Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release 8/19

At 10 AM on Wednesday, May 8:

• Grand Lake elevation was 745.52 feet. Daily target elevation for May 8 is 742.47 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) main and three (3) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 37,892 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,707 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 51,599 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 45,776 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 623.85 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 33,488 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 29,430 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 62,918 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 53,580 cfs.