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.

2 Mar 2018

ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 178 BRIDGE ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE TO COMPLETE MAINTENANCE

Mountain Home, Ark. – One lane of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam will remain closed until Wednesday, March 14 to allow Corps officials to complete maintenance on the dam’s tainter gates.

2 Mar 2018

Corps’ Dewey Short Visitor Center Announces March Programs and Events

BRANSON, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dewey Short Visitor Center at Table Rock Lake is now open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A self-guided children’s activity area is available when the visitor center is open.

2 Mar 2018

CORPS TO CLOSE HIGHWAY 187 ACROSS BEAVER DAM DURING REPAIRS

ROGERS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers is closing both lanes of the Arkansas Highway 187 bridge across Beaver Dam from 7:30 a.m. March 13 through 5 p.m. March 25 to remove and repair the dam’s intake gates. Alternative route will be Arkansas Highway 62.