Rivers in Maine

St. Croix River above Vanceboro

Washington County, MaineNWS VBOM1USGS 01018500Caribou office

Below flood stage
4.58ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
11.28 ft1984

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action9.50 ft
  1. 12.00 ftA 0.1 percent flood level. Maximum discharge of 7,700cfs from the Vanceboro Dam. Flooding of camps along Loon Bay Road in Lambert Lake Township and Dyer Township above the Grand Falls Flowage.
  2. 10.00 ftMinor lowland flooding along properties on Salmon Brook Road in Vanceboro. Additional minor flooding of properties along Loon Bay Road in Lambert Lake Township and Dyer Township above the Grand Falls Flowage.
  3. 9.50 ftRiver approaches bankfull.

Crest history

17 crests on NOAA’s list since 1973.

#DateStage
1June 3, 198411.28 ft
2April 27, 201911.21 ft
3April 4, 197610.88 ft
4April 8, 202410.78 ft
5April 29, 197310.43 ft
6May 12, 198910.31 ft
7April 25, 201410.22 ft
8May 1, 197910.16 ft
9December 18, 201010.11 ft
10May 27, 197410.06 ft
11April 24, 20099.89 ft
12April 3, 20109.66 ft
13May 7, 20179.33 ft
14May 1, 20189.24 ft
15April 20, 20238.84 ft
16April 15, 20168.80 ft
17December 11, 20228.69 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 8, 2024: 10.78 ft
  • April 20, 2023: 8.84 ft
  • December 11, 2022: 8.69 ft
  • April 27, 2019: 11.21 ft
  • May 1, 2018: 9.24 ft
  • May 7, 2017: 9.33 ft
  • April 15, 2016: 8.80 ft
  • April 25, 2014: 10.22 ft
  • December 18, 2010: 10.11 ft
  • April 3, 2010: 9.66 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.

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.