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  • President’s FY25 Budget: $124.9 million for Little Rock District projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District reports that the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget includes $124.9 million in federal funding for the district’s civil works program. This is part of the $7.2 billion in discretionary funding for USACE’s civil works program worldwide.

  • USACE and AGFC offer free boating course

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a free boater education course from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 13 at the James A. Gaston Visitor Center at Bull Shoals Dam.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-27 Lock 10 Reopened

    The electrical issue at Dardanelle Lock (No. 10) NM 205.5 was repaired and the Lock is currently open to traffic.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-26 Lock 10 Unscheduled Closure

    Dardanelle Lock (No. 10) NM 205.5 is currently closed to traffic due to an electrical issue. Crews are currently enroute to troubleshoot and repair the issue. A subsequent navigation notice will be distributed when the Lock is back in service.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-25 Solar Eclipse Advisory NM 100 to NM 300

    Mariners are advised to exercise caution on Monday April 8, 2024 when transiting the area between NM 100 and NM 300 on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. It is anticipated there will be a higher volume than normal of recreational vessels in the area, many of which may be operated by individuals unfamiliar with the navigation system. Some pleasure craft may unknowingly be moored in the navigation channel to observe the eclipse. Mariners are further advised to expect higher than normal recreational traffic in the days leading up to this event.

  • Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes continue automated area use fee collection

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office would like to remind visitors that many of their parks and day use areas have transitioned to automated fee collection machines.

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

    The intermittent delay period at James W. Trimble Lock (No. 13) NM 292.8 on March 9, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., noted in Nav Notice SWL 24-22, has changed. The new intermittent delay is on March 10, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate replacement of hydraulic piping.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.