USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01017960 MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER ABOVE SOUTH BRANCH MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER NEAR HOULTON, ME
LOCATION - Lat 46°06'18", long 67°52'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Aroostook County, ME, Hydrologic Unit 01010005, on left bank at A.E. Staley Plant and 3.1 mi upstream from Houlton.
DRAINAGE AREA - 88 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2016: 2015(M).
The maximum discharge and associated gage height for water year 2015 was revised on August 29, 2017, as the values published in water year 2015 occurred on the rise of an event that peaked in the following water year.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DISCHARGE: October 2003 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 355 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,760 ft³/s, Dec. 14, 2010, gage height, 9.24 ft; maximum gage height, 11.04 ft, Apr. 4, 2005 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.27 ft³/s, Sept. 27, 2020, gage height, 1.98 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Seasonal records July 2005 to September 2006. pH: Seasonal records July 2005 to September 2006. WATER TEMPERATURE: Seasonal records July 2005 to September 2006. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Seasonal records July 2005 to September 2006. TURBIDITY: Seasonal records July 2006 to September 2006.
INSTRUMENTATION - In-situ monitor located 20 ft above gageing pool and 1 ft above river bed.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 246 microsiemens/cm, Sept. 26, 2006; minimum, 120 microsiemens/cm, July 2, 2006. pH: Maximum, 9.1 standard units, July 31, 2005; minimum, 7.4 standard units, Sept. 2-3, 2005. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.3°C, July 19, 2005; minimum, 10.9°C, Sept. 27, 2006. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 13.8 mg/L, Aug. 6, 2005; minimum, 6.8 mg/L, July 17-18, Aug. 3-4, 2006.