USACE Vicksburg District announces temporary road closure at Arkabutla Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces that it will close a section of the toe road at Arkabutla Dam beginning Nov. 1.

The closure will affect the toe road from the intersection of Old Pratt Road to the outlet channel and is expected to last three to four weeks. Old Pratt Road and the Outlet Channel will remain open during this time. Visitors must detour across the top of Arkabutla Dam to access the outlet channel or Arkabutla Dam Road.

For more information, contact the Arkabutla Lake Field Office at 662-562-6261.

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 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 nine 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.