GRDA Floodwater Release Bulletin: April 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
For immediate release: 04/20/26
At 7:50 PM on Monday, April 20:
- Grand Lake elevation was 746.67 feet.
- At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 36,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
- Six units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,560 cfs of water through generation.
- Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 50,160 cfs.
- Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 33,943 cfs.
- Lake Hudson elevation was 624.48 feet.
- At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, six floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 22,680 cfs of water.
- Four units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 33,480 cfs of water through generation.
- Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 56,160 cfs.
- Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 51,663 cfs.
Real time data can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations
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