29 Apr 2024

USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in Eastern Oklahoma over the last two days resulted in Arkansas River flows exceeding 70,000 cubic feet per second at Dardanelle.

24 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-43 Lock 5 Sailing Instructions Lifted

The sailing instructions for the downstream approach to Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3, as noted in Nav Notice SWL 24-33, have been lifted.

15 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-40 Lock 6 Intermittent Delays

Mariners may experience intermittent delays at David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) NM 108.1 beginning April 16 through April 20, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily.

5 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-39 Lock 6 Intermittent Delays

INTERMITTENT DELAYS DAVID D. TERRY LOCK (No. 6) NM 108.1 MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

3 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-37 Lock 2 Tow Haulage Return to Service

TOW HAULAGE RETURN TO SERVICE LOCK No. 2 (NM 13.3) MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

2 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-36 Lock 2 Tow Haulage Out of Service

TOW HAULAGE OUT OF SERVICE LOCK No. 2 (NM 13.3) MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

2 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-35 Lock 5 Tow Haulage Return to Service

TOW HAULAGE RETURN TO SERVICE COLONEL CHARLES D. MAYNARD LOCK (No. 5) NM 86.3 MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

1 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-34 Lock 8 Sailing Instructions Lifted

The sailing instructions for NM 155.4 to NM 155.6 and the downstream approach to Toad Suck Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9, noted in Nav Notice SWL 24-18 have been lifted.

1 Apr 2024

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-33 Lock 5 DS Appr - Sailing Instructions

Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should favor the long wall in the downstream approach to Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3.

29 Mar 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 have receded, USACE officials urge boaters to always exercise caution when on the river.