🌊 Whitewater in Maine: rafting flows
Live flows for 5 commercially rafted whitewater runs in Maine. 1 are inside their runnable range as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.
Flows as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
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| Run | State | Class | Flow now | Status | Runnable range | Commercial season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2) Lower Kennebec: Carry Brook to the Forks Kennebec · 2) Lower Kennebec: Carry Brook to the Forks 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Maine | II-III | 1,300 cfs ↘ falling | No range on file Off season (commercial) | no range on file | Not published |
| Exterminator/Cribworks Penobscot, W. Branch · Put In at McKay Station 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Maine | III-V | no live gauge | No gauge Off season (commercial) | no range on file | Not published |
| Kennebec Gorge Kennebec River · The Forks | Maine | III–IV | 1,300 cfs ↘ falling | Running Off season (commercial) | 350–13,000 cfs | May–Oct · dam release |
| Spencer Falls to West Forks Dead · Put In 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Maine | II-III/IV | no live gauge | No gauge Off season (commercial) | no range on file | Not published |
| The Forks to Caratunk Kennebec · Put In 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Maine | I | no live gauge | No gauge Off season (commercial) | no range on file | Not published |
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