SHREVEPORT, La., Sept. 29, 2020 – SWEPCO Lake near Gentry, Ark., will be closed to all boats and fishing Monday-Friday, Oct. 5-9, 2020.

The closure is a precaution for public safety during a maintenance project on high voltage overhead transmission lines across the lake, which is the cooling reservoir for Southwestern Electric Power Company’s (SWEPCO) Flint Creek Power Plant.

The public boat ramp and fishing pier at Cripps Road (County Road 487) will be closed to all traffic during the lake closure.

The closure dates are weather permitting. Any changes will be communicated by social media by SWEPCO and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

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SWEPCO Corporate Communications
Peter Main (479) 973-2526