31 May 2023

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 23-24 Lock 9 Unscheduled Lock Closure

Due to unforeseen difficulties with the work mentioned in Navigation Notice No. SWL 23-19, Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 is temporarily closed to traffic. Crews are on site working and will have the Lock opened as soon as the problem can be resolved. A subsequent Navigation Notice will be issued once the Lock has been opened to traffic.

19 May 2023

USACE closes swim beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula until further notice

ROGERS, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Beaver Lake Project Office has closed the swim beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula 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.

19 May 2023

May 20-26 declared as Safe Boating Week in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District in partnership with the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Entergy attended a Safe Boating Week Proclamation ceremony where Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders declared May 20-26 as Safe Boating Week in the Natural State.

19 May 2023

Maintenance to temporarily close Canyon Lake Dam service road 

Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Canyon Lake will temporarily close the dam service road for embankment maintenance May 22 - 25, 2023.

17 May 2023

Army signs rule to implement credit assistance for dam safety projects

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the signing of a final rule to implement a new credit assistance program for dam safety projects.