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Maine River Levels

Current river levels and flood stages for 4 rivers gauged in Maine.

Maine gauge register

Reporting gauge groups and their current flood status

RiverRiverReportingReportingFlood statusFlood status
Saco River3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal
Sandy River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
St. Croix River2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
St. John River3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal

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Maine river levels: common questions

Is any river flooding in Maine right now?

No gauge in the state is above flood stage. No gauge is above action stage either.

Which rivers are gauged in Maine?

4 in total, listed above. The most heavily instrumented is the Saco River, with 5 gauges. A river appears under every state it runs through, so a page reached from here may cover reaches outside Maine as well.

What is the difference between flood stage and action stage?

Action stage is the level at which the Weather Service starts paying attention and agencies begin preparing. Flood stage is the level at which water starts affecting property or roads at that specific location. Both are set per gauge by the local Weather Service office, which is why two gauges on the same river can have very different numbers.