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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jun 10, 2019

Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 06/06/19

At 11 AM on Thursday, June 6:
• Grand Lake elevation was 754.54 feet. Daily target elevation for June 6 is 744 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) main and two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 24,372 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 14,198 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 38,570 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 28,463 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 635.06 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 5,055 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 34,290 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 39,345 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 39,409 cfs.

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

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