Month: May 2019

Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 05/30/19 At 3 PM on Thursday, May 30: Grand Lake elevation was 754.07 feet. Daily target elevation for May 30 is 743.93 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main and two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 84,479 cubic feet per […]

Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 05/30/19 At 8:30 AM on Thursday, May 30: Grand Lake elevation was 754.07 feet. Daily target elevation for May 30 is 743.93 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main and two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 76,699 cubic feet per […]

Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 05/29/19 At 9:30 AM on Wednesday, May 29: • Grand Lake elevation was 754.29 feet. Daily target elevation for May 29 is 743.87 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main and two (2) east spillway gates were […]

GRDA working to restore power feed to Pawnee

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 5/28/19 GRDA working to restore power feed to Pawnee Pawnee – GRDA is working to resolve a power outage that has impacted some residents in the community of Pawnee. This outage resulted from an electric transmission structure that collapsed as a result of the recent, historic […]

GRDA Power For Progress Column May 28 2019

Power for Progress… A weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority Water safety always starts with a life jacket The Grand River Dam Authority understands that being a good steward of the Grand River and the natural resources under its control also means helping educate and support all those who utilize those resources. Because […]

GRDA encourages safe boating, extra precautions during holiday weekend

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 5/24/19 Be mindful of your boat’s wake, don’t cause additional property damage … GRDA encourages safe boating, extra precautions during holiday weekend Langley – Due to recent heavy rains and high water inflows into the Grand River watershed, both Grand Lake and Lake Hudson will be […]

GRDA News Release: Floodwater Release Bulletin May 23 3 PM

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 05/23/19 At 3PM on Thursday, May 23: • Grand Lake elevation was 754.86 feet. Daily target elevation for May 23 is 743.47 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, nine (9) main and three (3) east spillway gates were open […]

GRDA postpones start of Pensacola Dam tours

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 5/23/19 Due to high water conditions … GRDA postpones start of Pensacola Dam tours Langley – Due to the high water level of Grand Lake and ongoing floodgate operations at Pensacola Dam, the Grand River Dam Authority is postponing the start of the 2019 Pensacola Dam […]

GRDA Floodwater Release Bulletin: May 22 2019, 1 PM

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 05/22/19 At 1PM on Wednesday, May 22: • Grand Lake elevation was 754.78 feet. Daily target elevation for May 22 is 743.40 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, seven (7) main and three (3) east spillway gates were open […]