May 23, 2013 \u00a0Omaha, NEB\u00a0 (KCSi-T.V. News)\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
Pipestem Reservoir releases are 200 cfs.\u00a0 The combined reservoir release is 1200 cfs and is expected to remain at this level for the next several days.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week Bob Martin said, \u00a0the combined releases\u00a0 at 1,200 cfs, is \u00a0at the upper range of the release predictions\u00a0made in March and April, this year.<\/p>\n
Martin says\u00a0 the\u00a0 combined release of 1,200 cfs, it would raise the James River\u00a0level in Jamestown by about a foot, and would \u00a0necessitate the city to sandbag and pump the storm sewer drains.<\/p>\n
On Thursday the reservoir at Pipestem Dam\u00a0was at 1469.2 feet above sea level with the dam currently holding about 32 percent of its total flood storage capacity.<\/p>\n
The reservoir at Jamestown Dam was at 1439.7 feet with about 20 percent of the dam\u2019s flood control capacity utilized.<\/p>\n
Flood storage at both reservoirs continues to fill and inflows are expected to be elevated for the next couple of weeks.\u00a0 Adequate flood storage remains available at the reservoirs.
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