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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Mar 18, 2020

At 2PM on Wednesday, March 18:

• Grand Lake elevation was 745.66 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates and seven (7) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 36,800 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,570 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 50,370 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 29,794 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 623.63 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 19,921 cfs of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse releasing 32,130 cfs  of water.
• Releases through generation and floodgates totaled 52,051 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 57,642 cfs.

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