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Floodwater Release Bulletin

May 08, 2024

At noon on Wednesday, May 8:

• Grand Lake elevation was 748.23 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 32,019 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,560 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 45,579 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 45,952 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 621.21 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, six (6) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 14,016 cfs of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 31,320 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 45,336 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 50,443 cfs.

Additional information can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations