JAMES RIVER BASIN

06469820 PIPESTEM RESERVOIR NEAR JAMESTOWN, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46×57'44", long 98×45'11", in NW14NW14 sec.10, T.140 N., R.64 W., Stutsman County, Hydrologic Unit 10160002, on left bank in control house above Pipestem Dam, 2.5 mi northwest of Jamestown Post Office, and 3.5 mi upstream from James River.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,010 mi2, approximately, of which about 610 mi2 is probably noncontributing.

MONTHEND-ELEVATION AND CONTENTS RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1974 to current year. Prior to October 1991, records are available from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in July 1973; dam completed in 1973. Total capacity is 147,000 acre-ft at maximum pool, elevation 1,496.3 ft. Figures given herein represent total contents based on capacity table for the 1990 survey. The reservoir is used for flood control, fish and wildlife, and recreation.

COOPERATION.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. Elevations affected by wind.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 103,820 acre-ft, May 10, 1997, elevation, 1,487.01 ft; minimum contents, 6,730 acre-ft, Feb. 17, 1993, elevation, 1,439.65 ft.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 29,100 acre-ft, June 19, elevation, 1,456.74 ft; minimum contents, 9,550 acre-ft, Oct. 25-26, elevation, 1,442.04 ft.

MONTHEND ELEVATION AND CONTENTS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004

Date	Elevation (feet)	Contents (acre-feet)	Change in contents (acre-feet)
Sept. 30	1,442.16	9,650	--
Oct. 31	1,442.06	9,560	-90
Nov. 30	1,442.18	9,670	+110
Dec. 31	1,442.22	9,710	+40
CAL YR 2003	--	--	-300
Jan. 31	1,442.22	9,710	0
Feb. 29	1,442.27	9,750	+40
Mar. 31	1,447.34	15,060	+5,310
Apr. 30	1,451.87	21,210	+6,150
May 31	1,452.63	22,360	+1,150
June 30	1,454.99	26,120	+3,760
July 31	1,450.39	19,070	-7,050
Aug. 31	1,443.20	10,590	-8,480
Sept. 30	1,443.24	10,630	+40
WTR YR 2004	--	--	+980

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