NEWS RELEASES
Flooded Campgrounds In Arkansas Seeing The Brunt of Storm
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through KY3 News' website.
LEAD HILL, Ark. - The Lead Hill Campground at Bull Shoals and Norfork campground are flooded after major rainfall in north Arkansas. "We've got about 750 campsites total between Norfork and Bull Shoals," said Chief Ranger Dylan Edwards. "Right now about 350 of those or so are impacted in one way or the other.
KY3 News writer Caitlin Sinett relates her article, "All of the rain these past couple weeks caused the lake levels to rise by several feet, and they continue to go up." Chief Ranger Dylan Edwards says in a press release: "The lakes were authorized and constructed for the purpose of holding water." The chief ranger said some of the campgrounds could be flooded for weeks, or even months. The chief ranger said despite the water levels, the campgrounds are still open for business. "We still want people to come, have a good time and enjoy what we have to offer here," he said. Officials also ask people to wear life jackets and to have kill switches attached to them if they're on a boat.
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