8/27Grand River Dam Authority News Release

August 28, 2019 | Published By: GRDA

At 4:30 PM on Tuesday, August 27:

Grand Lake elevation was 747.39 feet. Daily target elevation for August 27 is 743 feet.
At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 11,942 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 12,675 cfs of water through generation.
Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 24,617 cfs.
Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 18,664 cfs.
Lake Hudson elevation was 624.15 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 268 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 34,558 cfs.
Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 30,642 cfs.

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