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    <h1>PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (ME) Minor Flooding in Maine</h1>
    <p>Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:02:59 EDT</p>
    <p>Summary: Minor flooding continued in central Maine on April 17, 2014</p>
    <p>Minor is continuing in central Maine on April 17. A late snow melt ending with a small 1-1.5" rain event on April 15-16 caused the flows to rise. Many of the sites have peaked and started into a recession. The Preliminary peak flows with RI are listed below: 
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station								Apr 14-17	
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nubmer		Gaging station name				Peak Q	RI		AEP
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01021000	St. Croix River at Baring, Maine		17200	10-year - 	(10% AEP)
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01022500	Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine		4600	2-year +	(50% AEP)
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01030500	Mattawamkeag River nr Mattawamkeag, Maine	24000**	10-year		(10% AEP)
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01031500	Piscataquis River nr Dover-Foxcroft, Maine	14000	10-year -	(10% AEP)	
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01034000	Piscataquis River at Medford, Maine		37000	10-year -	(10% AEP)
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01034500	Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine		100000	10-year		(10% AEP)
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01047000	Carrabassett River nr North Anson, Maine	16500	5-year -	(20% AEP)
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01048000	Sandy River nr Mercer, Maine			21000	5-year		(20% AEP)
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01049205	Kennebec River nr Waterville, Maine		89000	5-year -	(20% AEP)
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01052500	Diamond River nr Wentworth Location, NH		8000	25-year -	(4% AEP)
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01053500	Androscoggin River at Errol, New Hampshire	9000	5-year		(20% AEP)
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01054000	Androscoggin River nr Gorham, New Hampshire	17000	10-year +	(10% AEP)
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01054200	Wild River at Gilead, Maine			11400	5-year -	(20% AEP)	
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01054300	Ellis River at South Andover, Maine		6500	25-year +	(4% AEP)
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01054500	Androscoggin River at Rumford, Maine		43000	10-year +	(10% AEP)
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01055000	Swift River nr Roxbury, Maine			9480	5-year		(20% AEP)
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01055500	Nezinscot River at Turner Center, Maine		4300	5-year -	(20% AEP)
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01057000	Little Androscoggin River nr South Paris, Maine	3370	5-year		(20% AEP)
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01059000	Androscoggin River nr Auburn, Maine		55,000	10-year -	(10% AEP)
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01064500	Saco River nr Conway, New Hampshire		31,600	10-year		(10% AEP)
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01066000	Saco River at Cornish, Maine			17000**	5-year -	(20% AEP)
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** = still rising
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One death have been associated with the flooding. 
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No streamgages have been damaged to date.
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For April 17, 2014: USGS has deployed 8 staff comprising 4 crews to make measurements. 
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The USGS has been in regular contact with a major cooperator, Maine Emergency Management Agency. 
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Apr. 16 summary: 19 discharge measurements at 13 streamflow gages were made to verify or define rating curves.</p>

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