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Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jul 09, 2026

At 12:30 PM on Thursday, July 9:

• Grand Lake elevation was 746.26 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one main spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 7,088 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 12,995 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 20,083 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 16,646 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 624.98 feet.
• No floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam.
• Four units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 32,400 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 32,754 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 20,484 cfs.

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