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Floodwater Release Bulletin

Apr 18, 2026

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 water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 25,723 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 50,539 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 621.36 feet.
• No floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam.
• Four units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 24,030 cfs of water through generation.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 36,080 cfs.

Real time data can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations