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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

May 30, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 05/30/19
At 3 PM on Thursday, May 30:

• Grand Lake elevation was 754.07 feet. Daily target elevation for May 30 is 743.93 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​ 84,479 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,935 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 98,414 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 80,439 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 633.70 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 65,751 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 29,970 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 95,721 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 101,592 cfs.

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