Total streamflow across the
Androscoggin River
was last observed at
29,730
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
58,969
acre-ft of water today; about 85%
of normal.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
34,782 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2023-12-20 when daily discharge volume was observed at
146,900 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Androscoggin River Near Auburn
reporting a streamflow rate of 11,300 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Androscoggin River At Rumford
with a gauge stage of 6.8 ft.
This river is monitored from 4 different streamgauging stations along the Androscoggin River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 1,249 ft, the
Androscoggin River At Errol.
Last Updated | 2025-05-03 |
Discharge Volume | 58,969 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
29,730.0 cfs
+5170.0 cfs (+21.05%) |
Percent of Normal | 85.48% |
Maximum |
146,900.0 cfs
2023-12-20 |
Seasonal Avg | 34,782 cfs |
The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 miles (286 km) long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is 3,530 square miles (9,100 km2) in area. The name "Androscoggin" comes from the Eastern Abenaki term /aləssíkɑntəkw/ or /alsíkɑntəkw/, meaning "river of cliff rock shelters" (literally "thus-deep-dwelling-river"); or perhaps from Penobscot /aləsstkɑtəkʷ/, meaning "river of rock shelters". The Anglicization of the Abenaki term is likely an analogical contamination with the colonial governor Edmund Andros.