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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 24, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/23/19
At 4:30 PM on Sunday, June 23:

• Grand Lake elevation was 754.23 feet. Daily target elevation for June 23 is 744 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main and six (6) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 51,357 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,550 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 64,907 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 70,545 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 634.66 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 52,020 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 34,290 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 86,310 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 79,360 cfs.

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