10 Dec 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-92 MPLD NavPass Closed

Due to falling river elevations, the crest gate dam at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) is in operation and the navigation pass is closed. All vessels are required to pass through the lock until further notice.

6 Dec 2024

USACE announces temporary closure of Big Coon Campground

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close the Big Coon Campground on Gillham Lake from Dec. 6, 2024, through Feb. 28, 2025, for routine maintenance.

26 Nov 2024

Seasonal regulating stage change on the White River begins December 1, 2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to remind the public that the seasonal regulating stage for the White River at Newport and Georgetown, Ark. will increase from 12 feet to 24 feet effective Dec. 1, 2024.

25 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-91 WREC Differentials

This is to advise mariners transiting the White River Entrance Channel (WREC) of increased head differentials between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam. 

25 Nov 2024

USACE notifies residents of unexploded ordnance investigations and remediation near Camp Robinson

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is notifying residents near Camp Robinson of upcoming unexploded ordnance investigations and remediation efforts. These activities, scheduled to begin in January 2025 and continue through February 2025, are part of routine work under the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) program.

22 Nov 2024

USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Small craft advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second.

22 Nov 2024

USACE to host Industry Day Dec. 3 and 4 in Little Rock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting a regional Industry Day forum from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 4 in the Magnolia 1 and Magnolia 2 Ballrooms at the Hilton Garden Inn West located at 10914 Kanis Road, Little Rock, Arkansas.

21 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-90 Lock 6 Closure

David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) NM 108.1 will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. on February 3, 2025, until 7 p.m. on February 7, 2025. This is to allow workers to upgrade the lock interlock system which is an integral safety function of the Lock.

19 Nov 2024

USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas over the last 24 hours is causing Arkansas River flows to exceed 70,000 cubic feet per second systemwide.

15 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-89 Norrell Lock tow haulage repaired

The tow haulage equipment at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 has been repaired and returned to service.