Share(Army Corps of Engineers news release.)
Wappapello Lake, April 4, 2012 – A local business, non-profit organization, and government agency were among those named award winners at the 2012 International Boating and Water Safety Summit (IBWSS) held in San Diego, California, for their water and boating safety efforts. These prestigious awards were announced on March [...]

ShareWappapello Lake – March 30, 2012: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will begin rehab work on the entrance to the Redman Creek Recreation Area on 9 April 2012.
This work will take approximately one month to complete, weather permitting. Vehicle access road to this area will be closed during [...]

ShareWappapello Lake – April 2, 2012: Spring is in the air and soon the smell of gunpowder will be there as well as the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake and the Crowley’s Ridge Black Powder Club host the 34th Annual Black Powder Rendezvous on April 14 and 15, 2012, at [...]

ShareLITTLE ROCK, Ark. –The Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District has increased releases from its White River basin lakes to lower lake levels after the heavy rains in March. Now that the rivers downstream have begun receding, water is being released in a controlled fashion following pre-determined plans.
The releases are being [...]

ShareIt was a war that wasn’t a war. Nearly half a century ago, young men came home to jeers, not cheers. Most who served just tried to forget. Some succeeded, some did not. It was the first war where the objectives seemed muddy at best, and questions outnumbered answers even decades later.
For all of [...]

ShareIn the wake of last year’s massive flooding, (and because it was due, anyway), the St. Louis District of the Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a lake drawdown, and gatehouse and spillway inspection at Wappapello Lake.
This drawdown (the Lake is currently at 354.24 as of 4 p.m. 3/7/12) is to permit ACE personnel [...]

Share(The tips below can help anyone though the year, not just overzealously partying college students and spring fever beavers. USACE news release.)
With spring around the corner, more than 3.7 million college students across the nation are preparing for a well earned spring break. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to urge everyone to [...]

Share (Asst. Ed. note: This story appeared in the February Traveler and is reposted here with permission of the author, Gary L. Arnold. Mr. Arnold worked 3 1/2 years on the Mississippi River, and we thought his story so fascinating it deserved a wider audience.)
By Gary L. Arnold
Missourians and residents of neighboring [...]

ShareThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake announces the opening and closing dates of their recreation facilities for 2012. They are as follows (subject to change):
Chaonia Landing (sites 1-9) Open All Year

ShareCORPS TO HOST WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS CHANGES IN PARK OPERATIONS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting five public workshops in February to discuss proposed changes in operations at 29 of its parks because of budget cuts.
Although there will be no group presentations, the public is invited to drop [...]