Omaha  (CSi)  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has increased Pipestem Dam releases  from 75 cubic feet per second to 100 cfs Monday.

Pipestem Dam Manager, Bob Martin Says, the release from Jamestown Dam remains at 13 cfs for a combined release of  113 cfs.

Plans are  to lower the level of   Pipestem Reservoir by 3 feet by September first.

He noted that last Sunday morning’s rainfall  raised the level of the James River in Jamestown about 1.5 feet Sunday,but returning to the  level before the rain on Monday morning.