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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 17, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/17/19
At 8:30 AM on Monday, June 17:

• Grand Lake elevation was 753.08 feet. Daily target elevation for June 17 is 744 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 12,512 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,621 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 26,133 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 35,374 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 633.18 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) gate was open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 332 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 34,560 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 34,892 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 28,676 cfs.

Contact: Melanie Earl
GRDA Corporate Communications
[email protected]
www.grda.com