7 Jan 2025

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-02 Lock 7 Closure

Due to an unexpected hydraulic piping failure, Murray Lock and Dam (No. 7) NM 125.4 is currently closed to navigation until further notice. Crews are onsite making emergency repairs at this time. A follow up notice will be distributed as soon as the Lock is reopened to navigation.

31 Dec 2024

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 are receding, USACE officials urge boaters to always exercise caution when on the river.

19 Dec 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces temporary shoreline activity request moratorium at Lake Dardanelle

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Russellville Site Office will suspend shoreline activity requests beginning February 1 to establish a baseline for officials to use while updating the lake’s 12-year-old shoreline management plan.

18 Dec 2024

Live Christmas Trees donation at boat ramps along Beaver, Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes

Complete your gift giving by donating your discarded Christmas tree for fish cover at Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake or Norfork Lake. To donate, take your old Christmas tree to the following locations: Beaver Lake: Highway 12 launch ramp, Monte Ne launch ramp, Don Roufa launch ramp. For Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake, trees can be dropped off at any public launch ramp.

18 Dec 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-93 NavPass Open

Due to increased river elevations, the crest gate dam at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) is lowered and the navigation pass is open. When the Montgomery Point Lock and Dam tailwater elevation drops below 115 ft., the navigation pass will be closed.

10 Dec 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-92 MPLD NavPass Closed

Due to falling river elevations, the crest gate dam at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) is in operation and the navigation pass is closed. All vessels are required to pass through the lock until further notice.

6 Dec 2024

USACE announces temporary closure of Big Coon Campground

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close the Big Coon Campground on Gillham Lake from Dec. 6, 2024, through Feb. 28, 2025, for routine maintenance.

26 Nov 2024

Seasonal regulating stage change on the White River begins December 1, 2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to remind the public that the seasonal regulating stage for the White River at Newport and Georgetown, Ark. will increase from 12 feet to 24 feet effective Dec. 1, 2024.

25 Nov 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-91 WREC Differentials

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. 

25 Nov 2024

USACE notifies residents of unexploded ordnance investigations and remediation near Camp Robinson

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is notifying residents near Camp Robinson of upcoming unexploded ordnance investigations and remediation efforts. These activities, scheduled to begin in January 2025 and continue through February 2025, are part of routine work under the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) program.