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Sandy River (ME) at Mercer Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.25 ft at 3:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.26 ft at 3:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.26 ft at 3:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.27 ft at 3:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.27 ft at 4:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.28 ft at 4:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.28 ft at 4:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.29 ft at 4:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 5:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 5:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 5:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 5:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 6:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 6:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 6:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 6:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 7:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 7:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 7:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 7:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 8:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 8:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 8:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 8:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 10:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 11:00AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.28 ft at 11:15AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.26 ft at 11:30AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.25 ft at 11:45AM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.22 ft at 12:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.2 ft at 12:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.17 ft at 12:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.15 ft at 1:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.13 ft at 1:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.04 ft at 2:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.03 ft at 2:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 4:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 4:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 4:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 5:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 5:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 5:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 5:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.11 ft at 9:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.12 ft at 9:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.13 ft at 10:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.14 ft at 10:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.15 ft at 10:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.15 ft at 10:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.17 ft at 11:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.18 ft at 11:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.2 ft at 11:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 4.22 ft at 12:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.23 ft at 12:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.23 ft at 12:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.24 ft at 12:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.24 ft at 1:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.25 ft at 1:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.26 ft at 1:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.26 ft at 1:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.27 ft at 2:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.28 ft at 2:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.29 ft at 2:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.29 ft at 2:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 4:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 4:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 4:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 4:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 5:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 5:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 5:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 5:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 6:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 6:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 6:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 6:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 7:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 7:15AM Dec 06, 2019Highest Observation: 4.34 ft at 7:30AM Dec 06, 2019Highest Observation: 4.34 ft at 7:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 8:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 8:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 8:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 8:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 11:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 11:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 11:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.29 ft at 11:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.27 ft at 12:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.25 ft at 12:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.23 ft at 12:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.22 ft at 1:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.2 ft at 1:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.18 ft at 1:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.17 ft at 1:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.14 ft at 2:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.12 ft at 2:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.1 ft at 2:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.03 ft at 3:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 4:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.97 ft at 6:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.97 ft at 7:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 8:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 8:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 10:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 10:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 10:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 10:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 11:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 11:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 11:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 12:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 12:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 12:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 12:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 1:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 1:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 1:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 1:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 2:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 2:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 2:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 2:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 3:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 3:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 3:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 3:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 4:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 4:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 4:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 7:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 8:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 8:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 4 ft at 8:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.87 ft at 8:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:00AM Dec 08, 2019Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00AM Dec 08, 2019Forecast: 3.9 ft 1:00PM Dec 08, 2019Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Dec 08, 2019Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Dec 09, 2019Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Dec 09, 2019Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Dec 09, 2019Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00PM Dec 09, 2019Forecast: 4.4 ft 1:00AM Dec 10, 2019Highest Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM Dec 10, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMERM1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:50AM Dec 8, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 11:18AM Dec 7)Latest observed value: 3.9 ft at 2:00 AM EST 8-Dec-2019. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Sandy River (ME) at Mercer are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 17
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.25 ft on 04/01/1987
(2) 18.89 ft on 02/12/1970
(3) 17.27 ft on 03/15/1977
(4) 16.75 ft on 03/19/1936
(5) 16.34 ft on 03/28/1953
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.00 ft on 12/13/2010
(2) 13.73 ft on 04/04/2005
(3) 13.03 ft on 12/18/2003
(4) 14.20 ft on 06/15/1998
(5) 13.30 ft on 12/02/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.27 ft on 09/14/2002
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19 Hundreds of acres of farmland flooded in Mercer and Starks. Low spots on Sandy River Road flooded in Mercer
17 More extensive flooding of farmland.
12 Flooding of fields and pastures begins.
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Latitude: 44.708056° N, Longitude: 69.937500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 29 197.1 ft 209.1 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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