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GRDA News Release: Floodwater Release Bulletin

Oct 02, 2019

At 1:30 PM on Wednesday, September 25:

• Grand Lake elevation was 745.65 feet. Daily target elevation for Sept. 25 is 742.36 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 13,067 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 12,188 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 25,255 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 24,037 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 623.01 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 259 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 32,400 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 32,659 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 25,895 cfs.

For immediate release: 9/25/19
Contact: Justin Alberty
Vice President of Corporate Communications
jalberty@grda.com