North Branch Penobscot River near Pittston Farm, ME

USGS Site No: 01027200 • North Branch Penobscot River • Somerset County, ME

North Branch Penobscot River near Pittston Farm, ME on the North Branch Penobscot River is currently at 125 cfs (Low — 17th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.29 ft.

Reading from

125
CFS Discharge
4.29
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 72
25th Low threshold 181 Today: 125 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 393
75th High threshold 808
95th Very High threshold 2,730

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

8k 4k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 148 —
May 27, 2026 175 —
May 26, 2026 200 —
May 25, 2026 149 —
May 24, 2026 140 —
May 23, 2026 156 —
May 22, 2026 176 —
May 21, 2026 205 —
May 20, 2026 234 —
May 19, 2026 285 —
May 18, 2026 331 —
May 17, 2026 381 —
May 16, 2026 443 —
May 15, 2026 534 —
Apr 21, 2026 1,580 —
Apr 20, 2026 2,470 —
Apr 19, 2026 2,980 —
Apr 18, 2026 3,730 —
Apr 17, 2026 4,650 —
Apr 16, 2026 4,410 —
Apr 15, 2026 5,140 —
Apr 14, 2026 4,010 —
Apr 13, 2026 2,170 —
Apr 12, 2026 1,740 —
Apr 11, 2026 1,630 —
Apr 10, 2026 841 —
Apr 9, 2026 641 —
Apr 8, 2026 820 —
Apr 7, 2026 978 —
Apr 6, 2026 1,030 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01027200
State
ME
County
Somerset County
Coordinates
45.9353, -69.9936
Drainage Area
223 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,085.7
HUC Code
01020001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
5,140 cfs
Apr 15, 2026
Min discharge
18 cfs
Sep 24, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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