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Floodwater release bulletin

May 20, 2016

At 12PM on Friday, May 20:

• Grand Lake elevation was 745.14 feet. Daily target elevation for May 20 is 743.27 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) east floodgate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 194 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 14,020 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 14,214 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 10,661 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 619.58 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• No floodgates were open at the Robert S. Kerr Dam.
• Four units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 31,590 cfs of water through generation.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 14,795 cfs.