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Townshend Dam, West River
Townshend Dam, West River
 Drainage Area: 278 sq. miles 
 Channel Capacity: 9,000 cfs 
 Storage at Spillway Crest: 5.81 in / 32,900 ac-ft  
 Normal Pool: 21 Feet 
 Gate Settings for May 16, 2026 12:30 pm Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Hydro Pos. Gate 5 Gate 6 Gate 7 Gate 8
  0.0 2.6 0.0          
Date Time
(Eastern)		 Pool
(ft)		 Storage
(%)		 Storage
(ac-ft)		 Tailwater
(ft)		 Flow
(cfs)		 Inflow
(cfs)		 Precip
(in)		 Air Temp
(F)
May-16 12:45 pm 23.66 1.0 333 5.44 881 847 21.92  
May-16 11:45 am 23.64 1.0 330 5.43 873 884 21.92 71.1
May-16 10:45 am 23.63 1.0 329 5.42 864 864 21.92 69.7
May-16 09:45 am 23.66 1.0 333 5.48 916 888 21.92 62.7
May-16 08:45 am 23.66 1.0 333 5.46 898 890 21.92 53.1
May-16 07:45 am 23.72 1.1 340 5.46 898 895 21.92 48.3
May-16 06:45 am 23.81 1.1 351 5.45 890 927 21.92 47.5
May-16 05:45 am 23.65 1.0 331 5.46 898 885 21.92 47.4
May-16 04:45 am 23.75 1.1 344 5.49 925 901 21.92 47.9
May-16 03:45 am 23.70 1.0 338 5.47 907 906 21.92 48.5
May-16 02:45 am 23.70 1.0 338 5.48 916 902 21.92 48.7
May-16 01:45 am 23.76 1.1 345 5.51 943 906 21.92 49.2
May-16 12:45 am 23.74 1.1 343 5.47 907 922 21.92 49.2
May-15 11:45 pm 23.77 1.1 346 5.48 916 933 21.92 49.9
May-15 10:45 pm 23.82 1.1 353 5.48 916 953 21.92 50.7
May-15 09:45 pm 23.77 1.1 346 5.52 952 947 21.92 52.7
May-15 08:45 pm 23.81 1.1 351 5.51 943 956 21.92 54.0
May-15 07:45 pm 23.87 1.1 359 5.51 943 964 21.92 58.7
May-15 06:45 pm 23.81 1.1 351 5.51 943 955 21.92 61.8
May-15 05:45 pm 23.82 1.1 353 5.52 952 973 21.92 62.9
May-15 04:45 pm 23.80 1.1 350 5.51 943 990 21.92 61.3
May-15 03:45 pm 23.79 1.1 349 5.50 934 1,028 21.92 59.6
May-15 02:45 pm 23.79 1.1 349 5.54 970 990 21.92 59.9
May-15 01:45 pm 23.83 1.1 354 5.53 961 925 21.92 59.8
May-15 12:45 pm 23.81 1.1 351 5.50 934 899 21.92 59.3
Maximum 24 Hour Drawdown Rate (10 feet/day): 168 cfs + Inflow (847 cfs) = 1,015 cfs
Report Generated May 16, 2026 04:57 pm