1 Aug 2016

CORPS SETS SCOPING WORKSHOPS FOR BULL SHOALS LAKE SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers is hosting Bull Shoals Lake Shoreline Management Plan scoping workshops Aug. 8-12 to share information about the update process and to collect public comments concerning shoreline activity around the lake.

1 Aug 2016

CORPS TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE RIVER RUN WEST PARK

ASHDOWN, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is temporarily closing access to River Run West Park.

27 Jul 2016

CORPS EXTENDS CLOSURE OF ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 177 ACROSS NORFORK DAM FOR MAINTENANCE

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers has extended the closure of one lane of Highway 177 across Norfork Lake, through Aug. 15, to conduct maintenance on the dam’s two power plant penstock gates.

25 Jul 2016

CORPS TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE OKAY LANDING BOAT RAMP

ASHDOWN, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is temporarily closing the Okay Landing boat ramp because of low lake levels. The current lake levels are not high enough to safely launch boats and navigate around the Okay Landing ramp and access area.

13 Jul 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-46 Update to Caution Advisory at NM 119.2

Little Rock, AR - The completion date for the bank stabilization repairs on the right descending bank of NM 119.2 has changed to July 21.

13 Jul 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-45 Notice of Daily Lock Closure - Dardanelle Lock (No. 10)

MKARNS - Mariners are advised that Dardanelle Lock (No. 10) NM 205.5 will be closed to navigation traffic July 20 through July 23 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.

13 Jul 2016

CORPS HOSTS YOUTH FISHING DERBY AT WILLOW BEACH PARK

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers invites youth 15 and under to participate in a free fishing derby at Willow Beach Park, just off of the Arkansas River. The derby will be held from 9 a.m. until noon, July 23. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

11 Jul 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-44 - Lock 8 Return to Normal Operation

MKARNS - Lockages at Toad Suck Ferry Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9 have returned to normal operation. The failed hydraulic system has been repaired and returned to service.

8 Jul 2016

Corps to begin Millwood Lake Drawdown July 18

ASHDOWN, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers will begin a drawdown July 18 on Millwood Lake for bank stabilization work at Cottonshed Park.

8 Jul 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-43 Lock 08 - Longer Than Normal Lockage Times

MKARNS - Mariners are advised that longer than normal lockage times can be expected at Toad Suck Ferry Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9. One of the two hydraulic systems has failed. The length of downtime is unknown at this time.