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Pipestem Creek at Pipestem Dam Pool (ft)Observed: 1474.41 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.39 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.4 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.39 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.36 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.41 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.39 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.39 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.4 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.41 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.43 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.4 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.41 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.37 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.43 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.41 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.42 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.4 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.39 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.44 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1474.43 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.42 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.42 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.42 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.43 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.43 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.42 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.43 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.44 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.5 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.47 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.45 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.43 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.44 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.44 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.45 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.46 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.45 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.46 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.46 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.46 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.45 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.44 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.47 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.47 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.47 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.48 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.45 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.47 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.48 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.45 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.5 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.48 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.48 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.5 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.5 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.49 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.5 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.51 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.52 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.52 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.52 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.5 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.57 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.69 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.57 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.51 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.57 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.56 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.55 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.55 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.56 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.57 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.52 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.56 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.57 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.55 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.55 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.54 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.57 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 1474.56 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.58 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.62 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.65 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.62 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.62 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.62 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.6 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.59 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.62 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.61 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.65 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.66 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.66 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.66 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.65 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.66 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.66 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.65 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.65 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.68 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.63 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.65 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.65 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.64 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.69 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.74 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.69 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.68 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.68 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.69 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.66 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.7 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.7 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.68 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.69 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.67 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.69 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.7 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.78 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.78 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.78 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.77 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.7 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.68 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.71 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.74 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.74 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.73 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.74 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.72 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.77 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.77 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.74 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.77 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.77 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.77 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.74 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.77 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.78 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.76 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.8 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.75 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.8 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.78 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.81 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.8 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.78 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.81 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.81 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.81 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1474.83 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.79 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 1474.81 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2022JAMN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (6:45PM May 22, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 1474.81 ft at 6:15 PM CDT 22-May-2022.
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Pipestem Creek at Pipestem Dam. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Historic Crests
(1) 1,492.30 ft on 04/23/2009
(2) 1,488.71 ft on 08/21/2011
(3) 1,487.10 ft on 05/10/1997
(4) 1,486.81 ft on 05/25/2011
(5) 1,479.48 ft on 05/23/1995
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,488.71 ft on 08/21/2011
(2) 1,486.81 ft on 05/25/2011
(3) 1,474.72 ft on 04/14/2010
(4) 1,492.30 ft on 04/23/2009
(5) 1,459.64 ft on 06/22/2007
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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1496.3 Water begins flowing over the emergency spillway.
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(1) Pipestem Dam-James River-Upstream View
(2) Pipestem Dam-James River-Downstream View
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Latitude: 46.962222° N, Longitude: 98.753056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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Current/Historical Observations:
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At elevation 1496.3 ft MSL, the pool reaches the emergency spillway and uncontrolled releases begin.
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