ALERT: Update on status of the nationwide data transmission error that prevents stream gauge data collected at affected locations from being displayed on the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) webpages. The USGS has restored the transmission from all of their gauges or has placed them in a seasonal outage (some Alaska gauges). There are a few USGS gauges that the NWS is not yet receiving the new transmissions and NWS is working to get that data by alternate means. A map of the status of USGS gauges is here. The status map of gauge outages from other agencies is here. The situation has greatly improved and will continue to improve but at a slower pace. The outage maps will now be updated once per week on Thursday. We apologize for the service interruption and hope to have the data restored as soon as possible.

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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the James River at Jamestown. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 16 Moderate Flood Stage: 14 Flood Stage: 12 Action Stage: 11 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 16.94 ft on 04/11/1969 (2) 15.82 ft on 05/13/1950 (3) 15.73 ft on 04/17/1950 (4) 15.18 ft on 03/19/1966 (5) 14.31 ft on 04/23/1948 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 9.59 ft on 06/20/2013 (2) 4.92 ft on 04/27/2012 (3) 12.99 ft on 10/11/2011 (4) 13.01 ft on 09/20/2011 (5) 11.22 ft on 04/01/2010 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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16	Major damage to homes and businesses at this level.
15	Highways 10, 52 and 281 become flooded.
12	River is out of its banks at gaging station.
Photos (1) James River at Jamestown-Upstream view (2) James River at Jamestown-Downstream view

About This Location

Latitude: 46.889444° N, Longitude: 98.681667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 12 ft 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 1373.27 ft 1385.27 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Jamestown

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