MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office is closing the swim beach at Panther Bay on Norfork 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.
USACE has posted signs indicating high bacteria levels at the swim beach. Park rangers will reopen the beach when test results indicate bacteria levels are within an acceptable range.
For more information on the status of other recreation areas, contact the Mountain Home Project Office at 870-425-2700.
Recreation information can be found online at www.swl.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at facebook.com/littlerockusace and through the USACE Little Rock Water Level mobile app at www.swl.usace.army.mil/Home/water-control-app.
Release no. 25-114