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  • CORPS BEGINS RELEASES THROUGH SPILLWAY

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will begin a spillway release from Greers Ferry Dam today.

  • CORPS ISSUES SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ARKANSAS RIVER

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers issued a small craft advisory for the Arkansas River from Russellville, Ark. downstream. Recent heavy rains caused flows to rise. During high flows, strong currents and large debris can threaten the safety of pleasure craft.

  • Greers Ferry Lake 2014 Campground Schedule

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. --- The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office will officially open Choctaw, Dam Site, Devils Fork, Heber Springs, John F. Kennedy and Old Highway 25 parks beginning Saturday, March 15 through Oct. 31 for the 2014 camping season.

  • Corps Announces Hours for Greers Ferry Lake’s Visitor Center

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineer’s William Carl Garner Visitor Center, on Greers Ferry Lake will open weekdays from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. beginning Monday, March 17.

  • STEM freshmen learn their lesson at Old Hickory Dam

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (March 7, 2014) – More than 20 ninth graders from Stratford STEM Magnet High School received educational lessons about water management on the Cumberland River and its tributaries, ecosystems for big rivers and small streams, hydropower operations, navigation and water safety on a field trip Feb. 27 at Old Hickory Dam.

  • CORPS CLOSES BIG DAM BRIDGE FOR INSPECTION

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is closing the Big Dam Bridge, across Murray Lock and Dam, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. March 10-14 while Corps personnel conduct a routine inspection of the bridge.

  • GREERS FERRY POWER PLANT TO BE TAKEN OFFLINE FOR REPAIRS

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will be taking the Greers Ferry Power Plant offline March 10 through April 24 for necessary repairs. Throughout the outage, one turbine will continuously release about 300 to 500 cubic feet per second into the Little Red River. A normal low flow release rate is 40 c.f.s. In comparison, a full power release from one turbine is about 3,500 c.f.s.

  • Lock and Dam 8 to reopen March 17

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced that Lock and Dam 8, near Genoa, Wis., will reopen March 17.

  • CORPS RESCHEDULES LANE CLOSURE ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM TO MARCH 10-11

    Mountain Home, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District has rescheduled the March 3-4 lane closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam until March 10-11.

  • ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 178 BRIDGE ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE FOR BRIDGE INSPECTION

    Mountain Home, Ark. – One lane of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam will close at 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and 4 to allow Corps officials to conduct an annual bridge and roadway inspection.