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James River at Jamestown Dam Pool (ft)Observed: 1431.16 ft at 3:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 4:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 4:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 4:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 5:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 5:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 5:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.16 ft at 6:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 6:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 6:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.16 ft at 7:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 7:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 7:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 8:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 8:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 8:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 9:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 9:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 9:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 10:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 10:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 10:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 11:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 11:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 11:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 12:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 12:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 1:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 1:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 2:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 3:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 3:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 4:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.16 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 5:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.16 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 5:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 6:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 6:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 7:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 7:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 8:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.18 ft at 8:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.17 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 9:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 9:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 10:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 10:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 11:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 11:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 1:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 1:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 2:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 3:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 3:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 4:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 4:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 5:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 5:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 6:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 6:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 7:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 7:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 8:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.19 ft at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.25 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 1431.26 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.2 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.25 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.22 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.21 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.23 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1431.24 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJMDN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (3:30AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 1431.24 ft at 2:15 AM CDT 28-Mar-2024.
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Datum: NGVD29
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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.

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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: NAD27

River Stage
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NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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
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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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