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KENNEBEC RIVER

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Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine

THE FORKS, ME45.3397°N, -69.9619°W Updated 22 min ago

FLOW RATE

5,080cfs

GAUGE HT

4.85ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

5mph NW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,080cfs 36.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 434–588 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

7,520cfs

PERIOD LOW

452cfs

RUNNABLE

59%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.85ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

55°

MON

84°

61°

TUE

90°

62°

WED

83°

60°

THU

74°

56°

FRI

63°

50°

SAT

74°

50°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

80°

78°

75°

71°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

62°

66°

71°

75°

78°

80°

82°

84°

83°

76°

74°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

63°

65°

67°

69°

73°

85°

89°

90°

87°

88°

87°

84°

83°

82°

81°

70°

67°

65°

66°

67°

69°

72°

76°

78°

79°

81°

82°

83°

79°

76°

72°

63°

62°

60°

59°

60°

59°

58°

57°

60°

63°

68°

70°

71°

73°

74°

72°

68°

65°

62°

59°

57°

56°

57°

55°

53°

51°

50°

51°

52°

54°

56°

57°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph W

G 7 mph

WNW

SSE

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

G14

G13

G12

WSW

G22

G20

G16

SSW

G11

G14

G15

SSW

G11

G10

SSW

WSW

G10

SSW

ENE

G15

G24

WSW

G24

G25

G26

G27

WNW

G24

G28

G29

G23

WSW

G26

G17

WNW

G17

WNW

G19

WNW

G24

WNW

G22

WNW

G28

WNW

G28

WNW

G26

WNW

G26

WNW

G26

WNW

G26

WNW

G26

WNW

G23

G26

G23

WSW

G10

WNW

G15

WNW

WSW

G20

G26

WNW

G27

WNW

G25

WNW

G23

WNW

G27

WNW

G23

G24

G18

WNW

G22

WNW

G25

WNW

G23

WNW

G25

WNW

G25

WNW

G21

WNW

G22

WNW

G22

G23

G24

WNW

G24

WNW

G24

WNW

G24

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

14%

16%

26%

27%

25%

23%

29%

31%

26%

10%

14%

69%

15%

21%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

94%

100%

93%

100%

85%

90%

100%

38%

50%

81%

100%

95%

100%

97%

100%

14%

100%

62%

100%

11%

39%

100%

20%

100%

67%

52%

35%

100%

89%

100%

69%

94%

100%

12%

14%

100%

99%

94%

95%

98%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:03 AM

SUNSET

08:27 PM

15H 24M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

45.3397, -69.9619

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 16:45 UTC

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