Penobscot River at Bangor

The past week

What floods at each level

• 21.5 ft

  Comparable to the FEMA 0.2 percent flood level. State Road in Bangor flooded north of the hospital. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. Transportation, communications, water and power severely affected.

• 17.89 ft

  Record flooding similar to Groundhogs Day 1976.

• 17 ft

  Floodwaters enter riverside businesses West of South Main Street in Brewer.

• 16 ft

  Significant flooding in Kenduskeag Plaza in Downeast Bangor. Impacts expanding into multiple commercial buildings in Kenduskeag Plaza with water several feet deep. Front Street near the Bangor Waterfront flooded. Lower industrial sections of Hampden and Brewer flooded with some inundation of storage buildings.

• 15 ft

  Widespread flooding throughout the Kenduskeag Plaza, from above State Street to the Washington Street bridge. Bangor and Brewer riverside parks inundated. Basement flooding possible in Kenduskeag Plaza businesses.

• 14 ft

  High water levels in the Kenduskeag Plaza channel. Catch basins and stormwater systems begin backing up into Kenduskeag Plaza parking areas and lowest levels of parking garages.

• 12 ft

  Bangor Waterfront begins to flood in portions of the riverwalk. Flood control systems and barriers in Kenduskeag Plaza may become stressed.

• 11 ft

  High water in low areas surrounding the Kenduskeag Plaza and Bangor Waterfront.

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