Rivers in Maine

Kennebec River at The Forks

Somerset County, MaineNWS FRKM1USGS 01042500Gray office

No flood stages set
3.51ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 3:30 PM EDT

Record crest
14.41 ft1983

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Crest history

13 crests on NOAA’s list since 1917.

#DateStage
1April 18, 198314.41 ft
2June 1, 198413.78 ft
3December 22, 197312.68 ft
4September 25, 198111.06 ft
5May 21, 196911.01 ft
6December 19, 202310.95 ft
7April 28, 194510.70 ft
8May 9, 194710.58 ft
9June 19, 196910.37 ft
10June 18, 191710.10 ft
11September 15, 195410.10 ft
12April 30, 192310.05 ft
13May 17, 196110.03 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 19, 2023: 10.95 ft
  • June 1, 1984: 13.78 ft
  • April 18, 1983: 14.41 ft
  • September 25, 1981: 11.06 ft
  • December 22, 1973: 12.68 ft
  • June 19, 1969: 10.37 ft
  • May 21, 1969: 11.01 ft
  • May 17, 1961: 10.03 ft
  • September 15, 1954: 10.10 ft
  • May 9, 1947: 10.58 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.