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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

May 01, 2020

At 3 PM on Friday, May 1:

• Grand Lake elevation was 745.34 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 649 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,210 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 11,859 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 11,687 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 619.20 feet.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse.
• Releases through generation and floodgates totaled 30,780 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 13,371 cfs.

Additional information can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations