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  • CORPS CLOSES OAKLAND SWIM BEACH ON BULL SHOALS LAKE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office has closed Oakland swim beach on Bull Shoals Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health. Swimming is not recommended in areas with high bacteria levels.

  • CORPS CLOSES WAVELAND SWIM BEACH ON BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    HAVANA, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Nimrod-Blue Mountain Project Office has closed Waveland Park swim beach on Blue Mountain Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health. Swimming is not recommended in areas with high bacteria levels.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-31 Intermittent Delays Lock & Dam 10 (NM 205.5)

    Dardanelle L&D - Mariners are advised that intermittent delays may be experienced at Dardanelle Lock and Dam (No. 10) NM 205.5, through September 30, 2015.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-30 Lock 5 Closure - High Flows

    Colonel Charles D. Maynard L&D - Due to high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3 is closed to traffic.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-29 Lock 6 Closure - High Flows

    David D. Terry L&D - Due to high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) NM 108.1 is closed to traffic.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-28 Lock 3 Closure - High Flows

    Joe Hardin L&D - Due to high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the Joe Hardin Lock (NM 50.2) is closed to traffic.

  • CORPS REOPENS THREE SWIM BEACHES AT GREERS FERYY LAKE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office has reopened Dam Site, Choctaw and Hill Creek swim beaches. The swim beaches were temporary closed because of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health.

  • Corps Cautions Lake Users, Issues Update on Available Recreation Areas

    ROGERS, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers is urging all visitors to Beaver Lake to exercise extreme caution while levels are high. Campers, swimmers, and boaters visiting park areas should use extreme caution and be aware that certain recreation areas may be closed to the public for their protection.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-27 Lock 4 Closure - High Flows

    Emmett Sanders L&D - Due to high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the Emmett Sanders Lock (NM 66.0) is closed to traffic.

  • CORPS CLOSES FOUR SWIM BEACHES ON GREERS FERRY LAKE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office has closed Choctaw, Dam Site, Devils Fork, and Hill Creek swim beaches on Greers Ferry Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health.