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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jan 28, 2020

At 10 AM on Tuesday, January 28:

• Grand Lake elevation was 744.93 feet. Daily target elevation for January 28 is 742 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main and one (1) east spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 805 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,192 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 11,997 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 8,132 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 623.23 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• Three (3) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse.
• Releases through generation totaled 14,580 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 12,832 cfs.