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Boothbay Harbor Marina, Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Sheepscot River near Boothbay Harbor Marina, Boothbay Harbor, Maine

River17.9 mi
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About this river

Sheepscot River is a 17.9 mile river near Boothbay Harbor Marina, Boothbay Harbor, Maine in Maine. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, Maine (site 01038000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Sheepscot River typically runs highest in April, at a median 624 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,690 cfs, in 1987.

Typical flow by month at Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, Maine, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January174111 to 289
February15899 to 273
March317172 to 539
April624410 to 948
May278172 to 428
June11264 to 197
July5129 to 87
August3121 to 56
September2617 to 45
October4724 to 102
November16671 to 368
December262139 to 479

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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, Maine (site 01038000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sheepscot River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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