Around here
Around Little Madawaska River
- Aroostook National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area13.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Héritage Vivant/Acadian VillageVisitor center14.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Association Culturelle et Historique du Mont-CarmelVisitor center17.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Maine Acadian CultureRecreation area22.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Madawaska River is a 30.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Madawaska River at Caribou, Maine (site 01017290). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2008 to 2026
Little Madawaska River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,665 cfs, and lowest in September, at 81 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,500 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 152 | 120 to 216 |
| February | 100 | 76 to 142 |
| March | 188 | 122 to 442 |
| April | 1,665 | 923 to 2,375 |
| May | 511 | 259 to 727 |
| June | 207 | 118 to 430 |
| July | 155 | 83 to 334 |
| August | 89 | 47 to 250 |
| September | 81 | 42 to 205 |
| October | 185 | 82 to 385 |
| November | 278 | 186 to 481 |
| December | 262 | 180 to 488 |
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 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Madawaska River at Caribou, Maine (site 01017290). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Madawaska River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Aroostook River (Lower Lyndon St. Above Dam)Aroostook RiverPublic
- Madawaska LakeMadawaska LakePublic
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