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Grand River Dam Authority News Release: Floodwater Release Bulletin

Nov 19, 2019

At 9:30 AM on Friday, November 8:
• Grand Lake elevation was 746.39 feet. Daily target elevation for November 8 is 742 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) main spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 7,553 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,416 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 20,969 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 16,628 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 625.69 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) gate was open at the Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 17,675 cfs.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 34,560 cfs through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 52,235 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 29,833 cfs.

For immediate release: 11/8/19

Contact: Justin Alberty
Vice President of Corporate Communications
jalberty@grda.com

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