About this river
Dead River is a 34.7 mile river near Three Rivers Whitewater in Maine. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dead River near Dead River, Maine (site 01043500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Dead River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,250 cfs, and lowest in April, at 351 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,300 cfs, in 1969.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 745 | 375 to 1,180 | |
| February | 575 | 205 to 1,130 | |
| March | 535 | 194 to 1,290 | |
| April | 351 | 23 to 1,265 | |
| May | 1,250 | 503 to 2,560 | |
| June | 692 | 334 to 1,235 | |
| July | 674 | 280 to 1,160 | |
| August | 443 | 166 to 1,010 | |
| September | 381 | 126 to 965 | |
| October | 568 | 230 to 1,080 | |
| November | 581 | 254 to 1,007 | |
| December | 560 | 255 to 1,100 |
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 55 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dead River near Dead River, Maine (site 01043500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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