22 Nov 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.

22 Nov 2024

USACE to host Industry Day Dec. 3 and 4 in Little Rock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting a regional Industry Day forum from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 4 in the Magnolia 1 and Magnolia 2 Ballrooms at the Hilton Garden Inn West located at 10914 Kanis Road, Little Rock, Arkansas.

21 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-90 Lock 6 Closure

David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) NM 108.1 will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. on February 3, 2025, until 7 p.m. on February 7, 2025. This is to allow workers to upgrade the lock interlock system which is an integral safety function of the Lock.

19 Nov 2024

USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas over the last 24 hours is causing Arkansas River flows to exceed 70,000 cubic feet per second systemwide.

15 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-89 Norrell Lock tow haulage repaired

The tow haulage equipment at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 has been repaired and returned to service.

15 Nov 2024

USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – 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.

15 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-88 Norrell Lock tow haulage out of service

The tow haulage equipment at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 is currently out of service due to an electrical issue. Double cut tows will have to be locked the conventional way (without the use of tow haulage). A follow up notice will be distributed when the tow haulage equipment is back in service.

12 Nov 2024

Temporary full road closure of Highway 25 across Greers Ferry Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 25 across Greers Ferry Dam from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Nov. 18-20, 2024, for routine maintenance.

12 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24- 87 MPLD NavPass Open

Due to increased river elevations, the crest gate dam at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) is lowered and the navigation pass is open.   When the Montgomery Point Lock and Dam tailwater elevation drops below 115 ft., the navigation pass will be closed.

8 Nov 2024

USACE waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will waive day use fees at recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2024.