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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 27, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/26/19
At 4 PM on Wednesday, June 26:

• Grand Lake elevation was 753.69 feet. Daily target elevation for June 26 is 744 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 36,663 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,719 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 50,382 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 36,120 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 634.11 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 39,899 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 32,400 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 72,299 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 52,038 cfs.

Contact: Melanie Earl
GRDA Corporate Communications
mearl@grda.com
www.grda.com

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