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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin

Jan 20, 2020

At 10 AM on Monday, January 20:

• Grand Lake elevation was 745.66 feet. Daily target elevation for January 20 is 742 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, three (3) main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 21,128 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Five (5) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 11,376 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 32,504 cfs.
• Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 22,653 cfs.

• Lake Hudson elevation was 626.28 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
• At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two (2) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 23,251 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
• Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 32,940 cfs of water through generation.
• Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 56,191 cfs.
• Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 34,814 cfs.