Fish River at Fort Kent, ME
River level and flood forecast · Aroostook County
The river is 8.2 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 60 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Much lower than normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 204 to 902 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 104 years).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10.5 ft |
| Record crest (April 30, 2008) | 13.93 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16.5 ftLow sections of Bradbury Road in Fort Kent are flooded and homes inundated on the river side. Historic flooding on the Fish River chain of lakes resulting in significant flooding of camps and homes along the lakes.
- 14 ftFort Kent Main Street bridge fully inundated with high water and impassable.
- 13 ftMajor flooding. Dozens of homes or camps inundated from Portage Lake to Eagle Lake and downstream. River reaches the decking of the Main Street bridge in Fort Kent. The Blockhouse area and much of West Main Street in Fort Kent inundated.
- 12 ftModerate flooding. Homes in the Soldier Pond area of Wallagrass threatened. West approach of Soldier Pond Bridge inundated with bridge closed. Dangerous flow begins to threaten the Fort Kent Main Street bridge.
- 11 ftMinor flooding. Water reaches the bottom of the Main Street bridge in Fort Kent. Water encroaches on properties along Bradbury Road in Fort Kent. Camps and some homes threatened on the Fish River from Wallagrass to Fort Kent. Fish River chain of lakes significantly elevated resulting in minor lake flooding.
- 10.5 ftRiver approaches bankfull from Fish River Falls downstream to the confluence with the St. John River.
Highest crests on record
- 13.93 ft — April 30, 2008
- 12.43 ft — April 30, 1973
- 12.02 ft — May 3, 2018
- 11.75 ft — April 26, 1983
- 11.49 ft — May 16, 1961
Recent crests: 8.02 ft (April 16, 2024) · 8.78 ft (April 25, 2023) · 8.64 ft (April 29, 2022) · 7.59 ft (April 12, 2021) · 8.49 ft (May 5, 2020)
Highest flow on record
18,300 cubic feet per second — April 30, 2008. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1904.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FIHM1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.