AUGUSTA — Public works employees hosed down the Front Street parking lot to remove mud left by the receding Kennebec River.
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City workers spray off mud and debris left from overnight flooding in the lower Front Street parking lot early this morning in downtown Augusta. Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Irene over the weekend caused the Kennebec River to flood Monday. Staff photo by Joe Phelan
The river overflowed its banks Monday afternoon rising to 14 feet – 2 feet above flood stage – and retreated by 6 a.m. today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Augusta police had imposed a parking ban in the Front Street lot for Monday night.
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