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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 24, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/24/19
At 10:30 AM on Monday, June 24:

• Grand Lake elevation was 754.92 feet. Daily target elevation for June 24 is 744 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main and four (4) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 105,358 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,774 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 119,102 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 94,485 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 636.15 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, seven (7) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 122,492 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 30,780 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 153,272 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 139,678 cfs.

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