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James River at Jamestown Dam Pool (ft)Observed: 1429.92 ft at 7:30AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 7:45AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 8:00AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 8:15AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 8:30AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 8:45AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 9:00AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 9:15AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 9:30AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 9:45AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 10:00AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 10:15AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 10:30AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 10:45AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 11:00AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 11:15AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.98 ft at 11:30AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.98 ft at 11:45AM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 12:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 12:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.98 ft at 12:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 12:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 1:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.98 ft at 1:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 1:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 1:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.98 ft at 2:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 2:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 2:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 2:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 3:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 3:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 3:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 3:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 4:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 4:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 4:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 4:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 5:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 5:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 5:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 5:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 6:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 6:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 6:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 6:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 7:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 7:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 7:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 7:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 8:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 8:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 8:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 8:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 9:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 9:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 9:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 9:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 10:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 10:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 10:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 10:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 11:00PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 11:15PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 11:30PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 11:45PM Apr 07, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 12:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 12:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 12:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 12:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 1:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 1:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 1:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 1:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 2:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 2:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 2:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 2:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 3:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 3:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 3:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 3:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 4:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 4:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 4:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 4:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 5:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 5:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 5:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 5:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 6:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 6:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 6:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 6:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 7:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 7:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 7:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 7:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 8:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 8:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 8:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 8:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 9:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 9:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 9:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 9:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 10:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 10:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 10:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 10:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 11:00AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 11:15AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 11:30AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 11:45AM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 12:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 12:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 12:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 12:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 1:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 1:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 1:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 1:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 2:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 2:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 2:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 2:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 3:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 3:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 3:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 3:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 4:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 4:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 4:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.94 ft at 4:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 5:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 5:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 5:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 5:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 6:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 6:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 6:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 6:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 7:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 7:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 7:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 7:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 8:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 8:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 8:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 8:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 9:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 9:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 9:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 9:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 10:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 10:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 10:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 10:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 11:00PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 11:15PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 11:30PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 11:45PM Apr 08, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 12:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 12:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 12:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 12:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 1:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 1:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 1:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 1:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 2:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 2:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 2:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 2:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 3:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 3:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 3:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 3:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 4:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 4:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 4:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 4:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 5:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 5:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 5:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 5:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 6:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 6:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 6:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 6:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 7:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 7:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 7:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 7:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 8:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.92 ft at 8:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 8:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.99 ft at 8:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 9:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.03 ft at 9:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.02 ft at 9:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.99 ft at 9:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 10:00AM Apr 09, 2021Highest Observation: 1430.08 ft at 10:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.03 ft at 10:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.04 ft at 10:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.05 ft at 11:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.06 ft at 11:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 11:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 11:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 12:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.03 ft at 12:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.02 ft at 12:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.04 ft at 12:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.99 ft at 1:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 1:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.02 ft at 1:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.03 ft at 1:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430 ft at 2:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 2:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430 ft at 2:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430 ft at 2:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.02 ft at 3:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 3:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 3:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 3:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.99 ft at 4:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.01 ft at 4:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.99 ft at 4:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 4:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430 ft at 5:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1430.02 ft at 5:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.99 ft at 5:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 5:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 6:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.96 ft at 6:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 6:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 6:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 7:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.97 ft at 7:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.95 ft at 7:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.9 ft at 7:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.93 ft at 8:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 8:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 8:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 8:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 9:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.91 ft at 9:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 9:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 9:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 10:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 10:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.84 ft at 10:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 10:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 11:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.85 ft at 11:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 11:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 11:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 12:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 12:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 12:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.89 ft at 12:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 1:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.85 ft at 1:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 1:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 1:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 2:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.85 ft at 2:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 2:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 2:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 3:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.88 ft at 3:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.84 ft at 3:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 3:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.87 ft at 4:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 4:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.85 ft at 4:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.83 ft at 4:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 5:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 5:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.86 ft at 5:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.85 ft at 5:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.84 ft at 6:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 1429.84 ft at 6:15AM Apr 10, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJMDN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (7:15AM Apr 10, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 1429.84 ft at 6:15 AM CDT 10-Apr-2021.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the James River at Jamestown Dam. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
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Historic Crests
(1) 1,454.10 ft on 04/26/2009
(2) 1,451.20 ft on 05/01/2011
(3) 1,450.08 ft on 08/18/2011
(4) 1,445.90 ft on 05/05/1997
(5) 1,445.77 ft on 04/15/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,450.08 ft on 08/18/2011
(2) 1,451.20 ft on 05/01/2011
(3) 1,445.77 ft on 04/15/2010
(4) 1,454.10 ft on 04/26/2009
(5) 1,432.87 ft on 06/26/2007
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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1454 Water begins to flow over the emergency spillway known as the "Morning Glory" hole.
1453 By this approximate stage, all recreational boating on the reservoir has historically been restricted and traffic across the dam has been closed to authorized personnel only.
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(1) Jamestown Dam near Jamestown-Upstream View
(2) Jamestown Dam near Jamestown-Downstream View
(3) Jamestown Dam Glory Hole Spillway
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Latitude: 46.930556° N, Longitude: 98.706389° 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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Jamestown Dam is owned and operated by the US Bureau of Reclamation. At elevation 1454 ft MSL, the pool reaches the "glory hole" and begins to spill.
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