANCE
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers is reminding interested
persons that Emmett Sanders and Colonel Charles D. Maynard locks on the
lower Arkansas River will be closed to river traffic from Aug. 30
through Sep. 12 so workers can “dewater” them and perform scheduled
maintenance and inspection.
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NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY 2010
PIEDMONT, Mo. -- The staff at Clearwater Lake invites
everyone to come to Clearwater Lake on Saturday, Sept. 25 to help celebrate
the 17th annual National Public Lands Day by volunteering some
time and effort to help enhance this public resource.
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CLEARWATER NAMED CORPS
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Clearwater Lake was recently named the top Natural Resources Management
Project of the Year at the Army Corps of Engineers Senior Leadership
Conference in Seattle. More
ARKANSAS RIVER INSPECTION
The Corps’ Motor Vessel Mississippi is
ferrying the Mississippi River Commission on an inspection of the
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Commissioners annually
inspect the Mississippi River and tributaries, but this is their first
trip on the Arkansas. More
CORPS TO ISSUE
SPECIAL PERMITS TO FIVE YOUNG DEER HUNTERS
ASHDOWN, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers is taking applications from
hunters ages 15 years and younger who want to participate in a special
deer hunt Nov. 6 - 7 at Millwood Lake. Five permits will be issued to
young hunters who seek to experience the outdoors and hunt in a location
that is normally closed to hunting.
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