Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, ME
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
The river is 6.4 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to rise to 1.9 ft Wed 8 AM, below the 8 ft flood stage.
Flow: 13 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Much lower than normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 23 to 86 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 88 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 | 9.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 6.5 ft |
| Record crest (April 1, 1987) | 13.71 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17.4 ftGage instruments overtopped.
- 14.1 ftGage house flooded.
- 9.5 ftWater up to the first floor of multiple buildings in Alna. Several roads flooded in the community.
- 8.5 ftWater enters properties off Head Tide Road in the historic district of Alna.
- 8 ftIn Alna, water up to properties off Head Tide Road. Serrel Road, Peaslee Road, and Dock Road also flooded.
- 7.5 ftIn Alna, Head Tide Road or Route 194 goes underwater just south of Hollywood Boulevard during periods of high streamflows and periods of high astronomical tides.
Highest crests on record
- 13.71 ft — April 1, 1987
- 12.52 ft — December 18, 1973
- 11.81 ft — April 13, 1940
- 10.39 ft — April 25, 1983
- 9.52 ft — March 15, 1977
Recent crests: 7.07 ft (December 19, 2023) · 8.56 ft (May 1, 2023) · 8.63 ft (April 18, 2007) · 9.5 ft (April 4, 2005) · 13.71 ft (April 1, 1987)
Highest flow on record
7,350 cubic feet per second — April 1, 1987. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1939.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NWFM1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.