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Androscoggin River at Rumford

Highest listed crest 24.00 ftFlood stage 13.5 ft17 crests since 1805

The Androscoggin River at Rumford crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1805 to 2024. The highest, 24.00 ft on March 20, 1936, was major flooding, 10.50 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Androscoggin River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.00 ft
March 20, 1936; 74,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.5 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
5
2nd of 55 gauges in Maine
Most recent flood crest
April 13, 2024
15.12 ft, minor flooding
Location
Oxford County
Maine

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Androscoggin River at Rumford
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.59Apr 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.03May 12, 1989Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.05Dec 19, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1805 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Androscoggin River at Rumford, 1805 to 2024 12141618202224ft Flood stage 13.5 ftMajor 19.0 ft Apr 15, 1805: 19.18 ft, major flooding; 55,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1895: 21.20 ft, major flooding; 63,300 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1936: 24.00 ft, major flooding; 74,000 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1953: 18.88 ft, moderate flooding; 52,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1979: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1984: 17.25 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1987: 23.22 ft, major flooding; 63,900 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1989: 17.17 ft, moderate flooding; 46,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1998: 15.11 ft, minor flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1999: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 15.79 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 16.69 ft, minor flooding; 44,606 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2017: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2019: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 41,700 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2023: 15.76 ft, minor flooding; 40,576 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 22.12 ft, major flooding; 66,956 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2024: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 37,642 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.00 ft, Mar 20, 1936 18401880192019602000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Androscoggin River at Rumford 1800s: 1 1810s: 0 1820s: 0 1830s: 0 1840s: 0 1850s: 0 1860s: 0 1870s: 0 1880s: 0 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 3 1800s1820s1840s1860s1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Androscoggin River at Rumford
1Mar 20, 193624.00+10.50Major74,000
2Apr 1, 198723.22+9.72Major63,900
3Dec 19, 202322.12+8.62Major66,956
4Apr 15, 189521.20+7.70Major63,300
5Apr 15, 180519.18+5.68Major55,200
6Mar 27, 195318.88+5.38Moderate52,800
7Apr 6, 198417.25+3.75Moderate47,000
8May 12, 198917.17+3.67Moderate46,700
9Apr 16, 201416.69+3.19Minor44,606
10Apr 28, 197916.18+2.68Minor42,000
11Oct 31, 201716.18+2.68Minor42,400
12Sep 17, 199916.00+2.50Minor38,800
13Apr 21, 201916.00+2.50Minor41,700
14Aug 29, 201115.79+2.29Minor40,700
15May 2, 202315.76+2.26Minor40,576
16Apr 13, 202415.12+1.62Minor37,642
17Jun 15, 199815.11+1.61Minor35,600

The worst floods along the Androscoggin River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Androscoggin River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 20, 1936: 24.00 ft here, major flooding

  • AuburnME · Mar 20, 1936 · 27.57 ft · Major · its highest
  • GorhamNH · Mar 22, 1936 · 9.99 ft · Minor

April 1, 1987: 23.22 ft here, major flooding

  • AuburnME · Apr 2, 1987 · 23.71 ft · Major
  • GorhamNH · Apr 1, 1987 · 9.15 ft · Minor

December 19, 2023: 22.12 ft here, major flooding

  • AuburnME · Dec 20, 2023 · 20.27 ft · Major
  • GorhamNH · Dec 19, 2023 · 8.71 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Androscoggin River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Androscoggin River
GorhamNH8.010.30 ft, Apr 30, 19230
Rumford this gaugeME13.524.00 ft, Mar 20, 19365
AuburnME14.027.57 ft, Mar 20, 19364

Other gauges in Oxford County

Flood gauges in Oxford County
South Andover16.021.29 ft, Dec 18, 20234
Roxbury8.014.20 ft, Dec 18, 20235

Oxford County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Maine

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RMFM1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.