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MEZ010-031-311400-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1000 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009
...ICE MOVEMENT RECORDED ON PISCATAQUIS RIVER...
HEAVY RAIN AND SNOWMELT ACROSS THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER BASIN HAS 
CAUSED RISES ON AREA STREAMS...BROOKS AND THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER. 
THESE RISES HAVE CAUSED RIVER ICE TO BEGIN TO MOVE THROUGH THE RIVER 
SYSTEM...AND AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED ON THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER NEAR 
BLANCHARD.
24 HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE MOOSEHEAD REGION HAVE RANGED 
FROM 0.50 TO 1.25 INCHES. THIS RAIN HAS RIPENED THE 2 TO 3 FOOT DEEP 
SNOWPACK...AND THIS SNOW IS NOW MELTING INTO THE RIVER SYSTEM AS 
WELL.
RIVER LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE PISCATAQUIS BASIN HAVE RISEN ON THE 
ORDER OF 1 TO 2 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS... AND ARE EXPECTED TO 
CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS WELL. ON THE PISCATAQUIS 
RIVER AT BLANCHARD...THE USGS REMOTE STREAM GAUGE RECORDED AN 
ADDITIONAL RISE OF NEARLY 2.5 FEET 45 MINUTES THIS MORNING. THIS IS 
INDICATIVE OF AN ICE JAM LOCATED NEAR THE MONSON ROAD BRIDGE.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR WATERWAYS OF ALL TYPES SHOULD MONITOR WATER 
LEVELS. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE AS NEEDED. STAY TUNED TO THIS AND OTHER PRODUCTS BY VISITING 
OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.
REPORT ANY ICE JAMS OR FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 
SO THEY CAN RELAY THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
OFFICE IN CARIBOU.
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