Jamestown  (CSi)  The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Thursday afternoon increased the release at Jamestown Dam to 125 cfs, from 70 cfs.

Pipestem Dam’s release remains at  330 cfs, for a combined release of 455 cfs through the James River in Jamestown.

The increase is expected to raise the James River level in Jamestown by less than six inches.

Pipestem Dam Manager Bob Martin says the Jamestown Dam release in based on higher inflows to the reservoir from rain fall amounts, north.

Jamestown Reservoir is seven-tenths of a foot into the flood storage area.

Pipestem Reservoir is in the flood storage area, and needs to drop 15 feet by September 1st, to be ready for freeze up.