• Hypothermia: The cold killer

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Water temperatures have dropped well below the normal warm bathwater temps you’d expect on a hot summer day in the south. This time of year most people aren’t expecting to get wet when they visit local lakes and rivers.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-74 Update - Lock 10 Intermittent Delays

    Dardanelle L&D (No. 10) - Mariners are advised that the period of intermittent availability of tow haulage equipment and intermittent lockage delays at Dardanelle Lock and Dam (No. 10) NM 205.5 have been extended through November 30, 2015.
  • Winter Camping Opportunities at Greers Ferry Lake

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – As winter approaches, the Army Corps of Engineers will continue to provide camping opportunities from Nov. 1 through March 14, 2016 on Greers Ferry Lake. Winter campsites with electricity and flush toilets will be available at Dam Site, John F. Kennedy, Devils Fork, and Choctaw parks. These campsites will be available on a first come, first served basis and camping fees will be collected.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-73 Sailing Instructions NM 44 to NM 44.1

    MKARNS - Due to shallow pool conditions, mariners are advised that until further notice, tows should stay approximately 150 feet away from the green buoys while between NM 44.0 and NM 44.1.
  • Corps to Begin Road Maintenance on Old Post Road Park, Lock and Dam Road, and Sheppard Drive

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Russellville Site Office announces road maintenance beginning Monday, Nov. 2 in areas of Old Post Road Park effecting parts of Lock and Dam Road and Sheppard Drive. Weather permitting, work is expected to be complete by Nov. 16.
  • CORPS SUSPENDS RECREATIONAL LOCKAGE POLICY AT ALL ARKANSAS RIVER LOCKS IN ARKANSAS

    Little Rock, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District has suspended the Recreational Lockage Policy at all Arkansas River Locks in Arkansas.
  • Creating fish habitat on Greers Ferry Lake

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office personnel and several volunteer groups recently placed new fish structures in Higden Bay on Greers Ferry Lake to provide additional habitat for the fish.
  • CORPS SCHEDULES PUBLIC WORKSHOP FOR FORMER CAMP ROBINSON REMEDIATION

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark – The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public workshop to provide details on the completion of a munitions remedial action at the former Camp Robinson. The workshop will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at the Hampton Inn conference room, 810 Museum Rd, Conway, Ark.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-72 Sailing Instructions NM 140.5 to NM 141.5

    MKARNS - Due to shallow pool conditions, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should run the red line while between NM 140.5 and NM 141.5 and use caution in this area.
  • Corps reminds visitors, lakeside residents of regulations at Beaver Lake

    ROGERS, Ark. - Army Corps of Engineers officials ask those living near Beaver Lake to avoid unauthorized work on public property. They also remind lake users and landowners adjacent to the lake that tying up boats along the shoreline and operating vehicles off authorized roadways on public property is prohibited.