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  • USACE urges boaters and anglers to be aware of underwater hazards

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is urging boaters to use extreme caution on USACE lakes and rivers due to high water levels and increased debris.

  • Corps of Engineers managing water as storm front moves through Cumberland River Basin

    As storms begin to move out of the Cumberland River Basin in Tennessee and Kentucky, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District continues its focus on moving water through the system while reducing flood risk.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-24 Lock 8 and 9 Closure - High Flows

    Due to high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 and Toad Suck Ferry Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9 are closed to traffic.  The locks will reopen as the flows drop to safe navigation levels.

  • USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rain in Oklahoma and western Arkansas over the last two days has resulted in Arkansas River flows exceeding 70,000 cubic feet per second. A crest of 150,000 to 200,000 c.f.s is forecasted from Van Buren to Ozark and a crest of 250,000 to 300,000 c.f.s is forecasted to progress downstream from Dardanelle to Wilbur D. Mills Dam over the next week.

  • USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Small craft advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second.

  • FREE boating safety courses to be offered at Mississippi River Project Office

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is offering free boating safety education classes at the Mississippi River Project Office near Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. These courses are designed to equip boaters of all experience levels with essential safety knowledge before heading out on the water. Classes will be offered April 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and are open to anyone 11 or older. While no on-the-water training is provided, the classroom-based instruction covers key boating safety principles. Boaters 12 and older who successfully complete the course and pass the final exam will receive an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Boat Safety Certification, which is recognized in both Illinois and Iowa.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-11 Lock 9 Tow Haulage Planned Outage

    The tow haulage equipment at Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 will be taken out of service beginning February 15, 2025, to facilitate required work on the lock shelters. Double cut tows will have to be locked the conventional way (without the use of tow haulage). A follow up notice will be distributed when the tow haulage equipment is back in service.

  • USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in western Arkansas over the last 48 hours will result in Arkansas River flows exceeding 70,000 cubic feet per second over the next few days from Dardanelle Lock and Dam downstream to Wilbur D. Mills Lock and Dam.

  • USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Small craft advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second.

  • USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in western Arkansas over the last 24 hours will result in Arkansas River flows exceeding 70,000 cubic feet per second over the next few days.