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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

May 18, 2020

At 7 PM on Sunday, May 17:

• Grand Lake elevation was 747.67 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main spillway gates and two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 46,152 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,769 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 59,921 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 54,455 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 618.56 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, fourteen (14) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 26,543 cfs of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse releasing 25,650, cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through generation and floodgates totaled 52,193 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 62,862 cfs.

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

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