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  • CORPS LIFTS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ARKANSAS RIVER

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers has lifted the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second. Even though flows have receded below that threshold, Corps officials urge boaters to always use caution when on the river.

  • NAV NOTICE SWL 14-11 Joint Notice on 2014 Scheduled Lock Closures

    MKARNS - Tulsa and Little Rock Districts are scheduling maintenance closures of the following locks for the dates and actions listed.

  • CORPS BEGINS RELEASES THROUGH SPILLWAY

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will begin a spillway release from Greers Ferry Dam today.

  • 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 from Russellville, Ark. downstream. Recent heavy rains caused flows to rise. During high flows, strong currents and large debris can threaten the safety of pleasure craft.

  • Greers Ferry Lake 2014 Campground Schedule

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. --- The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office will officially open Choctaw, Dam Site, Devils Fork, Heber Springs, John F. Kennedy and Old Highway 25 parks beginning Saturday, March 15 through Oct. 31 for the 2014 camping season.

  • NAV NOTICE SWL 14-10 MKARNS-SAILING INSTRUCTIONS LIFTED NM42.5 TO NM43.1

    MKARNS - Due to the repositioning of buoys by the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the sailing instructions for NM 42.5 through NM 43.1 as noted in Navigation Notice SWL 14-09 have been lifted.

  • Corps Announces Hours for Greers Ferry Lake’s Visitor Center

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineer’s William Carl Garner Visitor Center, on Greers Ferry Lake will open weekdays from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. beginning Monday, March 17.

  • CORPS CLOSES BIG DAM BRIDGE FOR INSPECTION

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is closing the Big Dam Bridge, across Murray Lock and Dam, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. March 10-14 while Corps personnel conduct a routine inspection of the bridge.

  • GREERS FERRY POWER PLANT TO BE TAKEN OFFLINE FOR REPAIRS

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will be taking the Greers Ferry Power Plant offline March 10 through April 24 for necessary repairs. Throughout the outage, one turbine will continuously release about 300 to 500 cubic feet per second into the Little Red River. A normal low flow release rate is 40 c.f.s. In comparison, a full power release from one turbine is about 3,500 c.f.s.

  • CORPS RESCHEDULES LANE CLOSURE ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM TO MARCH 10-11

    Mountain Home, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District has rescheduled the March 3-4 lane closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam until March 10-11.