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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 18, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/18/19
At 3 PM on Tuesday, June 18:

• Grand Lake elevation was 754.03 feet. Daily target elevation for June 18 is 744 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, six (6) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 35,543 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,833 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 49,376 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 49,072 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 634 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 21,716 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 56,276 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 51,879 cfs.

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