USACE Vicksburg District announces phone and network outage at Arkabutla Lake

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announced that Arkabutla Lake is currently experiencing an extended phone and network outage. 

For non-emergency calls, visitors are encouraged to contact the Arkabutla Lake Field Office at 662-292-1992. Visitors can also email the lake at arkabutla.lake@usace.army.mil or contact staff through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArkabutlaLake.

The restoration time for phone and network services is currently unknown, but the district will provide updates as the situation develops.

Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada lakes, the four Mississippi flood control reservoirs in the Vicksburg District’s area of responsibility, were authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1936, which provided a plan designed to address flooding that originated in the Yazoo Basin. The four reservoirs are used to hold runoff, or excess rainwater, as a flood-prevention measure. With approximately 3.2 million visitors each year, the north Mississippi lakes also contribute approximately $82 million into the local economy.

The USACE Vicksburg District owns and operates more than 100 recreation areas across Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana where millions of visitors enjoy fishing, camping, hunting, boating, hiking, swimming, geocaching and more every year. The district’s 10 flood control reservoirs across Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana provide numerous benefits to the region, including flood risk management, hydropower, water supply, wildlife management and recreation.

The USACE Vicksburg District is engineering solutions to the nation’s toughest challenges. The Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana that holds seven major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees. The Vicksburg District is engaged in hundreds of projects and employs approximately 1,100 personnel.