About this river
Kennebec River is a 30.5 mile river near Three Rivers Whitewater in Maine. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kennebec River at Bingham, Maine (site 01046500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1908 to 2026
Kennebec River typically runs highest in May, at a median 6,440 cfs, and lowest in November, at 3,035 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 62,000 cfs, in 1984.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,770 | 2,970 to 4,900 | |
| February | 3,880 | 3,030 to 5,140 | |
| March | 3,940 | 2,940 to 5,210 | |
| April | 5,825 | 3,695 to 9,350 | |
| May | 6,440 | 3,890 to 12,200 | |
| June | 3,745 | 3,090 to 5,265 | |
| July | 3,300 | 2,750 to 3,740 | |
| August | 3,180 | 2,450 to 3,710 | |
| September | 3,165 | 2,485 to 3,650 | |
| October | 3,100 | 2,480 to 3,770 | |
| November | 3,035 | 2,400 to 4,170 | |
| December | 3,260 | 2,450 to 4,410 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kennebec River at Bingham, Maine (site 01046500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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