Rivers in Maine

St. Croix River above Baring

Washington County, MaineNWS BARM1USGS 01021000Caribou office

Below flood stage
4.63ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 8:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
12.76 ft1961

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood12.50 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftRoute 1 floods in the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge between Barn Meadow Road and Ice House Road due to flood waters and backwater issues on the Magurrewock Stream. Charlotte Road floods between Route 1 and Cross Dike Road.
  2. 12.50 ftFloodwater combined with backwater issues will begin to threaten Route 1 in the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge between Barn Meadow Road and Charlotte Road. Floodwater will threaten Charlotte Road along the Magurrewock Stream between Route 1 and Cross Dike Road.
  3. 12.00 ftRiver flow combined with backwater issues will cause minor flooding of the railroad tracks along the St. Croix River in the marsh between Barn Meadow Road and Charlotte Road.
  4. 11.00 ftSignificant water rises in the Upper Barn Meadow Marsh. Water approaches the edge of railroad tracks along the St. Croix River.

Crest history

23 crests on NOAA’s list since 1961.

#DateStage
1May 29, 196112.76 ft
2December 15, 201012.61 ft
3April 4, 197612.27 ft
4April 30, 197312.19 ft
5March 27, 197912.17 ft
6April 18, 201411.71 ft
7March 31, 202411.58 ft
8July 26, 201311.43 ft
9April 29, 201911.29 ft
10December 12, 201411.27 ft
11April 1, 201010.93 ft
12April 7, 200910.74 ft
13October 2, 201510.74 ft
14April 24, 201210.73 ft
15July 7, 201410.59 ft
16April 28, 201810.47 ft
17May 9, 201710.46 ft
18December 12, 200810.43 ft
19December 20, 202310.22 ft
20April 16, 202010.20 ft
21December 3, 202010.11 ft
22April 20, 20229.83 ft
23March 14, 20089.32 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 31, 2024: 11.58 ft
  • December 20, 2023: 10.22 ft
  • April 20, 2022: 9.83 ft
  • December 3, 2020: 10.11 ft
  • April 16, 2020: 10.20 ft
  • April 29, 2019: 11.29 ft
  • April 28, 2018: 10.47 ft
  • May 9, 2017: 10.46 ft
  • October 2, 2015: 10.74 ft
  • December 12, 2014: 11.27 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.