Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 5, 2013) — Snow pack tests in the Jamestown area shows the moisture content, right now, is less than normal.

Army Corps of Engineers Pipestem Dam Manager, Bob Martin says, the reading earlier this week indicated just over an inch of moisture, up from .68 inches of moisture in January this year.

Pipestem Dam’s average snow depth was 8.8 inches compared to 5.8 inches in January.

Martin adds the water equivalents are minimal when compared to the heavy snow years of the winters of 2009 and 2010, when moisture content in late winter and early spring those years was 3 inches and 5 inches.

Pipestem Dam is presently releasing 2 CFS of water, matching the inflow.

No water has been released from Jamestown Dam since June of 2012.

The National Weather Service flood outlook also reflects the lower levels of moisture on the ground this winter.

See the latest flood outlook information at CsiNewsNow.com under Weather News.