LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Army Corps of Engineers said water levels on the Arkansas River are expected to recede, despite heavy rainfall this month.
Jonathan Palmer, Civil Engineer with the Little Rock U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said the Arkansas River levee system is holding up.
"No other damage has been made to the levees since high water event in May/June of 2019," Palmer said.
Levees that were damaged last year are still under repair.
"Designs are currently being made right now to perform repairs," Palmer said.
But the rain we received this month has had very little effect on river levels.
"This rain, it made the river rise slightly," Palmer said.
Elmo Webb, levee safety program manager, said the Arkansas River is actually receding.
"So, we're not expecting water to be on the levees at this particular time," Webb said.
Only significant amounts of rain anywhere along the river would cause concern, so it's something the corps is watching.
You can actually check the water levels anywhere along the Arkansas River by going to water.weather.gov. It will pull up a diagram of how high the water levels currently are. It will also tell you what will happen at certain stages if it starts to flood.
"The levees that breached, we have put interim repairs on those to protect what we call a 25-year return period," Palmer said.
Despite river levels going down, Webb said people along the river should always remain vigilant.
"They will be notified if there is any extreme event," Webb said.