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  • TD 2023-10, Notice of Daily Delay, Chouteau L&D 17

    NOTICE OF DAILY DELAY DURING INSPECTION ACTIVITIESCHOUTEAU L&D No. 17, NM 401.4 Mariners can expect daily delays from August 14th thru August 15th at Chouteau L&D 17 due to inspection activities. Daily delay will be eight and a half hours between the hours of 0700 and 1530 while inspections are in progress. Navigation traffic is asked to plan

  • TD 2023-9, Notice of Daily Delay, W.D. Mayo L&D 14

    NOTICE OF DAILY DELAY DURING INSPECTION ACTIVITIESWD MAYO L&D No. 14, NM 319.6 Mariners can expect daily delays from July 24th thru July 27th at WD Mayo L&D 14 due to inspection activities. Daily delay will be eight and a half hours between the hours of 0700 and 1530 while inspections are in progress. Navigation traffic is asked to plan accordingly

  • TD 2023-8, R.S. Kerr L&D 15, Damage & Potential Hazard

    NOTICE OF DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL HAZARD: LOCK CHAMBER WALL ARMORRS KERR L&D No.15, NM 336.2 Mariners are advised to use caution when transitioning in the RS Kerr L&D 15 lock chamber due to recent damage to the recess armor of a ladder well on the right descending wall at approximately the 50ft marker. A large section of  steel armor plating is

  • TD 2023-7, Newt Graham L&D 18, Daily Closure

    NOTICE OF DAILY LOCK CLOSURENEWT GRAHAM L&D No. 18 NM 421.5 Mariners can expect a daily closure at Newt Graham L&D 18 on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 and Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 due to inspection activities. Daily closure will be from 0800 to 1600 while inspections are in progress. There may be windows of opportunity throughout the day for tows to

  • TD 2023-6.1, Pool 16 Demolition Closure

    NOTICE OF SCHEDULED DEMOLITION & RIVER CLOSUREHIGHWAY 62 BRIDGE NM 392.5Pool No. 16 NM 392.5 will be closed to Navigation traffic from  845 to 915 Tuesday, April 11th, 2023, to allow for the demolition, by explosive device, of  the Eastbound Highway 62 Bridge piers located in the river. Channel will be closed for detonation but debris removal

  • TD 2023-6, Pool 16 Demolition Closure

    NOTICE OF SCHEDULED DEMOLITION & RIVER CLOSUREHIGHWAY 62 BRIDGE NM 392.5Pool No. 16 NM 392.5 will be closed to Navigation traffic from  845 to 915 Wednesday, April 5th, 2023, to allow for the demolition, by explosive device, of  the Eastbound Highway 62 Bridge piers located in the river. Channel will be closed for detonation but debris removal

  • TD 2023-2.1, Restricted Channel Width, W.D. Mayo

    NOTICE OF RESTRICTED CHANNEL WIDTH       WD MAYO  L&D 14 NM 319.6Mariners can expect a restricted channel width at WD May L&D 14 as a salvage crew removes a damaged cell adjacent to the upstream lock approach channel. Due to the nature of the work, the crew does not have a completion date and this Navigation Notice will remain in effect until

  • TD 2023-5.1, Pool 16 Demolition Closure Update

    NOTICE OF SCHEDULED DEMOLITION & RIVER CLOSURE HIGHWAY 62 BRIDGE NM 392.5 SCHEDULE ACCELERATON DUE TO WEATHER                       Pool No. 16 NM 392.5 will be closed to Navigation traffic from 0845 to 0915 Monday, March 20th, 2023, to allow for the demolition, by explosive device of  the

  • TD 2023-5, Pool 16 Demolition Closure

    NOTICE OF SCHEDULED DEMOLITION & RIVER CLOSUREHIGHWAY 62 BRIDGE NM 392.5Pool No. 16 NM 392.5 will be closed to Navigation traffic from 1500 to 1600 Tuesday, March 21st, 2023, to allow for the demolition, by explosive device, of  the Eastbound Highway 62 Bridge piers located in the river. Channel will be closed for detonation but debris removal

  • TD 2023-4, Pool 16 Demolition Closure

    NOTICE OF SCHEDULED DEMOLITION & RIVER CLOSURE HIGHWAY 62 BRIDGE NM 392.5Pool No. 16 NM 392.5 will be closed to Navigation traffic from 1445 to 1515 March 17th, 2023, to allow for demolition and removal of bridge girders from Eastbound Highway 62 Bridge.The Oklahoma Department of Transportation Contractor will be detonating and dropping a bridge

Recreational Lockage Policy

Locking at 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 on the Oklahoma portion of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is available to recreational boaters 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. 

Oklahoma Lock and Dam Phone numbers:

W. D. Mayo L&D 14.............(918) 962-3481
Robert S. Kerr L&D 15.........(918) 775-2091
Webbers Falls L&D 16.........(918) 489-5987
Chouteau L&D 17................(918) 687-4501
Newt Graham L&D 18..........(918) 543-2216

For additional information concerning Navigation issues contact:

Navigation Project Office
HC 61 BOX 238
SALLISAW OK 74955
Phone: (918) 775-4475

FOR ISSUES REGARDING RECREATION ALONG THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM PLEASE CLICK HERE AND GO TO OUR CONTACT A LAKE PAGE.