Weather, rivers, and factories

Simple counts from federal agencies. This is not a forecast and not a pollution map.

Weather warnings

From the National Weather Service — the same office that issues blizzard and flood alerts on TV.

0 warnings or watches in Maine right now.

None were in effect when we last checked. That is a calm day.

A gage is a measuring stick in the river. “Cubic feet per second” is how much water is moving. “Feet” is how deep it is at that stick.

River	Reading	When
Allagash River near Allagash, Maine	215 cubic feet per second	2026-10-05
Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine	1,520 cubic feet per second	2026-10-12
Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine	2.00 feet	2026-10-12
Aroostook River near Masardis, Maine	46 cubic feet per second	2026-10-05
Kennebec River at North Sidney, Maine	1,660 cubic feet per second	2026-10-12
Kennebec River at North Sidney, Maine	4.96 feet	2026-10-12
Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine	2,400 cubic feet per second	2026-10-12
Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine	1.10 feet	2026-10-12
Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine	21 cubic feet per second	2026-10-05
Saco River at Cornish, Maine	517 cubic feet per second	2026-10-12
Saco River at Cornish, Maine	1.84 feet	2026-10-12
Sebago Lake near North Windham, Maine	263.06 feet	2026-09-28
St. Croix River at Baring, Maine	864 cubic feet per second	2026-10-12
St. Croix River at Baring, Maine	4.61 feet	2026-10-12
St. Croix River at Vanceboro, Maine	388 cubic feet per second	2026-10-05
Wild River at Gilead, Maine	23 cubic feet per second	2026-10-12
Wild River at Gilead, Maine	1.16 feet	2026-10-12

NOAA water level at the five Maine stations. Feet above mean lower low water. Not a tide book.

EPA-regulated facilities 5,457 places
What is this?
Sites EPA tracks for air, water, or hazardous waste rules. A count is not a violation score.
Big climate-pollution reporters 38 places
What is this?
Factories, power plants, and landfills large enough that EPA makes them report greenhouse gases each year. Not every shop or farm — only the big ones. Latest complete year is 2023.
Places that report chemical releases (still open) 256 places
What is this?
Workplaces that use certain chemicals and file a yearly Toxics Release Inventory form. A count is not the same as “this county is dirty.” It means those sites exist and have not been marked closed.