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  • USACE announces early opening of campsites ahead of 2024 solar eclipse

    USACE is announcing the early opening of several campsites in the Little Rock District to facilitate the influx of people to Arkansas and Missouri for the solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024.
  • USACE cancels temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is canceling the full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam that was previously scheduled for Sept.18 to Sept. 20. New dates have not been selected at this time.
  • MKARNS NAVIGATION NOTICE - The Lock interlock system upgrades at Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3) NM 50.2 are complete

    The Lock interlock system upgrades at Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3) NM 50.2 are complete. The Lock is fully opened to navigation traffic and no further delays or closures associated with upgrading the Lock interlock system are expected.
  • Temporary full road closure of Highway 177 across Norfork Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 177 across Norfork Dam from 6:30 a.m. Sept. 18 until 5 p.m. Sept. 21, 2023, to remove equipment used to perform routine maintenance on the dam.
  • Temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from 6:30 a.m. Sept. 18 until 5 p.m. Sept. 20, 2023, to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam.
  • Bull Shoals and Norfork Dam Safety Exercise

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District hosted a dam safety exercise for Bull Shoals and Norfork Dam’s along with state and local stakeholders at the Bull Shoals White River State Park on Sept. 6, 2023.
  • USACE closes swim beach at Dam Site Lake Day Use Area until further notice

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Beaver Lake Project Office has closed the swim beach at Dam Site Lake Day Use Area 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.
  • MKARNS NAVIGATION NOTICE - SWL 23-46

    James W. Trimble Lock (No. 13) NM 292.8 has reopened to navigation traffic.
  • Temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from 6:30 a.m. Aug. 14 until 5 p.m. Aug. 16, 2023, to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam.
  • The Perfect Throw

    We often think about sports icons when we think of the “the perfect throw.” We think of a quarterback in the Super Bowl that threads the needle for the final touchdown to win the game, or the pitcher that slings the final strike to close out a perfect game. Undoubtedly, these are incredible moments. These moments take years of practice and sweat equity from the athletes before they’re in a position to make “the perfect throw.” However, there are moments in life where the perfect throw doesn’t happen on the field. It happens in the split seconds between life and death. This is that story… It was a smoldering hot 4th of July day at Greers Ferry Lake in central Arkansas. Every recreation area around the lake was packed with visitors looking for a place to cool off.