Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 3PM on Monday, March 23: Grand Lake elevation was 746.91 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) main spillway gates and one (1) east spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 21,198 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 10AM on Monday, March 23: Grand Lake elevation was 746.95 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates and three (3) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 35,487 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 10AM on Sunday, March 22: Grand Lake elevation was 747.99 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main spillway gates and five (5) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 56,440 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 1PM on Friday, March 20: Grand Lake elevation was 747.46 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main spillway gates and five (5) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 52,990 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 4PM on Thursday, March 19: Grand Lake elevation was 746.10 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main spillway gates and six (6) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 54,910 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 2PM on Wednesday, March 18: Grand Lake elevation was 745.66 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates and seven (7) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 36,800 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at […]
Daylight (and energy) saving time
Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. Earlier this month we all “sprang forward” with the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. However, have you ever wondered what impact Daylight Saving Time had on electricity usage? While there continues to be debate on both sides about the real energy savings, an […]
RUSH FOR BRUSH CANCELED
Unfortunately the weather forecast for tomorrow, Saturday, March 14, 2020 has forced GRDA to cancel the scheduled Rush for Brush event. The event will be rescheduled for a later date that has yet to be determined.
Stay safe, stay clear of downed power lines
Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. Weather-wise, early March can mean many different things in Oklahoma. Maybe it still feels like winter or maybe it feels more like spring. More often than not though, the wind is likely blowing, no matter what the temperature. And during a month that […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 2 PM on Thursday, March 12: Grand Lake elevation was 744.11 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 3,549 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,845 […]