Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
For immediate release: 5/7/25
At 9:45 AM on Wednesday, May 7:
Grand Lake elevation was 744.41 feet.
At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 310 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,221 cfs of water through generation.
Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 13,531 cfs.
Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 8,078 cfs.
Lake Hudson elevation was 626.68 feet.
No floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam
Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 33,750 cfs of water through generation.
Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 14,397 cfs.
Additional information can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations
Originally published on 360GrandLake.com.
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