Rivers in Maine

Old Stream near Wesley

Washington County, MaineNWS WSLM1USGS 01021480Caribou office

Below flood stage
3.59ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 9:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
8.50 ft
Record crest
8.91 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood8.50 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 8.50 ftMinor lowland flooding along Canaan Dam Road below First Lake in Day Block Township to Route 9 near Wesley. Minor lowland flooding near the stream crossing on Bear Brook Road in Northfield.
  2. 7.00 ftStream approaches bankfull.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 2008.

#DateStage
1December 14, 20108.91 ft
2January 14, 20188.16 ft
3April 16, 20147.74 ft
4October 1, 20157.62 ft
5December 11, 20147.37 ft
6March 30, 20247.31 ft
7April 22, 20157.03 ft
8April 4, 20096.83 ft
9December 13, 20086.79 ft
10March 31, 20106.78 ft
11December 19, 20236.75 ft
12December 15, 20196.55 ft
13December 2, 20206.47 ft
14April 20, 20226.28 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 30, 2024: 7.31 ft
  • December 19, 2023: 6.75 ft
  • April 20, 2022: 6.28 ft
  • December 2, 2020: 6.47 ft
  • December 15, 2019: 6.55 ft
  • January 14, 2018: 8.16 ft
  • October 1, 2015: 7.62 ft
  • April 22, 2015: 7.03 ft
  • December 11, 2014: 7.37 ft
  • April 16, 2014: 7.74 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. Stage may be affected by ice. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.