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Frenchman Bay at Bar Harbor (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 15.80 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft9 crests since 1959

The Frenchman Bay at Bar Harbor (IN MLLW) crested above flood stage 3 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1959 to 2024. The highest, 15.80 ft on January 13, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.80 ft
January 13, 2024
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 13, 2024
15.80 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hancock County
Maine
Identifiers
NWS ATGM1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Frenchman Bay at Bar Harbor (IN MLLW)
Action stage14.56Apr 8, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.03Jan 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1959 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Frenchman Bay at Bar Harbor (IN MLLW), 1959 to 2024 1415161718ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Dec 29, 1959: 14.93 ft, action stageJan 9, 1978: 14.88 ft, action stageFeb 7, 1978: 14.55 ft, action stageJan 28, 1979: 14.72 ft, action stageJan 21, 2011: 14.59 ft, action stageApr 8, 2016: 14.50 ft, action stageJan 4, 2018: 15.04 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2020: 15.22 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2024: 15.80 ft, minor flooding Highest, 15.80 ft, Jan 13, 2024 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Frenchman Bay at Bar Harbor (IN MLLW) 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Frenchman Bay at Bar Harbor (IN MLLW)
1Jan 13, 202415.80+0.80Minor—
2Apr 10, 202015.22+0.22Minor—
3Jan 4, 201815.04+0.04Minor—
4Dec 29, 195914.93−0.07Action—
5Jan 9, 197814.88−0.12Action—
6Jan 28, 197914.72−0.28Action—
7Jan 21, 201114.59−0.41Action—
8Feb 7, 197814.55−0.45Action—
9Apr 8, 201614.50−0.50Action—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ATGM1, 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.