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For immediate release: 9/14/09


Floodwater release bulletin

At 9AM on Monday, September 14:

  • Grand Lake elevation was 746.25
  • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, seven (7) floodgates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 13,650 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
  • Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,977 cfs of water through generation.
  • Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 25,627 cfs.
  • Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 37,078 cfs.
  • Lake Hudson elevation was 622.64 feet.
  • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, one (1) floodgate was open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 7,498 cfs of water.
  • Three (3) units were online at Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse releasing 23,220 cfs of water through generation.
  • Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 30,718 cfs.
  • Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 26,553 cfs.

The latest crest prediction from the United States Army Corps of Engineers is for a Grand Lake crest of 747 late Tuesday night (September 15). The Corps predicts Lake Hudson to crest today (September 14).


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