GREC visitors and feathered friends

Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. Since it began operations in the early 1980s, the landscape around the Grand River Dam Authority’s Grand River Energy Center (GREC, formerly Coal Fired Complex) has changed a little bit. Some structures and roads have been altered for various reasons in that time […]

Floodwater Release Bulletin

At 7 pm on Monday, March 22: Grand Lake elevation was 745.07 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 7,892 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,348 […]

Floodwater Release Bulletin

At 4 PM on Monday, March 22: Grand Lake elevation was 745.06 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 23,577 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,234 […]

Floodwater Release Bulletin

At noon on Sunday, March 21: Grand Lake elevation was 745.62 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 41,750 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,330 cfs […]

Floodwater Release Bulletin

At noon on Thursday, March 18: Grand Lake elevation was 746.62 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, six (6) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 55,104 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,440 cfs […]

Saving daylight and saving energy

Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. Last weekend, we all moved the clocks forward and entered daylight savings time. As a result, we get more sunlight into the evenings which, for many of us, translates into more time spent outdoors, in the backyard or even at the lake or […]

Floodwater Release Bulletin

At 1 pm on Monday, March 15: Grand Lake elevation was 746.53 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, six (6) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 54,654 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,532 […]

Floodwater Release Bulletin

At 1 pm on Sunday, March 14: Grand Lake elevation was 745.57 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 41,545 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,528 […]

Floodwater Release Bulletin

At 2 pm on Saturday, March 13: Grand Lake elevation was 743.54 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 17,838 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,421 […]

Make sure your dock is ready for lake season

Power for Progress… a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. Now that Grand Lake has celebrated “Welcome Back Weekend” and the weather has turned a bit warmer, many people are not only spending more time on the water but also more time on their docks. With that in mind, the Grand River Dam […]