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Williams Brook near Presque Isle

Highest listed crest 8.34 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft17 crests since 2008

The Williams Brook near Presque Isle crested above flood stage 1 time among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2024. The highest, 8.34 ft on April 16, 2014, was minor flooding, 0.84 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.34 ft
April 16, 2014; 363 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 16, 2014
8.34 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, Williams Brook near Presque Isle
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.51Apr 16, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

17 crests from 2008 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Williams Brook near Presque Isle, 2008 to 2024 246810ft Flood stage 7.5 ft Apr 30, 2008: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 163 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2009: 4.02 ft, below flood stage; 116 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2010: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 283 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2011: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 153 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2012: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 158 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 8.34 ft, minor flooding; 363 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2014: 4.44 ft, below flood stageMay 28, 2015: 4.65 ft, below flood stageApr 1, 2016: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 170 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2017: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 92 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2018: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 246 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 189 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2020: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 207 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2021: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 129 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2022: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 104 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 142 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2024: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 90 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.34 ft, Apr 16, 2014 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Williams Brook near Presque Isle 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 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, Williams Brook near Presque Isle
1Apr 16, 20148.34+0.84Minor363
2Dec 14, 20106.64−0.86Below flood stage283
3Apr 26, 20185.70−1.80Below flood stage246
4Apr 14, 20205.20−2.30Below flood stage207
5Apr 1, 20165.12−2.38Below flood stage170
6Apr 20, 20194.95−2.55Below flood stage189
7Apr 30, 20084.80−2.70Below flood stage163
8Mar 21, 20124.72−2.78Below flood stage158
9May 28, 20154.65−2.85Below flood stage—
10Jun 30, 20114.63−2.87Below flood stage153
11Oct 15, 20144.44−3.06Below flood stage—
12Dec 18, 20234.30−3.20Below flood stage142
13Apr 1, 20214.10−3.40Below flood stage129
14Apr 5, 20094.02−3.48Below flood stage116
15Apr 11, 20223.78−3.72Below flood stage104
16Nov 16, 20173.62−3.88Below flood stage92
17Mar 29, 20243.60−3.90Below flood stage90

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
Houlton4.85.58 ft, Dec 14, 20100
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
Reed Plantation10.010.27 ft, Apr 16, 20140

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PHRM1, 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.