Jamestown (CSi)  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has adjusted water releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams.

The Jamestown Dam release on Thursday August 24, 2017 was reduced from 30-cfs, to 13 cfs.

At Pipestem dam the release was cut from 205 cfs to 20 cfs, on Friday, for a combined release now at 33 cfs,  from 235 cfs.

The releases now match the inflows, with the reservoirs close to freeze up levels, which will be maintained prior to winter, pending ant significant rainfall amounts.

The reductions are reducing the James River level through Jamestown about about two feet.