20 Mar 2018

RIVER RUN CAMPGROUND CLOSED FOR CAMPING SEASON

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office has closed River Run Park on Bull Shoals Lake for the 2018 camping season.

20 Mar 2018

CORPS DELAYS OAKLAND PARK OPENING UNTIL MAY 18

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office will delay the opening of Oakland Park on Bull Shoals Lake. The park’s electrical system is being replaced and the roads are being re-paved which will delay opening day from May 1 to May 18, weather permitting.

19 Mar 2018

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 18-14 Lock Closure - Toad Suck Ferry Lock (No.8) NM 155.9

MKARNS - Toad Suck Ferry Lock and Dam (No. 8) NM 155.9 will be closed to navigation traffic on the following dates for the action listed.

15 Mar 2018

CORPS LIFTS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ARKANSAS RIVER

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers has lifted the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second. Even though flows have receded below that threshold, Corps officials urge boaters to always use caution when on the river.

14 Mar 2018

CORPS SEEKS COMMENTS ON DRAFT BEAVER LAKE MASTER PLAN AND SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATES

ROGERS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers is hosting Beaver Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan update workshops March 27 through March 29 to share the draft master plan, draft shoreline management plan, and associated environmental compliance documents with the public. We will also collect public comments during the workshops.

14 Mar 2018

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 18-13 COL Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) Tow Haulage Out of Service

MKARNS - Tow haulage equipment at Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3 is out of service. Double cut tows will have to be locked the conventional way (without the use of tow haulage).

12 Mar 2018

CORPS BEGINS RELEASES THROUGH SPILLWAY

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District began a spillway release from Greers Ferry Dam at 10 a.m. March 12.

9 Mar 2018

CORPS TO BEGIN SPILLWAY RELEASES AT BEAVER LAKE

ROGERS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will begin a spillway release from Beaver Dam next week.

9 Mar 2018

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 18-12 Updated Sailing Instructions Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3

MKARNS - As originally noted in Navigation Notice 17-26 and until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should continue to favor the long wall in the downstream approach to Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3.

8 Mar 2018

CORPS MAY BEGIN RELEASES THROUGH SPILLWAY BY MARCH 12

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District may begin a spillway release from Greers Ferry Dam next week.