Releases cut from Jmst, Pipestem Dams

Jamestown (CSi) Releases at Jamestown and Pipestem Dams are being decreased.

Army Corps of Engineer’s Bob Martin in Jamestown said, that at Jamestown Dam, the release was cut on Tuesday from 50 cfs. to 13 cfs. by using a by-pass valve.

He says the Jamestown Reservoir level is nearing the freeze up, conservation pool, level.

At Pipestem Dam the release was being reduced starting Wednesday from 80 cfs. to 55 cfs, to stretch out the flows through the rest of the summer until freeze up levels are reached.

Pipestem Reservoir is presently a foot and a half above the freeze up conservation pool.