For immediate release: 7/11/08

Floodwater release bulletin

At 1:00 PM on Friday, July 11:

• Grand Lake elevation was 747.78 feet.
  
• Grand Lake flood pool was at 24.91 percent capacity.
  
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,336 cfs of water through generation.
  
• No floodgates were open at Pensacola Dam.
  
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 13,336 cfs.
  
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 10,399 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 624.27 feet.
  
• Lake Hudson flood pool was at 25.97 percent capacity.
  
• Three (3) units were online at Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse releasing 21,600 cfs of water through generation.
  
• No floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam
  
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 21,600 cfs.
  
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 15,493 cfs.

In the event of flooding conditions, the United States Army Corps of Engineers often issues crest predictions for GRDA's Grand Lake and Lake Hudson. When those are issued, they will be included in this bulletin. Currently, the Corps has no future crest predictions issued.