For immediate release: 7/14/08

Floodwater release bulletin

At 11:00 AM on Monday, July 14:

• Grand Lake elevation was 747.27 feet.
  
• Grand Lake flood pool was at 20.43 percent capacity.
  
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,293 cfs of water through generation.
  
• No floodgates were open at Pensacola Dam.
  
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 13,293 cfs.
  
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 8,826 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 625.70 feet.
  
• Lake Hudson flood pool was at 33.04 percent capacity.
  
• Three (3) units were online at Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse releasing 20,250 cfs of water through generation.
  
• No floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam
  
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 20,250 cfs.
  
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 17,428 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.