Photo: Bridges Creek
Photo: Smokey Road
Photo: Tecumseh Park
Two of three lake crossings closed since early May due to high water levels have been reopened. According to the Ozark County Times, Ozark County commissioners made the announcement during their regular meeting last week.
County Road 551, also known as Smokey Road, reopened Aug. 16, but the nearby Bridges Creek access area and boat ramp on Norfork Lake remain submerged. Western Commissioner Greg Donley says the County Road 861 “Steel Tracks” crossing over Bull Shoals Lake reopened three days later, but the lake needs to drop approximately another 10 feet before the low-water crossing at Haskins Ford on County Road 863 is safe to cross.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has again closed the gates to the former Tecumseh Park and boat ramp. Anyone wanting to access Norfork Lake in the area will need to park on the shoulders of U.S. Highway 160 approaching the Tecumseh bridge. The Corps of Engineers had opened the gates at Tecumseh Park in mid-June for the first time since the 2017 flood caused damage and destroyed the campground, shoreline and roads. The reason the gates were again closed is unknown.
Photos: Courtesy of Ozark County Times.
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