7 Mar 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-23 Lock 8 Closure

Toad Suck Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9 will be closed to traffic beginning at 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on March 13, 2024, to allow surveyors to measure the miter gates. The closure is weather dependent and will be canceled and rescheduled should rainfall occur.

6 Mar 2024

USACE plans prescribed burns

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct prescribed burns on public lands surrounding Table Rock Lake from March 5, 2024, until April 17, 2024.

5 Mar 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-20 Lock 7 Intermittent Delays

Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at Murray Lock (No. 7) NM 125.4 beginning March 18 through March 21, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate an underwater dive inspection of the Lock chamber.

23 Feb 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-18 Lock 8 DS Appr - Sailing Instructions

SAILING INSTRUCTION NM 155.4 to NM 155.6 AND DOWNSTREAM APPROACH TOAD SUCK LOCK AND DAM (No. 8) NM 155.9 MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

23 Feb 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-19 Lock 9 DS Appr - Sailing Instructions

February 23, 2024 In Reply Refer to: CESWL-OP P. O. Box 867 Little Rock, AR 72203-0867 PH. 501-324-5096 SAILING INSTRUCTION ARTHUR V. ORMOND (No. 9) NM 176.9 MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

22 Feb 2024

USACE to extend the public comment period for the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the MKARNS 12-foot Channel Deepening Project

Little Rock, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District is extending the public comment period for the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the MKARNS 12-foot Channel Deepening Project. Comments will now be accepted until March 10.

13 Feb 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-17 WREC Differentials

This is to advise mariners transiting the White River Entrance Channel (WREC) of increased head differentials between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam.

9 Feb 2024

USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Small craft advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second. While flows have receded, USACE officials urge boaters to always exercise caution when on the river.

9 Feb 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-16 Lock 2 Opened

Crews have completed the upgrades to the lock interlock system at Lock No. 2 (NM 13.3), as communicated in Navigation Notice No. SWL 24-02, and the lock is now open to traffic.

8 Feb 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-15 Lock 13 Intermittent Delays

Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at James W. Trimble Lock (No. 13) NM 292.8 on February 9, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate replacement of hydraulic piping.