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  • CORPS ISSUES SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ARKANSAS RIVER

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark., -‑ The Army Corps of Engineers issued a small craft advisory for the Arkansas

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 14-31 MPLD Emphasis on Draft Depth in the Navigation Pass

    Montgomery Point Lock & Dam - Mariners are cautioned that one of the ten crest gates in the navigation pass is experiencing problems and is partially raised at elevation 105’. At present this gate cannot be lowered further. These crest gates normally lie flat (el 102’) when the navigation pass is open. Vessels with drafts deeper than 9 feet run the risk of striking this gate as the water level decreases. At noon today the tailwater elevation was at 117.07’, having dropped 0.45’ the previous 24 hours.

  • CORPS TO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD FOR BULL SHOALS MASTER PLAN REVISIONS THROUGH OCT. 8

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers is extending the comment period for public input concerning the Bull Shoals Lake Master Plan through Oct. 8.

  • ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 107 TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE IN OCTOBER

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – One lane of Highway 107 across the large saddle dike #1 (Big Dike) will be closed intermittently from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. weekdays beginning Tuesday, Oct. 7 through Friday, Oct. 17.

  • CORPS SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR LAKE CLEANUP

    ROGERS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers Beaver Lake Project Office is looking for volunteers to join the Annual Beaver Lake Cleanup, Saturday, Oct. 4. Volunteers should check-in by 8 a.m. at Prairie Creek, Hickory Creek, or Dam Site Lake parks. The cleanup will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Trash bags will be furnished to all participants at each check-in station, but volunteers are asked to bring your own gloves.

  • NAV NOTICE SWL 14-30 Tow Haulage Equipment Back in Service - David D. Terry Lock (No.6) NM 108.1

    DAVID D. TERRY L&D - Tow haulage equipment at David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) has been returned to service.

  • WORK ON GREERS FERRY DAM TO IMPACT TRAFFIC FROM OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY

    The Army Corps of Engineers will be working on the Greers Ferry Dam turbine intake gates from October through January, and this work will create intermittent traffic delays on the Arkansas Highway 25 Bridge across the dam.

  • CORPS REMINDS LAKESIDE RESIDENTS, USERS OF REGULATIONS AT GREERS FERRY LAKE

    Army Corps of Engineers officials ask those living near Greers Ferry Lake to avoid unauthorized work on public property. They also remind lake users and landowners adjacent to the lake that tying up boats along the shoreline and operating vehicles off authorized roadways on public property is prohibited.

  • SURVEY WORK SLATED FOR GREERS FERRY LAKE

    The Army Corps of Engineers advises landowners adjacent to public lands on Greers Ferry Lake that survey crews will be conducting surveys and performing boundary maintenance along several sections of government boundary in Cleburne and Van Buren counties.

  • NAV NOTICE SWL 14-29 Sailing Instructions NM 184.8 to NM 185.4

    MKARNS - Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should run the center channel to the green line while between NM 184.8 and NM 185.4.