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Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft

Highest listed crest 22.62 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft82 crests since 1906

The Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 82 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1906 to 2023. The highest, 22.62 ft on April 1, 1987, was major flooding, 11.62 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Piscataquis River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.62 ft
April 1, 1987; 37,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
16th of 55 gauges in Maine
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2023
16.77 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, Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft
Action stage9.024Oct 15, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.046Dec 26, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.011Dec 19, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Apr 1, 1987Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

82 crests from 1906 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft, 1906 to 2023 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Apr 17, 1906: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1907: 11.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1909: 14.93 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1917: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1920: 10.10 ft, action stage; 8,650 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1923: 17.67 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1924: 10.30 ft, action stage; 8,690 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1927: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1929: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1932: 10.47 ft, action stage; 8,950 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1932: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1936: 15.98 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1936: 15.84 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1936: 10.84 ft, action stageJan 26, 1937: 11.85 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1940: 12.79 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1940: 10.79 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1943: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1946: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1948: 10.76 ft, action stage; 9,640 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1950: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1950: 15.16 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1951: 13.19 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1951: 10.59 ft, action stage; 9,310 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1953: 13.98 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1953: 12.56 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1954: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1954: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1954: 10.40 ft, action stage; 9,020 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1955: 10.75 ft, action stage; 9,560 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1958: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1959: 12.12 ft, minor floodingNov 9, 1963: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1966: 17.89 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1968: 10.38 ft, action stage; 8,990 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1969: 12.69 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1970: 10.30 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 10.30 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1971: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1973: 11.33 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1973: 14.01 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1973: 16.09 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 11.13 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1977: 10.67 ft, action stageJan 10, 1978: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1979: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1979: 16.15 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1981: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1981: 10.57 ft, action stage; 9,220 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1983: 15.92 ft, moderate flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1983: 13.31 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1983: 10.46 ft, action stage; 9,050 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 10.35 ft, action stage; 8,890 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1984: 10.65 ft, action stage; 9,350 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1984: 12.65 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1986: 10.33 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1987: 22.62 ft, major flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1990: 10.08 ft, action stageOct 24, 1990: 10.41 ft, action stage; 8,970 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1992: 12.72 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1993: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1994: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1996: 10.54 ft, action stage; 9,700 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 13.10 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2003: 11.20 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2005: 10.40 ft, action stageApr 25, 2005: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 12,581 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2005: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 12,474 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2005: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 11,513 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2005: 10.90 ft, action stage; 9,500 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2005: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2006: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2006: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2008: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 13.26 ft, minor flooding; 14,920 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2020: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2020: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2020: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 15,280 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2022: 9.18 ft, action stage; 7,850 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.62 ft, Apr 1, 1987 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft 1900s: 3 1910s: 1 1920s: 3 1930s: 4 1940s: 3 1950s: 10 10 1960s: 3 1970s: 8 1980s: 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 8 2010s: 1 2020s: 4 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 82 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft
1Apr 1, 198722.62+11.62Major37,300
2Nov 4, 196617.89+6.89Moderate22,800
3Apr 29, 192317.67+6.67Moderate21,500
4Dec 19, 202316.77+5.77Moderate22,900
5Apr 28, 197916.15+5.15Moderate19,300
6Dec 22, 197316.09+5.09Moderate19,200
7Mar 13, 193615.98+4.98Moderate—
8Apr 18, 198315.92+4.92Moderate18,800
9Mar 20, 193615.84+4.84Moderate19,300
10Nov 27, 195015.16+4.16Moderate17,400
11Sep 29, 190914.93+3.93Moderate17,400
12Dec 18, 197314.01+3.01Moderate15,200
13Mar 28, 195313.98+2.98Minor15,200
14Apr 30, 200813.55+2.55Minor15,400
15Jun 18, 191713.50+2.50Minor14,600
16Sep 17, 193213.50+2.50Minor12,900
17Nov 9, 196313.33+2.33Minor14,000
18Apr 25, 198313.31+2.31Minor13,800
19Jan 26, 201013.26+2.26Minor14,920
20Dec 26, 202013.25+2.25Minor15,280
21Apr 4, 195113.19+2.19Minor13,700
22Dec 2, 199613.10+2.10Minor—
23May 4, 197113.04+2.04Minor13,400
24Apr 23, 195813.00+2.00Minor13,300
25Sep 12, 195412.93+1.93Minor13,200
26Oct 16, 200512.90+1.90Minor13,200
27Apr 13, 194012.79+1.79Minor13,700
28Mar 28, 199212.72+1.72Minor—
29Nov 9, 194312.70+1.70Minor13,500
30Dec 28, 196912.69+1.69Minor12,800
31Jun 1, 198412.65+1.65Minor12,700
32Apr 17, 199412.59+1.59Minor13,100
33Nov 26, 195312.56+1.56Minor12,500
34Oct 29, 200612.40+1.40Minor12,500
35Dec 1, 202012.21+1.21Minor13,200
36Apr 25, 200512.19+1.19Minor12,581
37Apr 4, 195912.12+1.12Minor—
38Apr 14, 202012.06+1.06Minor12,900
39Oct 1, 194612.03+1.03Minor11,600
40Apr 12, 199312.00+1.00Minor12,100
41Jan 26, 193711.85+0.85Minor—
42Apr 21, 195011.70+0.70Minor11,300
43Dec 21, 195711.67+0.67Minor11,000
44Oct 20, 192711.60+0.60Minor10,400
45May 27, 200511.59+0.59Minor11,513
46Jan 10, 197811.51+0.51Minor10,800
47Jan 28, 199611.48+0.48Minor11,200
48Apr 28, 197311.33+0.33Minor10,500
49Mar 26, 197911.27+0.27Minor10,400
50Sep 24, 198111.26+0.26Minor10,300

The worst floods along the Piscataquis River

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

April 1, 1987: 22.62 ft here, major flooding

  • MedfordME · Apr 1, 1987 · 18.65 ft · Major · its highest

November 4, 1966: 17.89 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MedfordME · Nov 4, 1966 · 15.58 ft · Minor

December 19, 2023: 16.77 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BlanchardME · Dec 18, 2023 · 13.40 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • MedfordME · Dec 19, 2023 · 13.55 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Piscataquis River

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

Flood gauges on the Piscataquis River
BlanchardME10.513.40 ft, Dec 18, 20230
Dover-Foxcroft this gaugeME11.022.62 ft, Apr 1, 19871
MedfordME13.018.65 ft, Apr 1, 19871

Other gauges in Piscataquis County

Flood gauges in Piscataquis County
Abbot Village17.018.43 ft, Dec 20, 20030
Blanchard10.513.40 ft, Dec 18, 20230
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 DOVM1, 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.