Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin 3/27/2023

Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

For immediate release: 3/27/23

At 12:30 pm on Monday, March 27: 

• Grand Lake elevation was 746.00 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 17,334 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,644 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 30,978 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 11,707 cfs.
• Lake Hudson elevation was 619.71 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, ten (10) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 6,960 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Three (3) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 23,220 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 30,180 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 33,680 cfs.

Additional information can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations