8 Jun 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-38 Lock 9 Reopened

Ormond L&D - The Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 has reopened to Navigation traffic.

8 Jun 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-37 Locks 5 & 6 Reopened

MKARNS - The Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) and David D. Terry Lock and Dam (No. 6) have reopened to Navigation traffic.

8 Jun 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-36 Lifting of USCG River Closure NM 118-NM 116

Little Rock - Mariners are advised that the U.S. Coast Guard is lifting the closure on the Arkansas River between Navigation Miles 118.0 and 116.0.

5 Jun 2015

Flag Day 2015

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. The American flag is a symbol of what we stand for as a country.

5 Jun 2015

Kansas City District monitors river/tributaries after increased rainfall

KANSAS CITY, Mo.,— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency management office is monitoring the Missouri River and tributaries after the increased rainfall in the area during May and continuing into June.

5 Jun 2015

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed June 8-11

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed 8 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2015 through 5 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015. This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

5 Jun 2015

Sam Rayburn Reservoir begins 24/7 Hydropower Generation Operations

FORT WORTH, Texas – Following a careful evaluation of the forecasted inflow totals to Sam Rayburn

5 Jun 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-35 Lock 7 Reopened

Little Rock - The Murray Lock (No. 7) NM 125.4 has reopened to Navigation traffic.

5 Jun 2015

Corps Hosts Open House Events for Public Input on Mississippi River Master Plan

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is revising its Mississippi River Master Plan and is hosting several public scoping open house events to gain public input. Each open house will offer brief overview presentations hourly, informational posters and Corps staff on hand to answer questions about the Master Plan as well as natural resource and recreational opportunities within the Mississippi River Project.

5 Jun 2015

Corps reports above normal May runoff in the Missouri River Basin; drought conditions improve in upper basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division reports May runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 3.7 million acre feet (MAF), 110 percent of normal. The 2015 runoff forecast has increased to 22.5 MAF, 89 percent of normal. Average annual runoff is 25.2 MAF.