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Saco River near Conway Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 8:30AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 8:45AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:00AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:15AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:30AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:45AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 10:00AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 10:15AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 10:30AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 10:45AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 11:00AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 11:15AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 11:30AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 11:45AM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 12:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 12:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 12:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 12:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 1:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 1:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 1:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 1:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 2:00PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 2:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 2:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 3:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 3:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 3:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 3:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 4:00PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 4:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 4:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 5:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 5:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 5:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 5:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 6:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 6:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 6:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 6:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 7:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 7:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 7:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 7:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 8:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 8:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 8:30PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:00PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:30PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 9:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 10:00PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 10:15PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 10:30PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 10:45PM Sep 18, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 11:00PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:15PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:30PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:45PM Sep 18, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 1:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 1:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 1:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 1:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 3:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 3:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 3:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 3:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 6:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 6:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 6:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 6:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 7:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 7:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 7:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 7:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 9:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:00AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:15AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:30AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 3:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 4:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 4:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 4:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 5:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 5:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 9:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 2:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 2:00PM Sep 21, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 8:00PM Sep 21, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 2:00AM Sep 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 8:00AM Sep 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 2:00PM Sep 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 8:00PM Sep 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 2:00AM Sep 23, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 8:00AM Sep 23, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCNWN3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:21AM Sep 21, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 11:04AM Sep 20)Latest observed value: 1.99 ft at 7:45 AM EDT 21-Sep-2020. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Saco River near Conway are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.03 ft on 03/07/1979
(2) 17.23 ft on 08/29/2011
(3) 17.20 ft on 03/27/1953
(4) 17.04 ft on 04/01/1987
(5) 16.45 ft on 03/19/1936
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.04 ft on 10/30/2017
(2) 9.60 ft on 07/02/2017
(3) 13.13 ft on 04/16/2014
(4) 10.59 ft on 10/30/2012
(5) 10.78 ft on 06/03/2012
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.61 ft on 03/16/1932

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17 17 feet, all of Transvale Acres flooded to west Side Road. Hillside Avenue, Washington Street, and East Side Drive flooded in Conway. Water just below covered bridge on East Side Road in Conway. Beach and Eastern Slope camping areas under 10 to 12 feet of water
13 13 feet, West Side Road and River Road flooded
12 12 feet, much of transvale acres flooded from moat brook bridge east to the Saco River. Up to 80 percent of the Saco River Camping area flooded up to a depth of 2.5 feet.
11 11 feet, Beach and Eastern Slope camping areas flooded to a depth of 2 to 3 feet and one third of Saco River Camping area flooded to a depth of 6 to 18 inches.
10 10 feet, sections of Beach and Eastern Slope Camping area covered with 1 to 2 feet of water
9.5 9.5 feet, Moat Brook Bridge flooded at Transvale Acres. Lower part of E. Road in Transvale Acres flooded
9 Water in Beach and Eastern Slope camping area 1 foot deep
8 8.0 ft, water starts to enter Transvale Acres in Conway
7.5 7.5 ft, water starts to enter Beach and Eastern Slope camping area in Conway
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Latitude: 43.990833° N, Longitude: 71.090556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 29 418.19 ft 427.19 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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