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Kennebec River near Northeast Whitewater Rafting & Moose Tours

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About this river

Kennebec River is a 26.0 mile river near Northeast Whitewater Rafting & Moose Tours in Maine. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine (site 01042500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1904 to 2026

Kennebec River typically runs highest in May, at a median 3,610 cfs, and lowest in November, at 1,540 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,200 cfs, in 1984.

Typical flow by month at Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2,5001,640 to 3,300
February2,7001,780 to 3,460
March2,3001,350 to 3,330
April2,1951,415 to 3,785
May3,6101,950 to 6,690
June2,7851,885 to 3,780
July2,4901,650 to 3,200
August2,3001,630 to 2,920
September2,1551,590 to 2,770
October1,7901,290 to 2,480
November1,5401,010 to 2,315
December1,8101,230 to 2,860

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 123 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine (site 01042500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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