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Omaha\u00a0\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that Pipestem Dam releases have begun in order to evacuate flood storage as outlined in the water control manual. \u00a0Releases are currently set at 125 cubic feet per second (cfs). Jamestown Dam releases are set to match the inflow of the reservoir and are currently 75 cfs, up from 50-cfs. The combined release is 200 cfs.<\/p>\n
Pipestem Dam is currently at pool elevation 1463.68 ft, which results in 23.0 percent of the flood pool occupied.\u00a0 Inflows are 258 cfs.\u00a0 Jamestown Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1430.9 ft, at the base of the flood pool.\u00a0 Inflows are 77 cfs. Throughout the summer Jamestown Dam releases will be adjusted to match the inflow in order to maintain the summer target pool elevation.<\/p>\n
Pipestem Dam releases will be set at 125 cubic feet per second (cfs) for the next two weeks, then increased to 250 cfs on July 1. In mid-July, the release will then be adjusted in order to evacuate the flood pool and reach the September 1 target elevation of 1442.5 ft. This release schedule was set in order to facilitate ideal spawning conditions for the crappie fish population within the reservoir.\u00a0 The combined release will vary over the summer as both Pipestem Dam and Jamestown Dam releases are adjusted.\u00a0 All releases may change depending on rain.<\/p>\n