Home / Media / News / NewsSearch
Results:
Tag: MKARNS
Clear

  • Corps Partners with Franklin County Sheriff’s Office

    OZARK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers’ Russellville Project Office is partnering with Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to assist in maintenance and upkeep of White Oak Park on the Arkansas River.

  • CORPS URGES WATER SAFETY OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Labor Day weekend is among the top three busiest weekends of the year at the region’s lakes and rivers, and officials of the Army Corps of Engineers say they expect this year will be no exception.

  • CORPS LIFTS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ARKANSAS RIVER

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers has lifted the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second. Even though flows have receded below that threshold, Corps officials urge boaters to always use caution when on the river.

  • CORPS ANNOUNCES OPEN HOUSES FOR MASTER PLAN REVISIONS

    Branson, Mo. -- The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will hold four open houses Aug. 14-17 in Shell Knob, Kimberling City and twice in Branson to discuss and seek input on the draft Table Rock Master Plan. All interested persons are invited.

  • 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.

  • First-ever lock repair successfully completed by Tulsa District at Chouteau Lock 17

    Replacing the pintal ball at Chouteau Lock and Dam on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.