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| 32.0 |
DIKE ALONG SAINT JOHN RIVER IS OVERTOPPED FLOODING DOWNTOWN FORT KENT FROM JAMES STREET TO MARKET STREET. |
| 30.0 |
WATER REACHES LEVEL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE DECK SUPPORTS. DIKE AND LEVEE SYSTEM AT FULL CAPACITY. MANY HOMES FLOODED ON MEADOW LANE AND BLOCKHOUSE ROAD. FLOODING OF LOWER EAST MAIN STREET INUNDATING SEVERAL STRUCTURES IN THE CENTER OF TOWN. WATER FLOWING OVER FISH RIVER BRIDGE. EVACUATIONS MANDATORY. |
| 28.0 |
SAINT JOHN RIVER REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, BRIDGE CLOSED. FISH RIVER REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE MAIN STREET (FISH RIVER) BRIDGE, BRIDGE CLOSED. HOMES THREATENED ON MEADOW LANE, BLOCKHOUSE ROAD, DUFOUR STREET AND CHURCH STREET. EVACUATIONS POSSIBLE. |
| 27.0 |
WATER REACHES TOP OF BRIDGE PIERS ON INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE. FLOODING IN LOW SPOTS AND BROOK CROSSINGS ALONG STATE ROUTE 161 ABOVE FORT KENT. |
| 25.0 |
QUIGLEY FLATS (QUIGLEY BUILDING SUPPLY LUMBER YARD) AND THE BLOCK HOUSE PARK BEGIN TO FLOOD. AN ELDERLY HOUSING PROJECT ON NORMANGUY DRIVE IS EVACUATED.
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BETWEEN 22 AND 23 FEET BASEMENT FLOODING BEGINS AT THE B+M APARTMENTS ON EAST MAIN STREET. |
| 20.0 |
WATER COULD BEGIN TO GET INTO THE BASEMENTS OF SOME HOUSES ALONG
THE RIVER IF PUMPS FAIL. |
| 18.0 |
BETWEEN 18 AND 20 FEET MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. |
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Photos
(1) Fort Kent, Maine, in flood... 4/30/2008
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Latitude: 47.258060° N,
Longitude: 68.595830° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage
Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
25 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 |
488.9 ft |
513.9 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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