Jamestown  (CSi)  – the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, reports that the combined releases at Pipestem and Jamestown reservoirs have increased from 215 cubic feet per second to 450 cfs Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26-27.

The releases were increased Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26-27

Water releases at Jamestown Reservoir increased from 200 cfs the week of April 18, to 400 cfs. Pipestem Reservoir releases are at 15 cfs.

Jamestown Reservoir was four feet into the flood storage at 1,435 feet above mean sea level.

The water level at Pipestem Reservoir has risen 19 vertical feet since the snowmelt began this spring  at 1,460 feet AMSL.

Pipestem Reservoir’s conservation pool is at 1,442.5 feet AMSL. This pas twinter, the water level at Pipestem dropped to 1,441 feet AMSL.

The highest the water level has ever been at Pipestem was 1,492 feet AMSL in 2009. The water level at Jamestown Reservoir was 1,454 feet AMSL in 2009.

There are no concerns for flooding at this point.