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  • CORPS TO MAKE INTERMITTENT RELEASES THROUGH SPILLWAY AT BEAVER LAKE

    ROGERS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will open spillway gates Wednesday through Saturday at Beaver Dam in lieu of releases through the power generator.

  • ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 177 BRIDGE ACROSS NORFORK DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers will temporarily close one lane of Highway 177 across Norfork Dam at 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. June 5, weather permitting, to remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s tainter gates.

  • CORPS REOPENS SWIM BEACH ON NORFORK LAKE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office announces that Bidwell Point swim beach on Norfork Lake have been retested and officials have determined that it is safe for public use.

  • CORPS TO CONDUCT MAINTENANCE WORK AT BONA DEA PARK

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers’ Russellville Site Office will be conducting park maintenance at Bona Dea Park beginning May 30 and should be completed by the end of June. The under brushing project will improve park aesthetics, trail visibility, and remove invasive species.

  • HIGHWAY 178 BRIDGE ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers will close both lanes of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from noon until 5 p.m. June 5, to remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s tainter gates.

  • HAVE A FUN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BUT BE SAFE

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The summer recreation season officially begins with Memorial Day weekend festivities, and officials of the Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers want you to have fun but be safe at one of the many Corps parks.

  • CORPS CLOSES GILLHAM LAKE SWIM BEACH

    ASHDOWN, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is closing Coon Creek swim beach on Gilliam Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of a blue-green algae bloom. Corps officials said boating and fishing is allowed but urges visitors to avoid the algae when out on the lake.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 18-30 Sailing Instruction Lifted NM 222 – NM 223

    MKARNS - The sailing instruction for NM 222 to NM 223, as noted in Navigation Notices SWL 17-10 and 17-42, has been lifted.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 18-29 Lock Closure - Arthur V. Ormond L&D (No. 9) NM 176.9

    MKARNS - Arthur V. Ormond Lock and Dam (No. 9) NM 176.9 will be closed to navigation traffic from July 11 (7 a.m.) to July 14 (7 a.m.) to complete electrical repairs to the lock’s interlock controls.

  • CORPS CLOSES BIDWELL POINT SWIM BEACH ON NORFORK LAKE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office has closed Bidwell Point swim beach 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 the Arkansas Department of Health.