Wappapello Lake – May 4, 2013: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake reports heavy rains received in the St. Francis watershed north of Wappapello Lake have caused the upper St. Francis River and Wappapello Lake to rise. As of 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013, the [...]

WAPPAPELLO LAKE ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wappapello Lake – April 1, 2013: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake, inartnership with other federal, state, and local agencies, businesses and volunteers, announces the 2013 schedule of special events:
20-21 April 35th Annual Old Greenville Black Powder Rendezvous
(MORE information in the April River Hills Traveler!)
18-19 [...]

Traveler picked up this link about a scary close encounter with the Black River, and found out it was a friend of ours, Dallas Rich from Chaonia Landing.
Glad to see everything worked out well. Remember, spring is the time flooded rivers can rise suddenly, and what is a balmy day can turn chilly, and [...]

Reviewed by Jo Schaper
When Leland & Crystal Payton’s 300 plus page book, “Damming the Osage: the conflicted story of Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir” arrived, the sheer weight of the book was impressive.

Flipping through it, the number of photos, documents and the dense type, set in four columns across the page [...]

With Foreign Caviar Imports Depleted, Illegal Trade Targets Endangered U.S. Paddlefish
(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service news and other sources.)
Seven men have been arrested as part of a joint U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Missouri Department of Conservation investigation into the interstate and international trafficking in paddlefish “caviar.” The
Department of Justice Environment and Natural [...]

By Jo Schaper (and the US Army Corps of Engineers)
“WAPPAPELLO, MISSOURI – MARCH 12, 2013: The SEMO Regional Water Safety Council will resume meeting on a monthly basis beginning Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center located at Wappapello Lake. These monthly meetings are held every third Tuesday, [...]

Undercover investigation leads to arrests and/or citations of more than 100 suspects.
(MDC News Release.)

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Schedules Water Control Manual Update Meeting
Wappapello Lake – February 28, 2013: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of updating the Wappapello Lake Water Control Manual. These are the rules by which the dam is operated: when to close the gates, when to [...]

Mark Twain Lake, January 31, 2013 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to invite the public to the M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center on Saturday February 9th at 2:00 p.m. to listen to a special guest speaker.
Dr Robert Sadler, Professor of Physical Science at Culver Stockton College, will give a [...]

LITTLE ROCK, AR— Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today announced that the White River, along with its watershed, has been named the nation’s second National Blueway. Hayes was joined by Senator Mark Pryor, Congressman Tim Griffin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Terrence “Rock” Salt, Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Ann Mills, [...]