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Pearce Brook near Houlton

Highest listed crest 5.58 ftFlood stage 4.8 ft12 crests since 2010

The Pearce Brook near Houlton crested above flood stage 7 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2023. The highest, 5.58 ft on December 14, 2010, was minor flooding, 0.78 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.58 ft
December 14, 2010; 532 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.8 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 29, 2019
5.30 ft, minor flooding
Location
Aroostook County
Maine

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pearce Brook near Houlton
Action stage4.02Apr 14, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.87Jan 29, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Pearce Brook near Houlton, 2010 to 2023 3456ft Flood stage 4.8 ft Dec 14, 2010: 5.58 ft, minor flooding; 532 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2011: 5.43 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2012: 5.36 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 2013: 5.14 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2014: 4.86 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 2015: 5.01 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2018: 4.13 ft, action stageJan 29, 2019: 5.30 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2020: 4.00 ft, action stageApr 1, 2021: 3.55 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 2022: 3.41 ft, below flood stage; 13 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 123 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.58 ft, Dec 14, 2010 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pearce Brook near Houlton 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 0 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Pearce Brook near Houlton
1Dec 14, 20105.58+0.78Minor532
2Mar 12, 20115.43+0.63Minor—
3Jun 27, 20125.36+0.56Minor—
4Jan 29, 20195.30+0.50Minor—
5Feb 1, 20135.14+0.34Minor—
6Sep 30, 20155.01+0.21Minor—
7Apr 16, 20144.86+0.06Minor—
8Apr 26, 20184.13−0.67Action—
9Apr 14, 20204.00−0.80Action—
10Apr 1, 20213.55−1.25Below flood stage—
11Feb 23, 20223.41−1.39Below flood stage13
12Dec 19, 20233.23−1.57Below flood stage123

Other gauges in Aroostook County

Flood gauges in Aroostook County
Allagash15.019.78 ft, Apr 10, 19912
Masardis17.018.70 ft, Apr 9, 20090
Washburn14.021.14 ft, Apr 18, 20152
Depot Mountain13.515.62 ft, Apr 1, 19870
Fort Kent11.013.93 ft, Apr 30, 20081
Caribou9.511.38 ft, Apr 27, 20180
South Branch near Houlton8.011.04 ft, Apr 4, 20050
Connors15.015.93 ft, May 1, 20080
Dickey25.037.89 ft, Apr 9, 19911
Fort Kent22.530.07 ft, Apr 30, 20084
Nine Mile Bridge15.023.00 ft, Apr 11, 19911
Presque Isle7.58.34 ft, Apr 16, 20140
Reed Plantation10.010.27 ft, Apr 16, 20140

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PEAM1, 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.