This is again primarily due to water content in the snowpack that, although reduced in the past week, remains significantly above normal for this time of year. All the factors that contribute to flood potential are discussed below. Throughout this report, Internet addresses are listed for each category of information. It provides a connection to the ever-changing information critical to monitoring flood potential in the state. At the end of the report, additional sources are provided for further information.
River flows throughout the state are generally at or near normal.
Over the last week, snowmelt has brought river flows up from the far below normal levels seen so far this spring into a more normal range. Significant storage is still available to retain additional snowmelt and rainfall. River ice covers have cleared from long reaches of the major rivers in central and southern Maine rivers, including the Kennebec and Androscoggin. Ice cover on tributary streams has rotted considerably but has not totally cleared. Northern rivers, including the St John and Aroostook and upper reaches of the Piscataquis and Penobscot, still have ice cover.