Q3 Flood Maps: This is a layer of digitized flood zones from the old, approximate data.

Flooding within the Saco River Basin is most o ften caused by heavy precipitation alone or moderate precipitation in combination with melting snowpack. During the summer season, the Saco River averages 3 feet deep (some short sections are deeper) with some small rapids, lots of sandy beaches and some rope swings for the more adventurous. Available data for this site Click to hide station-specific text The operation of this streamgage is funded in cooperation with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. USGS 010642505 SACO RIVER AT RIVER STREET, AT BARTLETT, NH. Tubing and paddling on the Saco River creates a lifetime of memories and brings family and friends together. As river levels rise, camping areas along the Saco River will experience flooding. Areas along the Pemigewasset River were flooding Tuesday after heavy rains the day before.>> Download the FREE WMUR appA parking lot at … The Saco River, which flows from Conway, New Hampshire, through Fryeburg, crested late Saturday night, exceeding flood stage by 2 feet. All. This flood event was caused by two separate rain events. The first rain event occurred from March 9-13 when 4 to 8 inches of rain fell in the foothills and mountains of Maine.

(JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO) Conway resident check out the rising flood water on Washington avenue in Conway village Monday, October 30, 2017. Flooding is a concern along rivers and streams across Maine on Sunday morning. The flood of March 1936 occurred in central and southern New Hampshire and affected the Saco, Connecticut, Merrimack, Androscoggin, and Piscataqua Rivers. At 12 feet, much of Transvale Acres will be flooded from Moat Brook Bridge to the Saco River, officials said. Advertisement WMTW News 8's Jacqueline Thomas has a look at conditions along the Saco River … Flood flow information can be transferred to other sites on the main stem of a major river by a number of acceptable techniques.

It should be used with confirmation from the official, printed FIRM maps. T able 49 presents the list of major and minor flood events identified within the Saco River basin between 1970 and the present using the sources of data described in Section 1 of this report.

The FEMA Map Service Center is an excellent source of information for most of your mapping needs. flood height can be converted to flood discharge by means of flow determinations over dams or from current-meter measurements during the recent floods, the information has some transfer value. Select points along Saco River: Select the information you want: NOTE: Availability of information varies. “Today the Saco is on its way down,” Legro said Sunday. The Saco river near the crest of the flooding is almost hitting the bidding on the Saco River covered bridge in Conway Monday, October 30, 2017. PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION.