Somerset County, Maine

22 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Kennebec River At The Forks, Maine: flow 459 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (810 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Kennebec River Near Madison, Maine: flow 1,510 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1,920 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Kennebec River At Bingham, Maine: flow 1,450 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 2,140 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• North Branch Penobscot River Near Pittston Farm, ME: flow 50.4 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South Branch Penobscot River Near Canada Falls Lake, Maine: flow 49.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Maine: 22 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

4 entries from WZDx 4.2 work zones (necdot) (NHDOT/VTAOT/MEDOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4.2 work zones (necdot): 4 entries for this county · NHDOT/VTAOT/MEDOT · read 5 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

7 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Meet Benny, a Somerset County detective’s new sidekick · Kennebec Journal · 7 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Welcome, Benny: New therapy dog for Somerset County Sheriff’s Office to comfort sexual assault victims, visit local schools · WCSH · 11 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• High schools Wednesday: Lewiston field hockey’s upset bid foiled by Skowhegan · Sun Journal · 15 h ago Published event
• High schools Wednesday: Skowhegan field hockey rallies, beats Lewiston in double OT · Kennebec Journal · 15 h ago Published event
• Police names driver who went through Pittsfield construction zone, injured worker · WCSH · 16 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

22 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Maine (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Maine: 22 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

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Coming Up

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Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Border crossings (BTS): No port here moved by a quarter against the same month a year earlier · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, New England (PADD 1A), week of 2026-10-19: $4.249 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 6,158 trucks. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 34 trains. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 11,944 personal vehicles. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 21,861 personal vehicle passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 2 buses. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 70 bus passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), August 2026: 60 train passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Jackman (US-Canada Border), August 2026: 5 pedestrians. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 15,257 jobs (15,705 a year earlier); $1,118 average weekly wage ($1,143 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Bureau of Transportation Statistics Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 39 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  10 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 10:26 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 11 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  52 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:53 AM EDT.