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Fish River at Fort Kent

Highest listed crest 13.93 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft25 crests since 1933

The Fish River at Fort Kent crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2024. The highest, 13.93 ft on April 30, 2008, was major flooding, 2.93 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.93 ft
April 30, 2008; 18,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
1
16th of 55 gauges in Maine
Most recent flood crest
April 28, 2019
11.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Aroostook County
Maine

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fish River at Fort Kent
Action stage10.54May 1, 2005The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.04Apr 28, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.02May 3, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.01Apr 30, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1933 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fish River at Fort Kent, 1933 to 2024 68101214ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft May 5, 1933: 10.15 ft, below flood stage; 9,980 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1934: 10.50 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1934: 10.30 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1939: 10.20 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1942: 10.45 ft, below flood stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1947: 10.27 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1955: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1958: 10.81 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1961: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1969: 10.88 ft, action stageApr 30, 1973: 12.43 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1974: 10.04 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1979: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1983: 11.75 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1984: 10.43 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1996: 10.01 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2005: 10.88 ft, action stageApr 30, 2008: 13.93 ft, major flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2018: 12.02 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2019: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2020: 8.49 ft, below flood stage; 7,950 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2021: 7.59 ft, below flood stage; 6,130 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2022: 8.64 ft, below flood stage; 8,270 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2023: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 8,570 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2024: 8.02 ft, below flood stage; 6,980 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.93 ft, Apr 30, 2008 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fish River at Fort Kent 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Fish River at Fort Kent
1Apr 30, 200813.93+2.93Major18,300
2Apr 30, 197312.43+1.43Moderate17,800
3May 3, 201812.02+1.02Moderate16,200
4Apr 26, 198311.75+0.75Minor15,900
5May 16, 196111.49+0.49Minor15,200
6Apr 28, 201911.20+0.20Minor14,400
7Apr 30, 197911.11+0.11Minor13,100
8May 11, 196910.88−0.12Action—
9May 1, 200510.88−0.12Action—
10Apr 26, 195810.81−0.19Action12,000
11Apr 26, 193410.50−0.50Action11,000
12May 5, 194210.45−0.55Below flood stage10,600
13May 2, 198410.43−0.57Below flood stage11,600
14May 4, 193410.30−0.70Below flood stage10,700
15May 8, 194710.27−0.73Below flood stage11,000
16May 5, 195510.25−0.75Below flood stage10,900
17May 11, 193910.20−0.80Below flood stage10,700
18May 5, 193310.15−0.85Below flood stage9,980
19May 16, 197410.04−0.96Below flood stage11,000
20Apr 28, 199610.01−0.99Below flood stage10,900
21Apr 25, 20238.78−2.22Below flood stage8,570
22Apr 29, 20228.64−2.36Below flood stage8,270
23May 5, 20208.49−2.51Below flood stage7,950
24Apr 16, 20248.02−2.98Below flood stage6,980
25Apr 12, 20217.59−3.41Below flood stage6,130

Other gauges in Aroostook County

Flood gauges in Aroostook County
Allagash15.019.78 ft, Apr 10, 19912
Masardis17.018.70 ft, Apr 9, 20090
Washburn14.021.14 ft, Apr 18, 20152
Depot Mountain13.515.62 ft, Apr 1, 19870
Caribou9.511.38 ft, Apr 27, 20180
South Branch near Houlton8.011.04 ft, Apr 4, 20050
Houlton4.85.58 ft, Dec 14, 20100
Connors15.015.93 ft, May 1, 20080
Dickey25.037.89 ft, Apr 9, 19911
Fort Kent22.530.07 ft, Apr 30, 20084
Nine Mile Bridge15.023.00 ft, Apr 11, 19911
Presque Isle7.58.34 ft, Apr 16, 20140
Reed Plantation10.010.27 ft, Apr 16, 20140

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FIHM1, 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.