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Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag

Highest listed crest 16.31 ftFlood stage 13.5 ft18 crests since 1976

The Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag crested above flood stage 13 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1976 to 2023. The highest, 16.31 ft on April 18, 2014, was moderate flooding, 2.81 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.31 ft
April 18, 2014; 25,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.5 ft
Major flooding from 17.5 ft
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 16, 2020
14.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Penobscot County
Maine

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag
Action stage13.01Nov 19, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.511Apr 16, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.02Apr 18, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1976 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag, 1976 to 2023 1012141618ft Flood stage 13.5 ftMajor 17.5 ft Apr 6, 1976: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1989: 15.05 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1993: 16.16 ft, moderate flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1994: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2006: 13.20 ft, action stageApr 27, 2007: 14.04 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2007: 11.72 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2008: 14.42 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2009: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2010: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 17,416 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2010: 15.18 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2014: 16.31 ft, moderate flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2018: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2019: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2020: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2022: 12.14 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2022: 10.88 ft, below flood stage; 9,390 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2023: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.31 ft, Apr 18, 2014 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 3 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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: 15.34 ft on Mar 23, 1936.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag
1Apr 18, 201416.31+2.81Moderate25,700
2Apr 15, 199316.16+2.66Moderate26,100
3Apr 24, 201915.81+2.31Minor24,000
4Apr 19, 199415.73+2.23Minor23,700
5Apr 30, 201815.65+2.15Minor23,500
6Dec 16, 201015.18+1.68Minor21,900
7Dec 2, 198915.05+1.55Minor—
8Apr 9, 200914.73+1.23Minor20,500
9Apr 6, 197614.70+1.20Minor27,600
10Apr 25, 200814.42+0.92Minor19,500
11Apr 16, 202014.29+0.79Minor19,300
12Apr 27, 200714.04+0.54Minor—
13Apr 2, 201013.72+0.22Minor17,416
14Nov 19, 200613.20−0.30Action—
15Dec 21, 202312.23−1.27Below flood stage13,100
16Apr 12, 202212.14−1.36Below flood stage12,900
17Nov 19, 200711.72−1.78Below flood stage12,000
18Oct 21, 202210.88−2.62Below flood stage9,390

Other gauges in Penobscot County

Flood gauges in Penobscot County
Grand Lake Matagamon8.59.60 ft, Dec 19, 20230
Bangor10.012.85 ft, Jan 15, 20180
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 MATM1, 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.