Arkansas River Locks and Dams

There are 18 lock and dams on the Arkansas River,  5 in Oklahoma and 13 in Arkansas, which have created some of the best fishing areas in the country. Backwater Areas and old Oxbow lakes fed by the river are stocked by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission with sport fish such as bass, crappie, catfish and bream, along with natural spawning of these species make the river a popular fisheries.

Thirty-seven public access points in Arkansas provide easy river entrance. The river is managed managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Striped Bass can be found along the entire 320-mile length of the Arkansas River in Arkansas, from the river’s mouth below the Pendleton Bridge to Fort Smith on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border.

Mike Ross, U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th Congressional District
successfully secured  $40,516,000 for McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
Tuesday July 21, 2009

Legislation authored and passed by U.S. Representative Mike Ross to officially rename lock and dam number five of the McClellan – Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System as the Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam, was signed into law July 16, 2008 by President Bush.

“I am proud my legislation to honor Colonel Charles Maynard’s life and career has been signed into law,” Ross said. “Colonel Maynard’s lasting impact and dedication to Arkansas’s waterways will forever be remembered by the designation of the Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam. I would also like to thank my colleagues in Arkansas’s Congressional Delegation for joining me to pass this legislation.”

Ross’ bill, H.R. 781, became Public Law No: 110-263. The Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam is located on the Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas.

Colonel Charles D. Maynard oversaw the Arkansas River Project in the early 1960s, which at the time was the most substantial and largest civil works project ever undertaken by the Corps of Engineers. At the same time, Colonel Maynard also oversaw the construction of the Greers Ferry Dam and the Beaver Dam on the White River in Arkansas.

Colonel Maynard promoted the development of waterborne transportation in Arkansas and was appointed by three governors to the prestigious Arkansas Waterways Commission, where he served for 21 years. He also served as Chairman and President of the Water Resources Association of America, President of the Arkansas Basin Association, and he was a member of the Arkansas Basin Coordinating Committee. Colonel Maynard’s work was also recognized through his induction into the Arkansas River Hall of Fame.

U.S. Representatives Marion Berry, Vic Snyder and John Boozman were original cosponsors of Ross’ bill, and U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor who were instrumental in helping pass the legislation in the Senate.

The Army Corps of Engineers performs as one of the Army's major commands and is assigned three broad missions: Military Programs, Civil Works, and Support For Others. The Civil Works mission, overseen by the Committee on Environment and Public Works, is established and modified on a regular basis by the Congress through WRDA.
 
Wednesday July 16, 2008
 

Mike Ross, U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th Congressional District has successfully secured $40,516,000 for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the Fiscal Year 2010 House Energy & Water Appropriations Bill. The bill passed the full U.S. House of Representatives July 16.

Four hundred and forty-five miles long with 18 locks and dams, the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a reliable, year-round waterway into the Southwest. Essentially a series of navigation pools connected by locks, the waterway enables vessels to overcome a 420-foot difference in elevation from the Mississippi River to the head of navigation at Catoosa, Oklahoma. Ross said the funds will be used for construction of a 12-foot channel in southeastern Arkansas as authorized in the Energy and Water Development Act of FY2004.

“Protecting and improving our nation’s important infrastructure and waterways is one of my top priorities in Congress,” said Ross. “I am proud to have helped secure this investment, which will go a long way toward ensuring our area’s navigation system is up-to-date and can facilitate economic growth in the region.”

Ross pledged his support to continue fighting for these important infrastructure dollars as they move through the appropriations process.

Upon passage of the Energy & Water Appropriations Bill in the Senate, the measure will then go to a Conference Committee of House and Senate members who will work to combine both Chambers’ bills to form a Conference Report. Upon passage of the Conference Report by the full House and Senate, the final bill will then be sent to the President to be signed into law.

Tuesday July 21, 2009

ARRC
Arkansas River Rights Committee
Help save the backwaters of the Arkansas River. Fight for the publics rights or the rich and politically powerful will control our natural resources. Contact:
Dave Selvey, arrc@seark.net
P.O. Box 416
Dumas, Arkansas 71639
(870) 382-2353

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