GRDA Power For Progress Column May 28 2019
Power for Progress… A weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority Water safety always starts with a life jacket The Grand River Dam Authority understands that being a good steward of the Grand River and the natural resources under its control also means helping educate and support all those who utilize those resources. Because […]
GRDA News Release: Floodwater Release Bulletin May 23 3 PM
Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 05/23/19 At 3PM on Thursday, May 23: • Grand Lake elevation was 754.86 feet. Daily target elevation for May 23 is 743.47 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, nine (9) main and three (3) east spillway gates were open […]
GRDA postpones start of Pensacola Dam tours
Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 5/23/19 Due to high water conditions … GRDA postpones start of Pensacola Dam tours Langley – Due to the high water level of Grand Lake and ongoing floodgate operations at Pensacola Dam, the Grand River Dam Authority is postponing the start of the 2019 Pensacola Dam […]
GRDA advises Lake Hudson boaters to stay well clear of Kerr Dam
GRDA Floodwater Release Bulletin: May 22 2019, 1 PM
Grand River Dam Authority News Release For immediate release: 05/22/19 At 1PM on Wednesday, May 22: • Grand Lake elevation was 754.78 feet. Daily target elevation for May 22 is 743.40 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, seven (7) main and three (3) east spillway gates were open […]
GRDA Power For Progress Column April 8, 2019
Room For Our Feathered Friends Since it began operations in the early 1980s, the Grand River Dam Authority’s Grand River Energy Center (GREC) has seen a lot of people pass through its doors. After all, it takes a large team to operate this facility 24/7/365. Home to nearly 1,000 megawatts of electric generation capacity, the […]
Grand River Dam Authority Photo Release
GRDA Community Relations Officer Ed Ferguson (third from right) presents a $5,000 sponsorship check to Grove Chamber of Commerce President Donnie Crane and other members of the Grove Chamber. The funds will help support the upcoming “Toes In The Grand” Festival, to be held at Wolf Creek Park in Grove on Friday, May 31 and […]
GRDA Power For Progress Column March 25, 2019
A weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority 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 […]
Floodwater Release Bulletin
For Immediate Release: 3/18/19 At 9:30AM on Monday, March 18: • Grand Lake elevation was 745.40 feet. Daily target elevation for March 18 is 742 feet. • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 8,167 cubic feet per second (cfs) of […]
GRDA’s Our Borrowed Water film to show in Langley
Open to the public, Monday, March 25, 6:30PM … A new documentary, detailing the importance of the Grand and Illinois River watersheds, is scheduled for a public viewing on March 25th. Entitled Our Borrowed Water, the film takes a closer look at some of the issues surrounding these waters while also illustrating their value through […]