reservoir2009Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 18, 2013) — Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in Omaha, have announced gate changes at Jamestown and Pipestem Dams.

Bob Martin in Jamestown reported that on Thursday (Jul 18, 2013) the Pipestem Dam release was increased from 300 cfs to 400 cfs, while the Jamestown Dam release was decreased from 600 cfs to 500 cfs to maintain the combined release at 900 cfs.

On Friday this week, Martin said the Pipestem Dam release will be increased further to 500 cfs, and Jamestown Dam will be dropped down to 400 cfs, still a combined release of 900 cfs.

On Thursday the inflow at Jamestown Reservoir was 75 cfs, and the inflow at Pipestem Reservoir was at 40 cfs.

Martin adds that early next week the Pipestem Dam release will bump up to 600 cfs while Jamestown Dam’s release will be dropped down to 300 cfs, with the combined release still at 900 cfs.

Its expected that late next week the Corps will decrease the Jamestown Dam release to 200 cfs, while maintaining the Pipestem release at 600 cfs, for a lower combined release of 800 cfs.

Martin said as of Thursday this week, Jamestown Reservoir has three percent in the flood storage pool, two feet above the freeze up level, which is projected to occur at the end of this month.

Pipestem Reservoir was at 35 percent of the flood storage are occupied, with 28 left to drop to reach freeze up level, which is anticipated to occur there by September 1, 2013.