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  • CORPS SCHEDULES BOUNDARY LINE MAINTENANCE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Lake Project Office advises landowners adjacent to public lands on Greers Ferry Lake that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance along an 85-mile section of government boundary.

  • Additional Work Affecting One Lane Traffic Across Greers Ferry Dam

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – One lane of traffic across Greers Ferry Dam is closed until the end of January 2016 while work is performed on the dam’s turbine intake gates. Additional work to repair the dam’s monolith joints will begin Monday Nov. 16 which will require a lane shift.

  • 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.