GRDA Power For Progress Column September 23, 2019

The benefits of public power … When municipalities from all across the state of Oklahoma came together last week for a conference in Tulsa, the Grand River Dam Authority was there to join them. The event was actually the Oklahoma Municipal League (OML) Annual Conference, a gathering of Oklahoma city and town officials and others […]

GRDA Power For Progress Column September 16, 2019

Department Spotlight: GRDA Metering Department Like all other large electric utilities, the Grand River Dam Authority is sending a large amount of electricity across its high-voltage lines round-the-clock. That electricity flows from the source of production – a GRDA generation facility – to customers all across the system. Those customer use it to power homes, […]

Grand River Dam Authority Power For Progress Column September 9, 2019

This Is Man’s Deed By late summer of 1940, Grand Lake was finally a reality. The major work on Pensacola Dam had been completed earlier that year and the waters of the Grand River had steadily filled the lake throughout the summer months. The dream of a hydroelectric facility across the Grand River Valley – […]

2019 September Board Meeting

The September 5, 2019, Board of Directors Meeting has been cancelled. Our next Board meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2019, at the GRDA Administration Headquarters in Vinita, Oklahoma.

Grand River Dam Authority News Release: GRDA issues general vegetation management permit

To aid with storm cleanup around Grand Lake shoreline… GRDA issues general vegetation management permit Langley – Due to significant damage caused by thunderstorms on the evening of Monday, August 26, 2019, and the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 27, 2019, the Grand River Dam Authority is issuing a general vegetation management permit for […]

Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 8/30/19 At 3 PM on Friday, August 30: • Grand Lake elevation was 745.75 feet. Daily target elevation for August 30 is 743 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) east spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, […]

Grand River Dam Authority News Release: Floodwater Release Bulletin

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 8/30/19 At 10:30AM on Friday, August 30: • Grand Lake elevation was 745.81 feet. Daily target elevation for August 30 is 743 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging […]

Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 08/29/19 At 11:30 AM on Thursday, August 29: • Grand Lake elevation was 746.40 feet. Daily target elevation for August 29 is 743 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, […]