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  • Sacramento District scientist shrinks time and space to detect dangerous gas

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District scientist is playing a leading role in a series of research projects to protect American service members from toxic vapors, make toxic cleanup projects more effective and potentially change how the world monitors airborne chemicals.

  • Corps Announces Special Water Release at Deer Creek Lake

    Corps Announces Special Water Release at Deer Creek Lake HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The U.S. Army Corps of

  • Montgomery Point Lock and Dam ensures system available during low-water conditions

    by Little Rock District Public Affairs Montgomery Point Lock and Dam Ensures System Available During Low-Water Conditions LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- During this year’s unseasonably dry summer the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System functioned as designed ensuring a 9-foot channel for barge traffic moving through the system. Because water levels on the Mississippi River dropped so low the crest gates at Montgomery Point Lock were used this summer for the first time since 2008.

  • Corps Announces Special Water Release at Deer Creek Lake

    Corps Announces Special Water Release at Deer Creek Lake HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The U.S. Army Corps of

  • A first for MKARNS lock:Chouteau Lock gets new pintal ball

    by Sara Goodeyon Tulsa District Public Affairs TULSA, Okla. -- Work involving the repair of a major component of a lock along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System was recently completed ahead of schedule by the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The work involved the removal and replacement of a pintal ball at Lock 17 at Chouteau, Okla., This was the first time such a repair has been performed to a lock on the MKARNS. The entire lock was emptied of water, an operation referred to as "dewatering," so that the dam gate could be lifted for the removal of the pintal.

  • NON-TOXIC ALGAE APPEARING ON BEAVER LAKE

    ROGERS, Ark. -- With air temperatures changing and the fall season upon us, many folks are still enjoying all that Beaver Lake has to offer. Some visitors have noticed algal blooms floating on the surface of various areas of Beaver Lake.

  • OCTOBER 31 MARKS WINTER CAMPING SEASON AT RUSSELLVILLE PROJECT PARKS

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Fall is quickly approaching and with it the end of the summer recreation season at Russellville Project Office parks. There are still several days to enjoy all that the river has to offer. Cooler temperatures allow visitors to take advantage of many recreational opportunities with a more relaxing approach.

  • CORPS INITIATES PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District will implement a new program of daily preventive maintenance at two Arkansas locks on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.

  • HIGHWAY ACROSS TABLE ROCK DAM REDUCED TO ONE LANE WEEKDAYS

    BRANSON, Mo. – Highway 165/265 between Table Rock Lake’s dam and spillway will be reduced to one lane weekdays beginning Wednesday, Sept. 26 and ending on Monday, Nov. 5 to repair and seal the road surface across the dam. The lane will be reopened at 4:30 p.m. each Friday and will close each Monday at 7 a.m. until the repairs are completed.

  • SEPTEMBER 16 MARKS END OF SUMMER FOR SEVERAL PARKS WHILE MANY OTHERS REMAIN OPEN

    BRANSON, Mo. -- As fall approaches the summer recreation season comes to an end. The Corps of Engineers Table Rock Project Office will close seven parks for the winter recreation season on Sept. 16. Parks that closing are: Aunts Creek, Baxter, Big M, Eagle Rock, Long Creek, Viola, and Viney Creek.