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Penobscot River at West Enfield Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.13 ft at 7:45PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.13 ft at 8:00PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.14 ft at 8:15PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.14 ft at 8:30PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:45PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 9:00PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 9:15PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 9:30PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:45PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 10:00PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 10:15PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:30PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 10:45PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:00PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 11:15PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 11:30PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 11:45PM Aug 18, 2018Observed: 2.31 ft at 12:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 12:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 12:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 12:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.34 ft at 1:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.34 ft at 1:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.34 ft at 1:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 1:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.27 ft at 2:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 2:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 3:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 3:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.22 ft at 3:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 4:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 4:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 5:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.21 ft at 6:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.23 ft at 6:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.28 ft at 7:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.3 ft at 7:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.32 ft at 7:45AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.33 ft at 8:00AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:15AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:30AM Aug 19, 2018Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:00AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.78 ft at 5:15AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.78 ft at 5:30AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.79 ft at 5:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.79 ft at 6:00AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.79 ft at 6:15AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.8 ft at 6:30AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.8 ft at 6:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 7:00AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 7:15AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.8 ft at 7:30AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 7:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:00AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:15AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:30AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 9:00AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:15AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:30AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 9:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:00AM Aug 20, 2018Highest Observation: 3.04 ft at 10:15AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.99 ft at 10:30AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.75 ft at 11:00AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:15AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.65 ft at 11:30AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.63 ft at 11:45AM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.73 ft at 12:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.76 ft at 12:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.8 ft at 1:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 1:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 2:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.81 ft at 2:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.8 ft at 4:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 5:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.67 ft at 5:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.65 ft at 5:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.64 ft at 5:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.63 ft at 6:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.62 ft at 6:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 6:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.66 ft at 7:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.67 ft at 7:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.68 ft at 7:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.68 ft at 8:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.67 ft at 8:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.66 ft at 8:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.66 ft at 9:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.66 ft at 9:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.66 ft at 9:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.68 ft at 9:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:00PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:15PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:30PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:45PM Aug 20, 2018Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.72 ft at 12:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.64 ft at 1:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 2:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.56 ft at 2:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.65 ft at 6:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.65 ft at 7:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.66 ft at 7:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.67 ft at 7:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.67 ft at 7:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.67 ft at 8:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.67 ft at 8:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.64 ft at 8:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.52 ft at 10:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:00AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:15AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:30AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:45AM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:00PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:15PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:30PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:45PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.55 ft at 1:00PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:15PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:30PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.57 ft at 1:45PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:00PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:15PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:30PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:45PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:00PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:15PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.6 ft at 3:30PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.6 ft at 3:45PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 4:00PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 4:15PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 4:30PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 4:45PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:00PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:15PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:30PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:45PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:00PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.57 ft at 6:15PM Aug 21, 2018Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:30PM Aug 21, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.4 ft 8:00PM Aug 21, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.4 ft 2:00AM Aug 22, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.4 ft 8:00AM Aug 22, 2018Forecast: 2.3 ft 2:00PM Aug 22, 2018Forecast: 2.3 ft 8:00PM Aug 22, 2018Forecast: 2.3 ft 2:00AM Aug 23, 2018Forecast: 2.3 ft 8:00AM Aug 23, 2018Forecast: 2.3 ft 2:00PM Aug 23, 2018Forecast: 2.3 ft 8:00PM Aug 23, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.4 ft 2:00AM Aug 24, 2018Highest Forecast: 2.4 ft 8:00AM Aug 24, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWENM1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:31PM Aug 21, 2018)ObservedForecast (issued 10:53AM Aug 21)Latest observed value: 2.54 ft at 6:30 PM EDT 21-Aug-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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