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Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor

Highest listed crest 12.85 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft14 crests since 2010

The Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor crested above flood stage 5 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2023. The highest, 12.85 ft on January 15, 2018, was minor flooding, 2.85 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.85 ft
January 15, 2018; 3,520 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2023
10.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Penobscot County
Near Bangor (3.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor
Action stage9.54Feb 24, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.05Dec 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2010 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor, 2010 to 2023 8910111213ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Dec 14, 2010: 9.99 ft, action stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2011: 10.37 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 2013: 9.50 ft, action stageApr 16, 2014: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2015: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2015: 9.19 ft, below flood stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2016: 9.15 ft, below flood stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2017: 9.64 ft, action stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2018: 12.85 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2020: 10.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,390 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2020: 8.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2022: 9.98 ft, action stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2023: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 10.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.85 ft, Jan 15, 2018 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 2 2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 10.45 ft on Apr 15, 1909.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor
1Jan 15, 201812.85+2.85Minor3,520
2Apr 16, 201411.15+1.15Minor5,480
3Mar 13, 201110.37+0.37Minor—
4Apr 15, 202010.31+0.31Minor4,390
5Dec 19, 202310.15+0.15Minor4,200
6Dec 14, 20109.99−0.01Action3,990
7Feb 24, 20229.98−0.02Action1,150
8Apr 12, 20179.64−0.36Action3,610
9Feb 2, 20139.50−0.50Action—
10Apr 15, 20159.20−0.80Below flood stage3,140
11Oct 1, 20159.19−0.81Below flood stage3,130
12Jan 12, 20169.15−0.85Below flood stage3,090
13Dec 2, 20208.99−1.01Below flood stage2,930
14May 2, 20238.63−1.37Below flood stage2,610

Other gauges in Penobscot County

Flood gauges in Penobscot County
Grand Lake Matagamon8.59.60 ft, Dec 19, 20230
Mattawamkeag13.516.31 ft, Apr 18, 20140
Grindstone14.016.90 ft, Apr 30, 19230
Bangor11.617.90 ft, Feb 2, 19761
Eddington18.023.53 ft, Apr 3, 19871
West Enfield17.025.15 ft, May 1, 19231
Shin Pond11.013.48 ft, Apr 30, 20080

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KENM1, 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.