About this river
Piscataquis River is a 24.9 mile river near Twin Maple Outdoors in Maine. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (site 01031500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1903 to 2026
Piscataquis River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,765 cfs, and lowest in September, at 73 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 31,700 cfs, in 1987.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 214 | 148 to 332 | |
| February | 175 | 122 to 294 | |
| March | 329 | 178 to 590 | |
| April | 1,765 | 1,125 to 2,720 | |
| May | 821 | 455 to 1,420 | |
| June | 277 | 151 to 500 | |
| July | 139 | 72 to 270 | |
| August | 88 | 47 to 180 | |
| September | 73 | 40 to 158 | |
| October | 164 | 69 to 393 | |
| November | 437 | 237 to 800 | |
| December | 330 | 201 to 626 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 123 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (site 01031500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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