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 […]
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 […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 12:30 PM on Monday, May 4: Grand Lake elevation was 745.59 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 9,962 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at […]
GRDA cancelling 2020 Riverology 101 Educator Workshop and May 9 Rush For Brush Workshop
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and educators’ primary focus being on distance learning, the Grand River Dam Authority has made the decision to cancel this year’s Riverology 101 Educator Workshop, originally scheduled June 17-19 at GRDA’s Ecosystems and Education Center in Langley. Additionally, GRDA’s Rush For Brush Workshop, originally scheduled for this Saturday, May […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 3 PM on Friday, May 1: Grand Lake elevation was 745.34 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 649 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,210 […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 11 AM on Thursday, April 30: Grand Lake elevation was 745.89 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 17,386 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at […]
GRDA providing update on eagle’s nest, buffer zone below Pensacola Dam
Langley – With continued activity in the eagle’s nest located in the off-roading area below the Pensacola Dam spillway, the Grand River Dam Authority is announcing that the buffer zone, established around the nesting area earlier this year, will remained closed to the public for an undetermined amount of time. GRDA will be able to […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 4:30 PM on Tuesday, April 28: Grand Lake elevation was 745.18 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main spillway gate and three (3) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 3,779 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at […]
Grand River Dam Authority shares boating safety tips and outlines social distancing protocol
GRDA Police are enforcing COVID-19 executive order. The Grand River Dam Authority is reminding the public that social distancing guidelines, set forth in Gov. Kevin Stitt’s “Safer At Home” executive order, also apply on the waters of Grand Lake, Lake Hudson and the Illinois River. “Public access areas around GRDA’s lakes and along the Illinois […]
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
At 10:45 AM on Sunday, April 26: Grand Lake elevation was 745.79 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 17,899 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Five (5) units were online at […]