7 Jul 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-27 WREC Differentials

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.

7 Jul 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-26 Sailing Instructions-Multiple Locations

MKARNS - Due to shoaling and until further notice, both upbound and downbound mariners are advised to use caution through the following areas.

29 Jun 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-25 Notice of Safety Zone NM 118.8 - NM 119.5

MKARNS - To ensure the safety of life and property during the Pops on the River fireworks display in Little Rock, AR, a safety zone will be established by the U.S. Coast Guard for the Arkansas River from mile marker 118.8 to mile marker 119.5.

25 Jun 2022

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 use caution when on the river.

23 Jun 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-24 Lock 5 Sailing Instruction

MKARNS - Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that upbound and downbound tows need to favor the long wall in the downstream approach to Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5).

13 Jun 2022

Federal Register Public Notice – Defining the term “economically disadvantaged community.”

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works is conducting a 60-day public comment period to

10 Jun 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-23 Lock 1 Closure Revision No. 2

MKARNS - The Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 closure dates in Nav Notice SWL 22-22 have been revised.

8 Jun 2022

USACE conducts boundary line maintenance on Bull Shoals Lake

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Bull Shoals Lake that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance along a 204-mile section of government boundary.

3 Jun 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-22 Lock 1 Closure Revision

MKARNS - The Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 closure details for June and July that were previously noted in Nav Notices SWL 22-04 and 22-21 have been revised.

31 May 2022

Temporary lane closure of Highway 63/79 across the Arkansas River

One lane of the Highway 63/79 bridge across the Arkansas River will close from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. June 7 so work crews can conduct a routine bridge inspection.