2013 June Board Meeting

The June board meeting will be held on Wednesday the 12th at 10:00am in the Vinita headquarters board room.

Celebrating National Electric Safety: Electricity and Weather

Power for Progress… A weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority The Grand River Dam Authority is proud to join the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) in promoting National Electrical Safety Month. For many Oklahomans May is also a month that can be marked by severe weather. By following key safety precautions when dealing with electricity during and after storms, and other disasters, you can help prevent death, injuries and property damage. Flooded areas • Take care when stepping into a flooded area, and be aware that submerged outlets or electrical cords may energize the water, posing a potential lethal trap. Wet Electrical Equipment • Do not … more

Boat safe, boat smart, boat sober … GRDA Police encouraging safe Memorial Day Weekend boating

  Langley – For many lake enthusiasts, Memorial Day weekend is just the beginning of many summer hours that will be spent on Oklahoma’s water playgrounds. Certainly, GRDA’s Grand and Hudson lakes in Northeast Oklahoma will welcome their share of visitors, as large crowds are expected to hit the water for boating, swimming, skiing, tubing, [...]

Notice to the Public

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Please take notice that The Grand River Dam Authority has received an application for a private dock requiring directional bearing. Such directional bearing relates to a dock application for a private dock which if approved shall extend 70 feet across a cove, which measures 130 feet across from 750 feet mean [...]

GRDA recognizes National Safe Boating Week, promotes life jacket use

Langley – Wear it. Two short words, one simple slogan. However, “wear it” may be the most important piece of advice you get this summer if you are headed to the lake because it is intended to remind you to wear your life jacket while boating. That is an important message that the Grand River [...]

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...