Little Rock District News Releases

Donate your Christmas Tree to create new fish habitats

Press Operations — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 02:15:24 GMT

Complete your gift-giving by donating your discarded Christmas tree for fish cover at several Little Rock District lakes.

Hypothermia: The cold killer

Press Operations — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:11:24 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is reminding boaters to think about winter water safety and the added dangers that could come with an accidental cold-water immersion.

Fish cover permits available for Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes

Press Operations — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:43:37 GMT

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mountain Home Project Office is offering 50 fish cover permits for Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes.

USACE to host a public workshop in White County regarding Beaver Dam interim risk reduction measures

Press Operations — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 02:13:02 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District has scheduled a drop-in public workshop to discuss the Beaver Dam Interim Risk Reduction Measures from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the White County Emergency Management Office, in Searcy, Arkansas on Dec. 16. Those wishing to attend can drop-in anytime during the meeting to speak with a USACE representative and address any issues they may have about the interim risk reduction measures.

Blue Mountain Lake’s Hise Hill boat ramp to temporarily close

Press Operations — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:36:24 GMT

PLAINVIEW, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Blue Mountain Project Office will close the Hise Hill boat launch and parking area on Blue Mountain Lake on Dec. 13. The closure will remain in effect until the first week of February, depending upon weather.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-56 Lock 13 Tow Haulage Out of Service

Press Operations — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:34:00 GMT

MKARNS - Tow haulage equipment at James W. Trimble Lock (NM 292.8) is out of service.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-55 Sailing Instruction Update Downstream of Lock 1

Press Operations — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:49:00 GMT

MKARNS - The USACE vessel, M/V Shorty Baird is scheduled to begin clamming operations today at NM 9.3 and will be positioned on the left descending bank.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-54 Lock 1 Tow Haulage Back In Service

Press Operations — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:56:00 GMT

MKARNS - Tow haulage equipment at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 has been returned to service.

USACE conducts boundary line maintenance on Bull Shoals Lake

Press Operations — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:44:00 GMT

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Bull Shoals Lake that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance along a 170-mile section of government boundary.

USACES reminds everyone that the public comment period for the Millwood Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan revisions ends Dec. 6

Press Operations — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:22:11 GMT

Ashdown, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reminding those around Millwood Lake about the public comment period on the draft Millwood Lake Master Plan, Shoreline Management Plan and associated Environmental Assessments that ends Dec. 6.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-53 Sailing Instruction Update NM 9.9 - NM 10.1

Press Operations — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:25:00 GMT

MKARNS - Mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows need to run the charted green line from NM 9.9 to NM 10.1.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-52 Lock 1 Tow Haulage Out of Service

Press Operations — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:00:00 GMT

MKARNS - Tow haulage equipment at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 is out of service.

USACE to host Industry Days Dec. 7-8 in Little Rock

Press Operations — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:54:23 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting a regional Industry Days forum from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Dec. 7-8 at the Hilton Garden Inn located at 322 Rock St, in Little Rock, Arkansas.

USACE names Townsend Civilian of the Year

Press Operations — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:32:14 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District recently named Clarksville, Arkansas native Jay Townsend as the 2021 Civilian of the Year.

USACE seeks bids on agricultural and grazing lease plots on Lake Dardanelle

Press Operations — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:04:54 GMT

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting bids through the morning of Dec. 16 on agricultural and grazing lease plots on Lake Dardanelle.

USACE plans prescribed burns

Press Operations — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:56:05 GMT

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will conduct prescribed burns on public land surrounding Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes until the second week of April.

Success at Clearwater Lake’s veteran deer hunt

Press Operations — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:41:53 GMT

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a deer hunt for veterans with service-related disabilities and mobility impaired individuals on Nov. 6 and 7 in the Watchable Wildlife Area of Clearwater Lake.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-51 USCG Advisory I-430 Channel Reopened

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:47:00 GMT

MKARNS - The U.S. Coast Guard has advised that the navigation channel has been reopened to traffic under the I-430 Bridge, NM 126.6.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-50 USCG Advisory I-30 Channel Blockage

Press Operations — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:37:00 GMT

MKARNS - The U.S. Coast Guard has advised that the navigation channel will be blocked under the I-30 Bridge, NM 118.5, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Monday through Saturday, 8-19 Nov.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-49 USCG Advisory I-430 Channel Closure

Press Operations — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:26:00 GMT

MKARNS - The U.S. Coast Guard has advised that the navigation channel will be closed under the I-430 Bridge, NM 126.6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, 8-9 Nov.