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04/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/28/2026 08:28

Floodwater Release Bulletin

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Floodwater Release Bulletin

Apr 28, 2026

At 8:45 AM on Tuesday, April 28:

  • Grand Lake elevation was 745.66 feet.
  • At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, two main spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 16,834 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
  • Six units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,560 cfs of water through generation.
  • Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 30,394 cfs.
  • Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 22,887 cfs.
  • Lake Hudson elevation was 619.86 feet.
  • No floodgates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam.
  • Four units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 32,400 cfs of water through generation.
  • Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 31,785 cfs.

Real time data can be found by visiting: http://stormops.grda.tech/riveroperations

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