01042500-- Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine
Streamflow -- updated Mon Jul 27 12:30 1998 -- Click here to download presentation-quality graph
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Stage -- updated Mon Jul 27 12:30 1998 -- Click here to download presentation-quality graph
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Station Description
01042500 KENNEBEC RIVER AT THE FORKS, MAINE
LOCATION.--Lat 45 20'45", long 69 57'48", Somerset County, Hydrologic Unit 01030001, on right bank at The Forks, 0.4 mi upstream from highway bridge and 0.7 mi upstream from Dead River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,590 mi^2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge: October 1901 to current year. Prior to Oct. 1903 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302. Chemical analyses: Water years 1952-53.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 569.03 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to June 21, 1912, nonrecording gage, and June 21, 1912, to Oct. 17, 1919, water-stage recorder and nonrecording gage at highway bridge 0.4 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Moosehead Lake, Brassua Lake, and Indian Pond. Satellite gage-height telemeter at station.


 
Daily Mean Flow Statistics for 07/27 based on 93 years of record, in ft³/s
 
 
Latest flow
07/27 12:30

Minimum

Mean

Maximum
80 percent
exceedance
50 percent
exceedance
20 percent
exceedance
6,630 217 2,510 4,640 1,480 2,700 3,450
Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean
flows for 07/27 have been greater than the the value shown.