8 Sep 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-47 Lockage Queue - Lock 2, Lock 1 & Montgomery Point Lock

MKARNS - Lock 1 operators will establish and distribute a lockage/queue management plan daily for Lock 2, Norrell Lock (No.1) and Montgomery Point Lock.

5 Sep 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-46 Montgomery Point Lock - Open, WREC Draft Restriction Lifted

MKARNS - Mariners are advised that Montgomery Point Lock (NM 0.5) is operable.

4 Sep 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-45 Closure - Montgomery Point Lock & Navigation Pass

MKARNS - Mariners are advised that Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) is currently closed to all navigation traffic.

2 Sep 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-44 Sailing Instruction & Draft Restriction - Downstream of Lock 1

MKARNS - Mariners are advised that upbound and downbound tows should run the centerline of the navigation channel in the downstream approach to Norrell Lock (No. 1).

2 Sep 2022

USACE, AGFC and other agencies host Labor Day safety media event

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, AGFC and other local agency partners met at Murray and Lock and Dam today for a water and recreation holiday safety media event.

2 Sep 2022

Temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from 7 a.m. Sept.13 until 5 p.m. Sept.14 to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s sluice gates.

2 Sep 2022

Beaver IRRM Environmental Assessment Public Comment Period

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District (Corps), is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to document the beneficial and adverse effects of implementing an Operational Interim Risk Reduction Measure (IRRM) at Beaver Dam on the White River. The IRRM will reduce risks to life safety, property and natural resources associated with being able to operate the dam effectively during extreme high-water events.

31 Aug 2022

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-43 Sailing Instructions Lifted Locks 3 and 5

MKARNS - The sailing instructions for the downstream approach to Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3), noted in Nav Notice SWL 22-26 and the downstream approach to Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5), noted in Nav Notice 22-24 have been lifted.

31 Aug 2022

USACE reminds everyone to be water safe this Labor Day weekend

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reminding everyone to practice good water safety habits over the upcoming Labor Day weekend.

30 Aug 2022

USACE announces second public workshop for Beaver Lake land acquisition study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a drop-in public workshop from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. September 13 at the Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville, 211 SE Walton Blvd., Bentonville, Arkansas. Information will be available at the workshop regarding potentially impacted properties and the newly proposed willing sellers only acquisition alternative. All interested persons are invited to attend the workshop and provide comments. Representatives from the Little Rock District will be present to answer questions on the acquisition process.