Carrabassett River at North Anson, ME
River level and flood forecast · Somerset County
The river is 12.5 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to rise to 4.1 ft Wed 8 AM, below the 15 ft flood stage.
Flow: 53 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Much lower than normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 117 to 384 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 106 years).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (April 1, 1987) | 26.66 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26.5 ftImpacts similar to that in the flood of record on April 1 1987 and that of December 2023. Avoid travel between Carrabassett Valley and North Anson.
- 23 ftInfrastructure and property damage along the Carrabassett River between Carrabassett Valley to North Anson. Flood waters into first floors of homes in Kingfield. Access in and out of the New Portland up to Carrabassett Valley area is significantly limited. Route 27, 16, and 146 flooded.
- 22 ftMajor flooding occurs. Flooding comparable to that in May 2023. Properties along Island Road flooded in Kingfield. Major disruptions to travel in and out of the Carrabassett Valley region with the likely closure of Route 27. Significant flooding in North Anson if coinciding high flows are occurring along the Kennebec River.
- 21 ftRoute 27 flooded in Carrabassett Valley near the S curve and also in Kingfield near the Department of Transportation lot north of town.
- 20.5 ftFlood comparable to that after Irene in 2011. Route 16 in Embden floods south of Katie Crotch Road.
- 20 ftRoute 27 begins to flood north of Kingfield, along with Route 146 and 16 in New Portland.
- 18 ftModerate flooding occurs. Route 16 flooded in Anson near the Bailey Farm Windmill. Route 146 flooded in New Portland. Island Road in Kingfield flooded.
- 17 ftWater encroaching on Route 16 in Anson near the Bailey Farm Windmill and on Route 146 in New Portland.
- 16 ftIn Kingfield, floodwaters can cut off Island Road given coinciding high flows on the West Branch of the Carrabassett River.
- 15 ftMinor flooding occurs. Katie Crotch Road begins to flood in Embden.
- 13 ftRiver nearing bankfull in New Portland and Embden.
Highest crests on record
- 26.66 ft — April 1, 1987
- 26.64 ft — December 19, 2023
- 22.08 ft — May 1, 2023
- 21.78 ft — April 11, 1993
- 21.17 ft — March 19, 1936
Recent crests: 26.64 ft (December 19, 2023) · 22.08 ft (May 1, 2023) · 17.18 ft (December 26, 2020) · 12.46 ft (April 21, 2019) · 17.71 ft (October 30, 2017)
Highest flow on record
50,700 cubic feet per second — April 1, 1987. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1926.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NANM1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.