Rivers in Maine

Bath Tide Gage (MLLW)

Sagadahoc County, MaineNWS BAHM1Gray office

Below flood stage
3.10ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:12 PM EDT

Flood stage
9.50 ft
Forecast crest
7.10 ftFri, Sep 25, 11:00 AM EDT

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood9.50 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftExtensive inundation of buildings and roads along the river waterfront in Washington Street including access roads to Popham Beach and Reid State Parks.
  2. 12.50 ftRoute 127 in Arrowsic south of Fisher Eddy Road begins to flood.
  3. 12.00 ftInundation of buildings occurs along Washington Street waterfront.
  4. 11.50 ftSirious Road in Arrowsic flooded.
  5. 11.00 ftWashington Street in Bath flooded in multiple locations up to a foot deep. Spinney Mill Road in Arrowsic and Williams Road in Georgetown flooded.
  6. 10.00 ftFlooding begins in Arrowsic along Route 127 near the marsh areas south of the bridge. Water encroaches on Washington Street in Bath.
  7. 9.50 ftMinor lowland flooding begins along the Kennebec River waterfront in Bath. Parking lots, boat launch, and river park areas flood.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. <head> <style type="text/css"> .style1 { background-color: #FFFF00; } </style> </head> Tide Forecasts are a total water level forecast referenced to mean lower low water.&nbsp;Please refer to<span class="style1">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&amp;product=CFW&amp;issuedby=OKX"><span class="style1">Coastal Flood Advisories and Warnings</span> </a>for official water level forecasts during periods of coastal flooding. During tropical cyclones, please refer<a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&amp;issuedby=OKX&amp;product=TCV&amp;format=CI&amp;version=1&amp;glossary=1"><span class="style1"> here</span></a> for additional storm surge information. Click<span class="style1"> </span> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/images/okx/coastalflood/Coastal%2520Flood%2520Threshold%2520Definitions.png"> <span class="style1">here for Flood Category definitions</span></a>.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.