Kennebec River near Waterville, ME

Site ID: WTVM1

County: Kennebec

Ownership: USGS

HSA: WFO GYX

Gage is located on the right bank of the river at Waterville Sewage and Treatment Plant, 1.3 miles downstream from the Sebasticook River, and 0.4 mile upstream from Messalonskee Stream. Flow is regulated by Indian and Plymouth Ponds, and Moosehead, Brassua, Flagstaff, Wyman, Great Moose, and Sebasticook Lakes.

USGS 1:24000 map: Waterville

Latitude: 44 d 31 m 38 s N Basin Area: 5,179 sq mi

Longitude: 69 d 39 m 09 s W Flood Stage: n/a ft

Gage Datum: 15.12 ft msl Record Stage: 30.68 ft

and flow: 232,000 cfs

Date: 4/17/94

Dams Upstream: None.

Dams Downstream: None.

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Mean Monthly Flow (x 1000 cfs) and csm (1994 - 1996)

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

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flow 5.1 10.2 7.5 11.4 11.0 12.1 19.8 16.5 8.5 10.1 4.6 4.8

csm 1.0 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 3.8 3.2 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.9

Annual 10,110 cfs / 1.95 csm

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Local Information

None.