Kennebec River at Skowhegan

Highest listed crest 31.00 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft1 crests since 2023

The Kennebec River at Skowhegan crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2023. The highest, 31.00 ft on December 19, 2023, was major flooding, 16.00 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Kennebec River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 31.00 ft; December 19, 2023; 160,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 15.0 ft; Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 16th of 55 gauges in Maine
Most recent flood crest: December 19, 2023; 31.00 ft, major flooding
Location: Somerset County; Maine
Identifiers: NWS SKOM1; 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, Kennebec River at Skowhegan

Action stage	9.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	15.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	20.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	25.0	1	Dec 19, 2023	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

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.
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, Kennebec River at Skowhegan

1	Dec 19, 2023	31.00	+16.00	Major	160,000

The worst floods along the Kennebec River

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

December 19, 2023: 31.00 ft here, major flooding

North SidneyME · Dec 19, 2023 · 32.32 ft · Major
AugustaME · Dec 19, 2023 · 26.92 ft · Major
HallowellME · Dec 20, 2023 · 22.49 ft · Major · its highest
GardinerME · Dec 19, 2023 · 19.24 ft · Major

Gauges on the Kennebec River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Kennebec River

Augusta	ME	12.0	34.10 ft, Apr 2, 1987	3
Gardiner	ME	13.0	26.40 ft, Mar 21, 1936	3
Hallowell	ME	11.0	22.49 ft, Dec 20, 2023	1
North Sidney	ME	20.0	39.31 ft, Apr 2, 1987	2
Skowhegan this gauge	ME	15.0	31.00 ft, Dec 19, 2023	1

Other gauges in Somerset County

Flood gauges in Somerset County

North Anson	15.0	26.66 ft, Apr 1, 1987	3
Mercer	10.0	19.25 ft, Apr 1, 1987	4

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SKOM1, 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.