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  • USA’s largest towboat returns to Arkansas River

    The Mississippi River Commission visited the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Aug. 10 through 14 to perform a low-water inspection and meet with stakeholders onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi, the largest towboat in the country and the official vessel of the MRC. The vessel is 241 feet long, 52 feet high and is an operational towboat 90 percent of the time.

  • Fishing Access Road at Cooks Landing Park to be Closed During Repair

    The Army Corps of Engineers advises that the access road from Cooks Landing Park to the North Little Rock Hydroelectric Power Plant and fishing access parking lot will be closed beginning Thursday Sept. 25 for repairs.

  • 2014 Interior Least Tern surveys complete

    The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

  • ARKANSAS RIVER INSPECTION SET TO BEGIN

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The largest towboat ever built in the United States, the Motor Vessel Mississippi, is a sight to see. This 241-foot-long workhorse for the Army Corps of Engineers will travel down the Arkansas River Aug. 12-14, and the Corps invites the public to view it as it moves downstream.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 14-24 Lock 8 Longer than Normal Lockage Times

    Mariners are advised that lockages at Toad Suck Ferry Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9, will require an

  • ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 25 ACROSS GREERS FERRY DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE IN JUNE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – One lane of Highway 25 across Greers Ferry Dam will close temporarily from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. June 24 through June 25.

  • Corps to Asphalt the Road and Boat Launching Ramp at Norfork Lake’s Udall Park

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office is advising the public that road crews will be laying new asphalt in Udall Park Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 16. While work is underway roads and the boat launching ramp, access will be periodically interrupted.

  • CORPS SEEKS COMMENTS ON DOCUMENTS ABOUT PANTHER BAY PARK ON NORFORK LAKE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers' Little Rock District is seeking public comments through June 2 on a proposal to rehabilitate existing structures and construct a multi-lane high water boat launch ramp and modern fishing tournament weigh-in facility and other associated recreational improvements at Panther Bay Park on Norfork Lake near Mountain Home, Arkansas.

  • BULL SHOALS LAKE MASTER PLAN REVISIONS REQUIRE TEMPORARY HALT TO SHORELINE MANAGEMENT REQUESTS

    Mountain Home, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office will suspend shoreline activity requests for Bull Shoals Lake beginning May 23 until Dec. 31, 2015 to establish a baseline of the lake for officials to use while revising its 40-year-old master plan.

  • CORPS DEFERS SHORELINE ACTIVITY REQUESTS AT NORFORK LAKE

    Mountain Home, Ark. – To provide the best value to the largest number of people possible during these austere economic times, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office will stop accepting requests for shoreline use permits beginning May 1 through Oct. 1.