Little Rock District News Releases

USACE reminds everyone to be water safe ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Press Operations — Fri, 28 May 2021 15:34:00 GMT

Memorial Day weekend is one of the top three busiest weekends of the year for the region’s lakes and rivers, and officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expect that 2021 will be no exception.

Wilhelm named Chief of Resource Management

Press Operations — Fri, 28 May 2021 15:29:00 GMT

Joyce Wilhelm was recently named the chief of resource management for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District. Wilhelm replaces Mike Lee who retired from federal service.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-17 Lock 4 Closure

Press Operations — Fri, 28 May 2021 15:08:00 GMT

MKARNS - Emmett Sanders Lock (No. 4) NM 66.0 will be closed to navigation traffic from 7 a.m., 9 June through 5:30 p.m., 10 June.

Temporary lane closure of Highway 165 across Table Rock Dam

Press Operations — Thu, 13 May 2021 21:39:00 GMT

BRANSON, Mo. – One lane of the Highway 165 bridge across Table Rock Dam will close from 2 a.m. until noon May 14 to conduct road maintenance.

Dewey Short Visitor Center opens for the season

Press Operations — Wed, 12 May 2021 17:47:06 GMT

The Dewey Short Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 15. Masks and social distancing are required per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and commonly touched surfaces will be routinely sanitized throughout the day by park staff.

USACE schedules boundary line maintenance on Nimrod and Blue Mountain lakes

Press Operations — Fri, 07 May 2021 18:25:44 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nimrod-Blue Mountain Project Office is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Nimrod and Blue Mountain lakes that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance on a 20-mile section of government boundary.

The MKARNS Master Plan revision requires temporary halt to shoreline management requests at Lake Dardanelle

Press Operations — Thu, 06 May 2021 20:28:45 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is suspending shoreline activity requests beginning May 17 for Lake Dardanelle to establish a baseline for officials to use while revising the 40-year-old McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Master Plan.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-16 Lock 9 Reopened

Press Operations — Mon, 03 May 2021 18:46:00 GMT

MKARNS - Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 has reopened to navigation traffic.

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 21-15 Lock 8 Reopened

Press Operations — Mon, 03 May 2021 18:36:00 GMT

MKARNS - Toad Suck Ferry Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9 has reopened to navigation traffic.

USACE begins a land acquisition study for Beaver Lake

Press Operations — Mon, 03 May 2021 17:38:41 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces that it is beginning a study to assess the potential impacts of frequent flooding along the public-private shared boundary on Beaver Lake.

USACE schedules boundary line maintenance on Lake Dardanelle

Press Operations — Sat, 01 May 2021 14:27:53 GMT

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Russellville Site Office is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Lake Dardanelle that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance on an approximate 38-mile section of government boundary.