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Pipestem Creek at Pipestem Dam Pool (ft)Highest Observation: 1469.46 ft at 6:45PM Jul 05, 2020Highest Observation: 1469.46 ft at 7:00PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.45 ft at 7:15PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.45 ft at 7:30PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.43 ft at 7:45PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.42 ft at 8:00PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.41 ft at 8:15PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.41 ft at 8:30PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.41 ft at 8:45PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.4 ft at 9:00PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.4 ft at 9:15PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.41 ft at 9:30PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.4 ft at 9:45PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.37 ft at 10:00PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.37 ft at 10:15PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.38 ft at 10:30PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.36 ft at 10:45PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.36 ft at 11:00PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.37 ft at 11:15PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.37 ft at 11:30PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.36 ft at 11:45PM Jul 05, 2020Observed: 1469.38 ft at 12:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.36 ft at 12:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.35 ft at 12:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.34 ft at 12:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.35 ft at 1:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.34 ft at 1:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.33 ft at 1:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.32 ft at 1:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.33 ft at 2:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.33 ft at 2:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.33 ft at 2:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.32 ft at 2:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.31 ft at 3:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.31 ft at 3:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.31 ft at 3:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.29 ft at 3:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.29 ft at 4:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.29 ft at 4:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.28 ft at 4:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.28 ft at 4:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.27 ft at 5:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.27 ft at 5:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.27 ft at 5:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.28 ft at 5:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.27 ft at 6:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.26 ft at 6:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.25 ft at 6:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.27 ft at 6:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.25 ft at 7:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.24 ft at 7:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.24 ft at 7:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.24 ft at 7:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.23 ft at 8:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.23 ft at 8:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.23 ft at 8:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.22 ft at 8:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.22 ft at 9:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.23 ft at 9:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.21 ft at 9:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.21 ft at 9:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.21 ft at 10:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.19 ft at 10:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.19 ft at 10:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.19 ft at 10:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.18 ft at 11:00AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.17 ft at 11:15AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.17 ft at 11:30AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.17 ft at 11:45AM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.16 ft at 12:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.16 ft at 12:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.15 ft at 12:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.14 ft at 12:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.14 ft at 1:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.15 ft at 1:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.13 ft at 1:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.13 ft at 1:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.13 ft at 2:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.12 ft at 2:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.11 ft at 2:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.11 ft at 2:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.1 ft at 3:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.1 ft at 3:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.08 ft at 3:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.12 ft at 3:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.08 ft at 4:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.09 ft at 4:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.09 ft at 4:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.1 ft at 4:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.08 ft at 5:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.1 ft at 5:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.09 ft at 5:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.08 ft at 5:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.09 ft at 6:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.08 ft at 6:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.07 ft at 6:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.06 ft at 6:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.07 ft at 7:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.06 ft at 7:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.05 ft at 7:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.05 ft at 7:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.05 ft at 8:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.04 ft at 8:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.04 ft at 8:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.03 ft at 8:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.03 ft at 9:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.03 ft at 9:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.03 ft at 9:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.02 ft at 9:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.02 ft at 10:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.01 ft at 10:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469.01 ft at 10:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469 ft at 10:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469 ft at 11:00PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469 ft at 11:15PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1469 ft at 11:30PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1468.99 ft at 11:45PM Jul 06, 2020Observed: 1468.99 ft at 12:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.98 ft at 12:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.98 ft at 12:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.97 ft at 12:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.97 ft at 1:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.96 ft at 1:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.96 ft at 1:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.96 ft at 1:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.95 ft at 2:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.95 ft at 2:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.94 ft at 2:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.94 ft at 2:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.94 ft at 3:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.94 ft at 3:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.94 ft at 3:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.92 ft at 3:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.92 ft at 4:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.92 ft at 4:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.92 ft at 4:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.91 ft at 4:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.91 ft at 5:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.89 ft at 5:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.9 ft at 5:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.9 ft at 5:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.88 ft at 6:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.88 ft at 6:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.88 ft at 6:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.88 ft at 6:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.87 ft at 7:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.87 ft at 7:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.86 ft at 7:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.86 ft at 7:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.85 ft at 8:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.85 ft at 8:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.84 ft at 8:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.84 ft at 8:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.84 ft at 9:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.83 ft at 9:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.83 ft at 9:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.83 ft at 9:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.83 ft at 10:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.82 ft at 10:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.82 ft at 10:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.81 ft at 10:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.8 ft at 11:00AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.8 ft at 11:15AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.79 ft at 11:30AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.79 ft at 11:45AM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.78 ft at 12:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.78 ft at 12:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.77 ft at 12:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.77 ft at 12:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.76 ft at 1:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.76 ft at 1:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.75 ft at 1:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.75 ft at 1:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.74 ft at 2:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.74 ft at 2:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.74 ft at 2:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.73 ft at 2:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.72 ft at 3:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.71 ft at 3:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.71 ft at 3:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.71 ft at 3:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.71 ft at 4:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.7 ft at 4:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.69 ft at 4:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.69 ft at 4:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.68 ft at 5:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.67 ft at 5:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.67 ft at 5:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.67 ft at 5:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.67 ft at 6:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.64 ft at 6:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.65 ft at 6:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.65 ft at 6:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.64 ft at 7:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.63 ft at 7:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.64 ft at 7:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.62 ft at 7:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.62 ft at 8:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.62 ft at 8:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 8:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 8:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 9:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 9:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 9:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 9:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.6 ft at 10:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.59 ft at 10:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.58 ft at 10:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.58 ft at 10:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.57 ft at 11:00PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.56 ft at 11:15PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.56 ft at 11:30PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.55 ft at 11:45PM Jul 07, 2020Observed: 1468.53 ft at 12:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.53 ft at 12:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.68 ft at 12:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.58 ft at 12:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.5 ft at 1:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.57 ft at 1:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.87 ft at 1:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.86 ft at 1:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.59 ft at 2:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.65 ft at 2:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.75 ft at 2:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.66 ft at 2:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.63 ft at 3:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.7 ft at 3:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.66 ft at 3:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.62 ft at 3:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.65 ft at 4:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.66 ft at 4:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.63 ft at 4:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.62 ft at 4:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.62 ft at 5:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 5:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.6 ft at 5:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 5:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 6:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 6:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.62 ft at 6:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.61 ft at 6:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.59 ft at 7:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.6 ft at 7:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.6 ft at 7:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.58 ft at 7:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.58 ft at 8:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.59 ft at 8:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.57 ft at 8:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.57 ft at 8:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.57 ft at 9:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.57 ft at 9:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.56 ft at 9:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.56 ft at 9:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.56 ft at 10:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.55 ft at 10:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.55 ft at 10:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.55 ft at 10:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.54 ft at 11:00AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.53 ft at 11:15AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.53 ft at 11:30AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.52 ft at 11:45AM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.52 ft at 12:00PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.52 ft at 12:15PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.52 ft at 12:30PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.51 ft at 12:45PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.51 ft at 1:00PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.51 ft at 1:15PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.5 ft at 1:30PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.5 ft at 1:45PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.49 ft at 2:00PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.5 ft at 2:15PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.49 ft at 2:30PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.48 ft at 2:45PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.47 ft at 3:00PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.47 ft at 3:15PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.46 ft at 3:30PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.45 ft at 3:45PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.45 ft at 4:00PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.45 ft at 4:15PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.44 ft at 4:30PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.43 ft at 4:45PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.42 ft at 5:00PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.42 ft at 5:15PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.42 ft at 5:30PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.41 ft at 5:45PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.41 ft at 6:00PM Jul 08, 2020Observed: 1468.41 ft at 6:15PM Jul 08, 2020JAMN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (6:30PM Jul 8, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 1468.41 ft at 6:15 PM CDT 8-Jul-2020.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
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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.

Low Water Records
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
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Latitude: 46.962222° N, Longitude: 98.753056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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
Other 1400 Not Available  

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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