March 2014 Board Meeting

The March board meeting will be held Wednesday the 19th at 10:00 am in the Vinita Headquarters board room.

April 2014 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

New name reflects a new, broader mission … Grand River Energy Center is new name of GRDA site

A new generation source and a broadened mission. Those were key factors in the Grand River Dam Authority’s decision to rename one of its facilities that has been generating low-cost, reliable electricity for Oklahomans since the early 1980s. Formerly known as the GRDA Coal Fired Complex (CFC) the site will now be called the Grand […]

Pensacola Dam Lake Level

Most recent instantaneous value: 741.96   03-10-2014  22:00 CDT

A 1,000 gallon tool to benefit catch and release

Power for Progress… A weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority While programs like GRDA’s “Rush For Brush” and other fisheries enhancement efforts have helped to maintain the reputation of Grand and Hudson lakes as prime angling destinations in recent years, a new tool will boost that effort going forward. That new “tool” is actually a tank: a 1,000 gallon, mobile water tank to be exact. GRDA will use it to store, then transport for release, the fish caught during various tournaments on Grand and Hudson lakes. Built in-house by the Authority’s Welding Shop, the all-aluminum tank is capable of holding 1,000 pounds of fish. According to GRDA Fisheries Coordinator/Tournament Director Brent Davis it will give GRDA … more

Looking ahead to warmer temps, boating season … GRDA schedules 2014 lake events

Langley – Want a preview of the 2014 boating season on Grand and Hudson lakes? Here are a few things the Grand River Dam Authority is already planning. With winter soon giving way to spring and warmer weather in sight, GRDA wants to do its part to help you prepare for the upcoming lake season. Whether you need to take a safe boating course, want an opportunity to meet with GRDA’s lake operations team, are ready to help

Pensacola Dam

Pensacola Dam

The first hydroelectric facility constructed in Oklahoma. GRDA built the dam between December 30, 1938, and March 21, … more...

GRDA Coal Fired Complex

Coal-Fired Complex

GRDA’s thermal-generation facility transformed the Authority from a small, northeastern Oklahoma hydroelectricity … more...

Robert S. Kerr Dam

Robert S. Kerr Dam

Sometimes referred to as the Markham Ferry Project, this is the second hydroelectric facility constructed by GRDA. … more...