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Fish River at Fort Kent Observed crest: 3.85 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 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8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Graph Created (7:35pm Nov 23, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States FIHM1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 511.38 Latest observed value: 3.84 ft at 6:45 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 11.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Fish River at Fort Kent are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:13
Moderate Flood Stage:12
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:10

Historical Crests
(1) 13.93 ft on 04/30/2008
(2) 12.43 ft on 04/30/1973
(3) 11.75 ft on 04/26/1983
(4) 11.49 ft on 05/16/1961
(5) 11.11 ft on 04/30/1979
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Fish River at Fort Kent location map

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13.0 MAJOR FLOODING - DOZENS OF HOMES/CAMPS INUNDATED FROM PORTAGE LAKE TO ST. FROID LAKE TO EAGLE LAKE AND BEYOND. RIVER OVERTOPS THE DECKING OF THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE IN FORT KENT. BLOCKHOUSE AREA AND MUCH OF WEST MAIN STREET IN FORT KENT INUNDATED. EVACUATIONS MANDATORY.
12.0 MODERATE FLOODING - HOMES IN THE SOLDIER POND AREA OF WALLAGRASS THREATENED. WEST APPROACH OF SOLDIER POND BRIDGE INUNDATED AND BRIDGE CLOSED. EVACUATIONS PROBABLE.
11.0 MINOR FLOODING - CAMPS/HOMES THREATENED ON THE FISH RIVER CHAIN OF LAKES.
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(1) Fish River above Fort Kent
(2) Fish River on 4/30/2008 flooded at 13.8 feet

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Latitude: 47.237500° N, Longitude: 68.582780° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 511.38 ft 522.38 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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