Release starts at Pipestem Dam

Jamestown (CSi) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started a release of 100 cfs from Pipestem Dam.

Pipestem Dam Manager Bob Martin, says the lake level increased about a half foot last weekend stemming from heavy rain. It was previously six feet above the conservation pool level.

Martin says the releases will bring the lake level to the conservation pool by the end of August.

He points out the releases will also help keep the James River through Jamestown fresher through the next month.