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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jan 18, 2020

At 5 PM on Saturday, January 18:

• Grand Lake elevation was 746.09 feet. Daily target elevation for January 18 is 742 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 32,520 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,383 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 43,903 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 46,142 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 621.50 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) gate was open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 7,258 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 39,658 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 53,490 cfs.