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Saco River
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SACO RIVER
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Saco River at Cornish, Maine

CORNISH, ME43.8081°N, -70.7817°W Updated 7 hr ago
FLOW RATE
1,829cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
1,829cfs 9.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,1792,949 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3,580cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,829cfs
RUNNABLE
38%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.9in

≈ normal

20.87 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.83 in).

YTD Total

20.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.3–26.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.29" · normal 3.12" (2.0–4.5)
Jan
Feb: 1.17" · normal 3.11" (1.8–4.2)
Feb
Mar: 3.28" · normal 3.90" (1.9–5.6)
Mar
Apr: 3.04" · normal 3.97" (2.0–5.9)
Apr
May: 5.55" · normal 3.18" (1.4–4.8)
May
Jun: 5.46" · normal 3.99" (2.1–6.0)
Jun
Jul: 0.08" (so far)· normal 3.64" (2.1–5.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.38" (1.7–5.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.54" (1.6–5.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.36" (1.1–6.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.54" (1.9–5.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.08" (2.4–5.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:27 AM
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Station Location

43.8081, -70.7817
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 00:00 UTC
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