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Kennebec River access
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Kennebec River at Gardiner, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine · USGS 01049505
Last reported observation
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What this gauge represents: USGS reading for Kennebec River in Kennebec County; conditions elsewhere on the river can differ.
STREAMFLOW
—No reading available.
GAUGE HEIGHT
-0.5 ftLast reported reading
Last reported · 20 hours ago
Last reported · 20 hours ago
WATER TEMPERATURE
—Not measured at this gauge.
How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)
How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.
Gauge height (ft)
The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.
24-hour change
How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.
Historical median
The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.
River Pulse
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NOAA flood stage
Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.
Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.
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EXPLORE
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Upper Kennebec
Coldwater reaches and regulated flows support salmonid fishing.
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Lower tidal Kennebec
Migratory and estuarine species become increasingly important downstream.
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About this gauge
Site type: Tidal stream
County: Kennebec County
Drainage area: 5,760 mi²
Current measurements: 1
DATA SOURCE
Official USGS station
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