18 Nov 2015

CORPS ISSUES SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ARKANSAS RIVER

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers issued a small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Recent heavy rains caused flows to rise. During the high flows, strong currents and large debris can threaten the safety of pleasure craft.

5 Nov 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-78 Lock 13 Daily Closures Extended for Repairs

James W. Trimble L&D (No. 13) - Mariners are advised that James W. Trimble Lock and Dam (No. 13) NM 292.8 will continue to be closed to navigation traffic on November 6th, 7th and 8th from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Additional time is required for the repair of the downstream miter gates.

5 Nov 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-77 Sailing Instructions Lifted NM 140.5 to NM 141.5

MKARNS - The sailing instruction for NM 140.5 through NM 141.5, as noted in Navigation Notice SWL 15-72, has been lifted.

4 Nov 2015

Corps announces park attendant positions

The Little Rock District, Corps of Engineers is accepting bids for 2016 summer gate and park attendant positions.

3 Nov 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-76 Lock 13 Daily Closure for Dive Opertaions

James W.Trimble L&D (No. 13) - Mariners are advised that James W. Trimble Lock and Dam (No. 13) NM 292.8 will be closed to navigation traffic on November 4th and 5th from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

3 Nov 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-75 Navigation Pass Open Montgomery Point L&D (NM 0.5)

Montgomery Point L&D - Due to increased river elevations, the crest gate dam at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) is lowered and the navigation pass is open.

2 Nov 2015

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.

2 Nov 2015

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.

2 Nov 2015

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.

29 Oct 2015

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.