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  • USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in Arkansas over the last 24 hours resulted in Arkansas River flows exceeding 70,000 cubic feet per second at Dardanelle.
  • USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Small craft advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second. While flows have receded, USACE officials urge boaters to always exercise caution when on the river.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-28 Lock 13 Intermittent Delays

    Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at James W. Trimble Lock (No. 13) NM 292.8 on March 19, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate maintenance on the hydraulic system.
  • USACE to conduct boundary line maintenance on Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance along a 115-mile section of government boundary at Bull Shoals Lake and a 60-mile section at Norfork Lake.
  • President’s FY25 Budget: $124.9 million for Little Rock District projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District reports that the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget includes $124.9 million in federal funding for the district’s civil works program. This is part of the $7.2 billion in discretionary funding for USACE’s civil works program worldwide.
  • USACE and AGFC offer free boating course

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a free boater education course from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 13 at the James A. Gaston Visitor Center at Bull Shoals Dam.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-27 Lock 10 Reopened

    The electrical issue at Dardanelle Lock (No. 10) NM 205.5 was repaired and the Lock is currently open to traffic.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-26 Lock 10 Unscheduled Closure

    Dardanelle Lock (No. 10) NM 205.5 is currently closed to traffic due to an electrical issue. Crews are currently enroute to troubleshoot and repair the issue. A subsequent navigation notice will be distributed when the Lock is back in service.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-25 Solar Eclipse Advisory NM 100 to NM 300

    Mariners are advised to exercise caution on Monday April 8, 2024 when transiting the area between NM 100 and NM 300 on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. It is anticipated there will be a higher volume than normal of recreational vessels in the area, many of which may be operated by individuals unfamiliar with the navigation system. Some pleasure craft may unknowingly be moored in the navigation channel to observe the eclipse. Mariners are further advised to expect higher than normal recreational traffic in the days leading up to this event.
  • Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes continue automated area use fee collection

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office would like to remind visitors that many of their parks and day use areas have transitioned to automated fee collection machines.