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Grand River Dam Authority
November 5, 2019
It is typical practice to share boating safety and lifejacket tips in the spring and summer months, during the midst of the busy boating and floating season on Grand River Dam Authority lakes and the Illinois River. However, ask around and you may find that man...
Grand River Dam Authority
October 21, 2019
Five years ago, in mid-October of 2014, the Grand River Dam Authority celebrated a milestone at its Robert S. Kerr Dam hydroelectric facility. On October 17, 2014, the dam turned 50 years old and GRDA marked its half a century of service to Oklahoma with a spec...
Grand River Dam Authority
October 14, 2019
Although the Grand River Dam Authority’s generation facilities are located primarily in Northeast Oklahoma, the positive impact of the abundant, reliable electric power produced at these facilities has a positive impact that ripples all across the state.&...
Grand River Dam Authority
October 8, 2019
At 10 AM on Tuesday, October 8: Grand Lake elevation was 745.45 feet. Daily target elevation for October 8 is 742 feet. At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging​ 12,478 c...
Grand River Dam Authority
October 8, 2019
Electric safety for the changing seasons Both the calendar and the temperatures seem to finally be in agreement that the fall season has arrived. Because of that, many of us are in a transition period of sorts, as we may be storing away some of our summer tools...
Grand River Dam Authority
September 23, 2019
When municipalities from all across the state of Oklahoma came together last week for a conference in Tulsa, the Grand River Dam Authority was there to join them. The event was actually the Oklahoma Municipal League (OML) Annual Conference, a gathering of Oklah...
Grand River Dam Authority
September 17, 2019
Like all other large electric utilities, the Grand River Dam Authority is sending a large amount of electricity across its high-voltage lines round-the-clock. That electricity flows from the source of production – a GRDA generation facility – to cus...
Grand River Dam Authority
September 9, 2019
This Is Man’s Deed By late summer of 1940, Grand Lake was finally a reality. The major work on Pensacola Dam had been completed earlier that year and the waters of the Grand River had steadily filled the lake throughout the summer months. The dream of a h...
Grand River Dam Authority
September 4, 2019
The Grand River Dam Authority Board of Directors met for the very first time in May of 1935. J. Howard Langley, an attorney from Pryor, served as chairman at that historic first meeting. Comprised of members appointed by the Oklahoma Governor, Oklahoma Attorney...
Grand River Dam Authority
August 28, 2019
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...
Grand River Dam Authority
August 27, 2019
While the power plants and high voltage electric transmission lines and substations are among the most visible images of the Grand River Dam Authority’s electric utility role, there is much going on throughout the system to ensure that reliable electricit...
Grand River Dam Authority
August 19, 2019
As the summer winds down and students, teachers, and administrators return to classrooms all across the region, the Grand River Dam Authority will also be gearing up for another school year. In fact, a new academic calendar means new opportunities for the Autho...
