11 Aug 2023

USACE closes swim beach at Dam Site Lake Day Use Area until further notice

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Beaver Lake Project Office has closed the swim beach at Dam Site Lake Day Use Area 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.

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.

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.

20 Apr 2022

May 22-27 declared as Safe Boating Week in Arkansas

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District in partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Coast Guard Auxiliary attended a Safe Boating Week Proclamation ceremony where Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson declared May 22-27 as Safe Boating Week in the Natural State.

31 Aug 2021

Nimrod and Blue Mountain Project Offices remind everyone to be water safe this Labor Day weekend

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Nimrod and Blue Mountain Lakes are reminding everyone to practice good water safety habits over the upcoming Labor Day weekend.

28 Jun 2021

USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

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 Oklahoma and Kansas over the last few days is causing flows on the system to rise.

28 May 2021

USACE reminds everyone to be water safe ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend is one of the top three busiest weekends of the year for the region’s lakes and rivers, and officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expect that 2021 will be no exception.

20 May 2020

From the Corps: Have fun, and be careful this Memorial Day weekend

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Memorial Day weekend is one of the top three busiest weekends of the year for the region’s lakes and rivers, and officials at the Army Corps of Engineers expect that 2020 will be no exception.

2 Sep 2015

5 steps to reduce the risk of water-related accidents

Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District, which covers most of Arkansas and southern Missouri, are asking everyone to practice good water safety habits this Labor Day weekend to help ensure the holiday isn’t ruined by needless injuries or death.

6 Apr 2015

ARKANSAS GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS SAFE BOATING WEEK

At a proclamation ceremony today Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson declared May 16 through 22 as Safe Boating Week in Arkansas.