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Little Madawaska River
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LITTLE MADAWASKA RIVER
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Little Madawaska River at Caribou, Maine

CARIBOU, ME46.8886°N, -67.9450°W Updated 22 hr ago
FLOW RATE
63cfs
GAUGE HT
3.32ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
63cfs 12.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 128173 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3,710cfs
PERIOD LOW
33cfs
RUNNABLE
10%
last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.32ft
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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.5in

≈ normal

20.52 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.45 in).

YTD Total

20.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.4–26.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.23" · normal 3.14" (1.3–4.7)
Jan
Feb: 0.78" · normal 2.68" (1.5–3.5)
Feb
Mar: 2.60" · normal 3.24" (2.0–4.7)
Mar
Apr: 4.88" · normal 3.62" (2.0–5.2)
Apr
May: 4.74" · normal 3.88" (2.3–5.4)
May
Jun: 4.34" · normal 4.04" (2.6–5.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.95" (so far)· normal 4.22" (2.9–5.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.77" (2.1–5.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.91" (2.2–5.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.43" (2.0–7.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.82" (2.3–5.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.94" (2.3–5.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo22:23 UTC
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Station Location

46.8886, -67.9450
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC
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