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Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village

Highest listed crest 18.43 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft15 crests since 2003

The Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village crested above flood stage 1 time among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 18.43 ft on December 20, 2003, was moderate flooding, 1.43 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.43 ft
December 20, 2003
Flood stage
17.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 20, 2003
18.43 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Piscataquis County
Maine

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village
Action stage16.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.01Dec 20, 2003Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

15 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village, 2003 to 2025 101214161820ft Flood stage 17.0 ft Dec 20, 2003: 18.43 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2008: 13.59 ft, below flood stage; 7,410 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2009: 12.23 ft, below flood stageDec 13, 2010: 13.70 ft, below flood stage; 7,750 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2012: 12.77 ft, below flood stage; 5,540 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 13.17 ft, below flood stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2019: 11.83 ft, below flood stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2020: 13.19 ft, below flood stage; 7,100 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2020: 13.37 ft, below flood stage; 7,650 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 14.24 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2022: 11.56 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 15.64 ft, below flood stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2024: 12.35 ft, below flood stage; 4,950 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2024: 11.91 ft, below flood stage; 4,040 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2025: 11.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,240 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.43 ft, Dec 20, 2003 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village
1Dec 20, 200318.43+1.43Moderate—
2Dec 18, 202315.64−1.36Below flood stage17,700
3Dec 25, 202014.24−2.76Below flood stage10,800
4Dec 13, 201013.70−3.30Below flood stage7,750
5Apr 30, 200813.59−3.41Below flood stage7,410
6Dec 1, 202013.37−3.63Below flood stage7,650
7Apr 14, 202013.19−3.81Below flood stage7,100
8Apr 16, 201413.17−3.83Below flood stage5,090
9Oct 31, 201212.77−4.23Below flood stage5,540
10Jul 11, 202412.35−4.65Below flood stage4,950
11Apr 7, 200912.23−4.77Below flood stage—
12Dec 12, 202411.91−5.09Below flood stage4,040
13Apr 27, 201911.83−5.17Below flood stage4,170
14Oct 15, 202211.56−5.44Below flood stage3,420
15Mar 17, 202511.45−5.55Below flood stage3,240

Other gauges in Piscataquis County

Flood gauges in Piscataquis County
Blanchard10.513.40 ft, Dec 18, 20230
Dover-Foxcroft11.022.62 ft, Apr 1, 19871
Medford13.018.65 ft, Apr 1, 19871
Sebec9.09.00 ft, Dec 20, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABTM1, 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.