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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
mearl@grda.com
www.grda.com