Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 1 PM on Tuesday, May 19: Grand Lake elevation was 746.73 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates and one (1) east spillway gate were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 30,066 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at […]
Safety tips for boat operators
Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. While the Grand River Dam Authority continues to recognize May as National Electric Safety Month, we also understand that the upcoming Memorial Day weekend is a good time to think about boating safety. So, in this week’s installment, we wanted to pass along […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 7 PM on Sunday, May 17: • Grand Lake elevation was 747.67 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main spillway gates and two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 46,152 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. • Six (6) units […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 10 AM on Sunday, May 17: Grand Lake elevation was 747.59 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 40,360 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,909 […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 7:15 PM on Wednesday, May 13: Grand Lake elevation was 745.89 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 34,304 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,458 […]
Protection from power surges
May is National Electric Safety Month and the Grand River Dam Authority is pleased to join with the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) to help inform and educate the public about important electric safety issues. One of those issues involves power surges. A power surge (or transient voltage) is a sudden and unwanted increase in […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 4 PM on Tuesday, May 12: Grand Lake elevation was 744.67 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 15,118 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,534 […]
2020 May Board Meeting
The May board meeting will be held on Wednesday the 13th at 10:00 a.m. via Cisco WebEx Meeting. Proposed Agenda Final Agenda Approved Minutes Meeting number (access code) 961136956; Meeting password is 4H9a7SkzwSJ Join by phone: +1-408-418-9388; Join from a video system or application: Dial 961136956@grda.webex.com. You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 3 PM on Thursday, May 7: Grand Lake elevation was 745.05 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main spillway gate and one (1) east spillway gate were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 819 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at […]
Don’t overload your circuits
Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. The Grand River Dam Authority is proud to join with organizations like the Electric Safety Foundation International (ESFI) to recognize May as National Electric Safety Month. Through the month in this space, we will be sharing important electric safety tips that can help […]