Rivers in Maine

Royal River at Yarmouth

Cumberland County, MaineNWS YARM1USGS 01060000Gray office

Below flood stage
0.96ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 3:30 PM EDT

Record crest
8.46 ft1977

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action4.50 ft
  1. 5.00 ftBaston Park in North Yarmouth flooded.
  2. 4.50 ftRoute 231 in New Gloucester flooded between Woodman Road and Cobbs Bridge. Low lying Meadow Lane near Cobbs Bridge Road flooded. Multiple recreational areas near the river flooded between New Gloucester and Yarmouth Junction.

Crest history

10 crests on NOAA’s list since 1954.

#DateStage
1March 13, 19778.46 ft
2April 1, 19877.83 ft
3May 12, 19897.70 ft
4August 20, 19917.53 ft
5September 12, 19547.12 ft
6March 20, 19836.87 ft
7October 11, 19986.41 ft
8April 17, 19966.35 ft
9December 19, 20236.04 ft
10May 1, 20235.72 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 19, 2023: 6.04 ft
  • May 1, 2023: 5.72 ft
  • October 11, 1998: 6.41 ft
  • April 17, 1996: 6.35 ft
  • August 20, 1991: 7.53 ft
  • May 12, 1989: 7.70 ft
  • April 1, 1987: 7.83 ft
  • March 20, 1983: 6.87 ft
  • March 13, 1977: 8.46 ft
  • September 12, 1954: 7.12 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.