Penobscot River at Eddington

Highest listed crest 23.53 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft12 crests since 1987

The Penobscot River at Eddington crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1987 to 2023. The highest, 23.53 ft on April 3, 1987, was major flooding, 5.53 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Penobscot River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 23.53 ft; April 3, 1987; 159,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 18.0 ft; Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 16th of 55 gauges in Maine
Most recent flood crest: January 14, 2018; 18.30 ft, minor flooding
Location: Penobscot County; Near Bangor (4.5 mi)
Identifiers: NWS EDDM1; USGS 01036390

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Penobscot River at Eddington

Action stage	16.0	6	Dec 21, 2023	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	18.0	3	Jan 14, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	21.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	23.0	1	Apr 3, 1987	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1987 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Penobscot River at Eddington

1	Apr 3, 1987	23.53	+5.53	Major	159,000
2	May 1, 2008	19.57	+1.57	Minor	—
3	Apr 30, 2005	18.72	+0.72	Minor	106,399
4	Jan 14, 2018	18.30	+0.30	Minor	—
5	Apr 18, 2014	17.93	−0.07	Action	—
6	Jan 13, 2014	17.57	−0.43	Action	—
7	Dec 15, 2010	17.30	−0.70	Action	—
8	Dec 21, 2023	17.13	−0.87	Action	—
9	Apr 23, 2019	16.75	−1.25	Action	—
10	Apr 8, 2009	16.61	−1.39	Action	—
11	Apr 15, 2020	15.27	−2.73	Below flood stage	—
12	Dec 3, 2020	14.69	−3.31	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Penobscot River

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

April 3, 1987: 23.53 ft here, major flooding

West EnfieldME · Apr 2, 1987 · 23.58 ft · Moderate

May 1, 2008: 19.57 ft here, minor flooding

West EnfieldME · May 1, 2008 · 21.62 ft · Moderate
GrindstoneME · Apr 30, 2008 · 15.02 ft · Minor

April 30, 2005: 18.72 ft here, minor flooding

West EnfieldME · Apr 30, 2005 · 19.76 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Penobscot River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Penobscot River

Grindstone	ME	14.0	16.90 ft, Apr 30, 1923	0
West Enfield	ME	17.0	25.15 ft, May 1, 1923	1
Eddington this gauge	ME	18.0	23.53 ft, Apr 3, 1987	1
Bangor	ME	11.6	17.90 ft, Feb 2, 1976	1

Other gauges in Penobscot County

Flood gauges in Penobscot County

Grand Lake Matagamon	8.5	9.60 ft, Dec 19, 2023	0
Bangor	10.0	12.85 ft, Jan 15, 2018	0
Mattawamkeag	13.5	16.31 ft, Apr 18, 2014	0
Grindstone	14.0	16.90 ft, Apr 30, 1923	0
Bangor	11.6	17.90 ft, Feb 2, 1976	1
West Enfield	17.0	25.15 ft, May 1, 1923	1
Shin Pond	11.0	13.48 ft, Apr 30, 2008	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EDDM1, 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.