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  • HAVE A FUN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BUT BE SAFE

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The summer recreation season officially begins with Memorial Day weekend festivities, and officials of the Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers want you to have fun but be safe at one of the many Corps parks.

  • CORPS CLOSES GILLHAM LAKE SWIM BEACH

    ASHDOWN, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is closing Coon Creek swim beach on Gilliam Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of a blue-green algae bloom. Corps officials said boating and fishing is allowed but urges visitors to avoid the algae when out on the lake.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 18-30 Sailing Instruction Lifted NM 222 – NM 223

    MKARNS - The sailing instruction for NM 222 to NM 223, as noted in Navigation Notices SWL 17-10 and 17-42, has been lifted.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 18-29 Lock Closure - Arthur V. Ormond L&D (No. 9) NM 176.9

    MKARNS - Arthur V. Ormond Lock and Dam (No. 9) NM 176.9 will be closed to navigation traffic from July 11 (7 a.m.) to July 14 (7 a.m.) to complete electrical repairs to the lock’s interlock controls.

  • CORPS CLOSES BIDWELL POINT SWIM BEACH ON NORFORK LAKE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office has closed Bidwell Point swim beach on Norfork Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 18-28 Sailing Advisory NM 126.5 – NM 126.7

    MKARNS - Dredging is scheduled to be performed between NM 126.5-NM 126.7, in the vicinity of the Interstate 430 bridge.

  • CORPS REOPENS SWIM BEACH ON DIERKS LAKE

    ASHDOWN, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office announces that Jefferson Ridge Park East Swim Beach on Dierks Lake have been retested and officials have determined that it is safe for public use.

  • CORPS CLOSES WAVELAND SWIM BEACH ON BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    HAVANA, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Nimrod-Blue Mountain Project Office has closed Waveland swim beach on Blue Mountain Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health.

  • CORPS CLOSES PINEY BAY SWIM BEACH ON LAKE DARDANELLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Russellville Site Office has closed Piney Bay swim beach on Lake Dardanelle until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health.

  • CORPS TO OPEN ONE LANE ACROSS BEAVER DAM PRIOR TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND

    Rogers, Ark. –The section of Arkansas Highway 187 that crosses Beaver Dam is currently closed but one lane of traffic will open beginning Wednesday, May 23 to accommodate travel during the holiday weekend. All Dam Site Lake and River campgrounds and day use parks will be open. Some dam site camping sites may be closed because of high water.