Grand River Dam Authority
04/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/18/2026 14:25
Floodwater Release Bulletin
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Floodwater Release Bulletin
Apr 18, 2026
At 12:30 PM on Saturday, April 18:
- Grand Lake elevation was 745.41 feet.
- At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two main spillway gate was open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 12,841 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
- Six units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 12,882 cfs of water through generation.
- Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 25,723 cfs.
- Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 50,539 cfs.
- Lake Hudson elevation was 621.36 feet.
- No floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam.
- Four units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 24,030 cfs of water through generation.
- Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 36,080 cfs.
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