Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 11:15 AM on Sunday, April 19: Grand Lake elevation was 746.37 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 25,900 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,560 cfs of […]
Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 12:30 PM on Saturday, April 18: Grand Lake elevation was 745.41 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 12,841 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 12,882 cfs of […]
GRDA Recognized for Electric Reliability
The Grand River Dam Authority is receiving national recognition for its exceptional electric reliability. That recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities. On March 31, APPA announced that GRDA was among the nation’s publicly owned electric utilities being recognized, based on […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING DRIPPING SPRINGS MARINA & RESORT, LLC
The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) is in receipt of an application to transfer the existing permit for Dripping Springs Yacht Club into the name of Dripping Springs Marina & Resort, LLC. The project is located in Delaware County, Oklahoma. The applicant has no plans to modify the existing nine docks with a total of […]
GRDA and the benefits of hydroelectricity
Since its beginning in 1935, the Grand River Dam Authority has been in the hydroelectricity business. After all, Pensacola Dam – Oklahoma’s first hydroelectric facility — was built to harness the waters of the Grand River, and the river has produced a lot of megawatts of electricity for the state of Oklahoma in 80-plus years. […]