31 May 2023

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 23-24 Lock 9 Unscheduled Lock Closure

Due to unforeseen difficulties with the work mentioned in Navigation Notice No. SWL 23-19, Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 is temporarily closed to traffic. Crews are on site working and will have the Lock opened as soon as the problem can be resolved. A subsequent Navigation Notice will be issued once the Lock has been opened to traffic.

30 May 2023

USACE seeks public input on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 12-foot Channel Deepening Project

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock and Tulsa Districts are seeking public input on the MKARNS 12-foot Channel Deepening Project. Public comment for the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment will be held between June 5 and July 8.

25 May 2023

USACE reopens swim beaches at Cranfield and Oakland Park

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office has reopened the swim beaches at Cranfield on Norfork Lake and Oakland Park on Bull Shoals Lake. Bacteria levels are now within the acceptable range which allow the swim beaches to reopen.

25 May 2023

USACE reopens Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula swim beaches on Beaver Lake

ROGERS, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Beaver Lake Project Office has reopened Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula swim beaches. Bacteria levels are now within the acceptable range which allows the swim beach to reopen.

24 May 2023

USACE reminds everyone to be water safe this Memorial Day weekend

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reminding everyone to practice good water safety habits over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

22 May 2023

NAVIGATION NOTICE Number SWL 23-23 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at James W. Trimble Lock (No. 13) NM 292.8 between May 31 and June 21.

19 May 2023

USACE closes swim beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula until further notice

ROGERS, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Beaver Lake Project Office has closed the swim beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula on Beaver Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by project office personnel.

19 May 2023

May 20-26 declared as Safe Boating Week in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District in partnership with the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Entergy attended a Safe Boating Week Proclamation ceremony where Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders declared May 20-26 as Safe Boating Week in the Natural State.

19 May 2023

USACE closes swim beaches at Cranfield and Oakland Park until further notice

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office has closed the swim beaches at Cranfield on Norfork Lake and Oakland Park on Bull Shoals Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by project office personnel.

12 May 2023

NAVIGATION NOTICE SWL 23-22 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

The tow haulage equipment at Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 has returned to service