GRDA Department Spotlight: Operations Engineering
Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. While keeping the power flowing across the Grand River Dam Authority’s large and sophisticated energy delivery system requires the efforts of many departments, the task of planning how that system will look in the future largely falls to the GRDA Operations Engineering Department. […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 10 AM on Tuesday, January 28: Grand Lake elevation was 744.93 feet. Daily target elevation for January 28 is 742 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main and one (1) east spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 805 cubic feet per second (cfs) of […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 10 AM on Monday, January 27: Grand Lake elevation was 745.35 feet. Daily target elevation for January 27 is 742 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main and four (4) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 9,410 cubic feet per second (cfs) of […]
GRDA Police offer winter boating reminders
A Saturday afternoon incident on Grand Lake is prompting the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department to remind the public of important winter boating safety measures. While trying to load a boat onto a trailer at the Twin Bridges State Park ramp on Grand Lake, an individual lost control of the boat, which ended up […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 4:30 PM on Friday, January 24: Grand Lake elevation was 745.25 feet. Daily target elevation for January 24 is 742 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main and one (1) east spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 743 cubic feet per second (cfs) of […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 12 PM on Tuesday, January 21: Grand Lake elevation was 745.10 feet. Daily target elevation for January 21 is 742 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 633 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units […]
GRDA to protect new eagle nesting area below Pensacola Dam
Langley – The discovery a new bald eagle nest, in an area below the Pensacola Dam main spillway, has prompted the Grand River Dam Authority to install new signage in that area, advising the public of the nest and that disturbing it is a violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, which could […]
Visit us at the 2020 Tulsa Boat Show
Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. Once again, it is almost time for the Tulsa Boat, Sport & Travel Show and, once again, the Grand River Dam Authority invites you to drop by its booth during your visit. The tradition continues in 2020 with GRDA officers present at the […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 10 AM on Monday, January 20: Grand Lake elevation was 745.66 feet. Daily target elevation for January 20 is 742 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 21,128 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 5 PM on Saturday, January 18: Grand Lake elevation was 746.09 feet. Daily target elevation for January 18 is 742 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 32,520 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units […]