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  • FISH COVER PERMITS AVAILABLE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office is offering a limited number of fish cover permits for Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes. A fish cover permit allows an individual to cut up to six cedar trees, six inches or smaller in diameter at the stump, from designated areas of the shoreline and sink them into the lake for fish habitat.

  • CORPS ISSUES SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR LOWER HALF OF ARKANSAS RIVER

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

  • CORPS WANTS TO RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE FOR FISH COVER

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. -- Christmas trees don’t have to go to the trash after Christmas. In fact, all those trees on display in homes and businesses across the area can be put to good use. After the holidays, complete your gift giving by donating your tree to the fish in Greers Ferry Lake.

  • CHRISTMAS TREE FISH COVER PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- What do you do with the Christmas tree when the holiday is over? Complete your gift giving by donating your discarded tree for fish cover on Bull Shoals or Norfork lakes. Many local anglers sink discarded Christmas trees to improve fish habitat.

  • CORPS REPAIRS TO ALTER MINIMUM FLOW RELEASE SATURDAY FROM BULL SHOALS DAM

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark.-The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will be inspecting and testing recently completed construction work from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Bull Shoals power switchyard. For safety reasons, the dam cannot produce hydroelectric power during this inspection.

  • CORPS CHANGES HOURS OF OPERATION AT VISITOR CENTER

    BRANSON, Mo. - The Army Corps of Engineers Table Rock Project Office is adjusting the hours of operation for the Dewey Short Visitor Center.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 14-40 Lock 13 Tow Haulage Equipment Back In Service

    JAMES W. TRIMBLE L&D - Tow haulage equipment at James W. Trimble Lock and Dam (No. 13) NM 292.8 has been returned to service.

  • NAV NOTICE SWL 14-39 MKARNS-MPLD EMPHASIS ON DRAFT DEPTH IN THE NAVIGATION PASS-UPDATE

    Montgomery Point Lock & Dam - Mariners were previously notified in Navigation Notice SWL 14-31, that one of the ten crest gates in the navigation pass was experiencing problems; it was partially raised at elevation 105 and could not be lowered further. This gate currently remains in the partially raised position.

  • NAV NOTICE SWL 14-38 MKARNS - LOCK 13 TOW HAULAGE EQUIPMENT OUT OF SERVICE

    James W. Trimble (Lock 13) - Tow haulage equipment at James W. Trimble Lock and Dam (No. 13) NM 292.8 is out of service.

  • BEAVER LAKE MASTER PLAN REVISIONS REQUIRE TEMPORARY HALT TO SHORELINE MANAGEMENT REQUESTS

    ROGERS, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers’ Beaver Project Office will temporarily suspend shoreline activity requests for Beaver Lake beginning Feb. 1, 2015 until spring 2016 to establish a baseline of the lake for officials to use while revising its 38-year-old master plan. New requests must be received or postmarked by Jan. 31, 2015.