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May 23, 2013 Omaha, NEB (KCSi-T.V. News) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that Jamestown Reservoir releases were increased to 1000 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Pipestem Reservoir releases are 200 cfs. The combined reservoir release is 1200 cfs and is expected to remain at this level for the next several days.
Earlier this week Bob Martin said, the combined releases at 1,200 cfs, is at the upper range of the release predictions made in March and April, this year.
Martin says the combined release of 1,200 cfs, it would raise the James River level in Jamestown by about a foot, and would necessitate the city to sandbag and pump the storm sewer drains.
On Thursday the reservoir at Pipestem Dam was at 1469.2 feet above sea level with the dam currently holding about 32 percent of its total flood storage capacity.
The reservoir at Jamestown Dam was at 1439.7 feet with about 20 percent of the dam’s flood control capacity utilized.
Flood storage at both reservoirs continues to fill and inflows are expected to be elevated for the next couple of weeks. Adequate flood storage remains available at the reservoirs.
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