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  • Corps advises lake and river visitors to be cautious Labor Day weekend

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is advising lake and river visitors to be cautious this Labor Day weekend. Labor Day weekend is among the top three busiest weekends of the year at the region’s lakes and rivers, and officials from the district say they expect this year will be no exception.

  • Corps issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Rainfall in western Arkansas this week is causing flows on the system to rise.

  • Corps reopens Rising Star Park

    PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pine Bluff Site Office is reopening Rising Star Park on Monday, Aug. 31.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 20-54 Increased Differentials on the WREC

    MKARNS - 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.

  • Temporary full road closure of Highway 165/265 over Table Rock Dam

    BRANSON, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a full road closure from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Sept. 16 through Sept. 17, and Sept. 22 through Sept. 23 for Hwy 165/265 over Table Rock Dam to facilitate the heavy equipment needed for the installation of an intake gate on the dam.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. 20-51 Lock 6 Reopened

    MKARNS - David D. Terry Lock (No.6) NM 108.1 has reopened to navigation traffic.

  • Corps extends lane Corps extends closure of Highway 177 Bridge across Norfork Dam

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is extending the closure of the northbound lane of Highway 177 across Norfork Dam until December 2020, to continue performing maintenance on the spillway bridge.

  • Corps to temporarily close River Run East and West Parks

    ASHDOWN, Ark. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is temporarily closing access to the River Run East and West Recreation Areas at 8 a.m. Aug. 23 to make repairs to the Millwood Lake stilling basin. Depending on weather, the stilling basin work should be complete by mid October.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 20-50 Lock 3 Sailing Instruction Lifted

    MKARNS - The sailing instruction for the downstream approach to Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3) NM 50.2, as noted in Navigation Notice SWL 20-42 has been lifted.

  • Corps to begin Millwood Lake drawdown

    ASHDOWN, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will begin lowering Millwood Lake Wednesday, Aug. 19 to inspect shoreline erosion, provide bank stabilization, and make minor repairs to the boat ramp at Beards Bluff.