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Around Royal River
Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Royal River is a 23.7 mile stream near Sebago Trails Paddling Company in Maine. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Royal River at Yarmouth, Maine (site 01060000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Royal River typically runs highest in April, at a median 523 cfs, and lowest in September, at 46 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,980 cfs, in 1977.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 120 | 83 to 212 |
| February | 129 | 87 to 214 |
| March | 280 | 164 to 611 |
| April | 523 | 329 to 879 |
| May | 199 | 144 to 354 |
| June | 97 | 68 to 160 |
| July | 62 | 46 to 93 |
| August | 51 | 36 to 70 |
| September | 46 | 36 to 65 |
| October | 58 | 45 to 114 |
| November | 164 | 84 to 313 |
| December | 176 | 98 to 322 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Royal River at Yarmouth, Maine (site 01060000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Royal River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Yankee MarinaRoyal RiverRestricted
- Royal River BoatyardRoyal RiverRestricted
- Yarmouth BoatyardRoyal RiverRestricted
- YarmouthRoyal RiverPublic
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