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Penobscot River at West Enfield Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.15 ft at 11:15AM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:30AM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:45AM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.19 ft at 3:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.19 ft at 3:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 3:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 3:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 4:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 4:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 4:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.22 ft at 5:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 6:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 7:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 10:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 10:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 10:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 10:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 11:15PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:30PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:45PM Jun 15, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 2:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 2:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 2:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 4:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 4:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 5:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 5:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 5:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 7:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 7:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 7:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 8:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 8:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 9:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.34 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 10:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 11:45AM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 1:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.22 ft at 2:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.19 ft at 3:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.19 ft at 6:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.22 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 7:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 9:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 10:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.41 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.43 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.45 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2018Observed: 2.46 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2018Highest Observation: 2.53 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2018Highest Observation: 2.53 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2018Highest Observation: 2.53 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.49 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.45 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.44 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.43 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.4 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.39 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.37 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.36 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2018Forecast: 2.2 ft 2:00PM Jun 18, 2018Forecast: 2.2 ft 8:00PM Jun 18, 2018Forecast: 2.3 ft 2:00AM Jun 19, 2018Forecast: 2.4 ft 8:00AM Jun 19, 2018Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00PM Jun 19, 2018Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00PM Jun 19, 2018Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00AM Jun 20, 2018Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM Jun 20, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00PM Jun 20, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM Jun 20, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM Jun 21, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00AM Jun 21, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWENM1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:01AM Jun 18, 2018)ObservedForecast (issued 10:35AM Jun 18)Latest observed value: 2.26 ft at 10:30 AM EDT 18-Jun-2018. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Penobscot River at West Enfield are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 25
Moderate Flood Stage: 22
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 25.15 ft on 05/01/1923
(2) 23.58 ft on 04/02/1987
(3) 22.03 ft on 03/21/1936
(4) 21.66 ft on 04/30/1973
(5) 21.62 ft on 05/01/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.62 ft on 05/01/2008
(2) 19.76 ft on 04/30/2005
(3) 18.61 ft on 04/18/1994
(4) 18.93 ft on 04/13/1993
(5) 16.44 ft on 05/15/1989
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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25 Record flooding on par with the flood of 1923.
22 Us route 2 and state route 116 flooded and impassable.
21 Flooding on u.S. Route 2 in costigan (milford) at the Greenfield Road to Bo's Lane.
20 Flooding on u.S. Route 2 at greenbush near Dow Road.
18 Lowland areas flooded between greenbush and orono.
16 River approaches bankfull.
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Latitude: 45.236111° N, Longitude: 68.651389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 125.94 ft 143.94 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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