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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 25, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/24/19
At 7 PM on Monday, June 24:

• Grand Lake elevation was 754.75 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 two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 87,042 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,746 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 100,788 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 79,128 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 636.08 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 122,340 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 29,160 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 151,500 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 118,599 cfs.

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