GRDA Floodwater Release Bulletin: June 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
For immediate release: 06/17/26
At 9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 17:
- Grand Lake elevation was 747.31 feet.
- At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two main spillway gates and four east gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 29,364 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
- Six units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 12,995 cfs of water through generation.
- Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 42,359 cfs.
- Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 20,534 cfs.
- Lake Hudson elevation was 624.06 feet.
- Six floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, releasing 4,658 cfs.
- Four units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 32,670 cfs of water through generation.
- Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 37,328 cfs.
- Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 43,990 cfs.
Real time data can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations
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