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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 19, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/19/19
At 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 19:

• Grand Lake elevation was 754.21 feet. Daily target elevation for June 19 is 744 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main and (6) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 49,368 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,781 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 63,149 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 47,081 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 633.73 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 30,940 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 34,020 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 64,960 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 69,659 cfs.

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