About this river
Sheepscot River is a 12.4 mile river near Maine Kayak Rental Shop in Maine. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, Maine (site 01038000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Sheepscot River typically runs highest in April, at a median 624 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,690 cfs, in 1987.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 174 | 111 to 289 | |
| February | 158 | 99 to 273 | |
| March | 317 | 172 to 539 | |
| April | 624 | 410 to 948 | |
| May | 278 | 172 to 428 | |
| June | 112 | 64 to 197 | |
| July | 51 | 29 to 87 | |
| August | 31 | 21 to 56 | |
| September | 26 | 17 to 45 | |
| October | 47 | 24 to 102 | |
| November | 166 | 71 to 368 | |
| December | 262 | 139 to 479 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, Maine (site 01038000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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