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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

May 24, 2020

At 11:30 AM on Sunday, May 24:

• Grand Lake elevation was 745.73 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates and three (3) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 30,402 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,340 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 43,742 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 41,498 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 619.92 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, fourteen (14) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 11,333 cfs of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse releasing 29,970 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through generation and floodgates totaled 41,303 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 45,305 cfs.

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