Paul Remillard has seen the Ross Road flood many times in his 30 years living just southwest of the Scarborough line in Old Orchard Beach. Rainwater floods his basement annually. For him, the hassle is nothing new.

Remillard’s sump pump has been working around the clock trying to offset the rising water level in his basement since the rain began, but he’s still treading in water six inches deep every time he ventures down there.

Tuesday afternoon as the rain tapered off and the sun strained to poke through the clouds, Remillard could see the yellow lines on the road which, just two days before, were indistinguishable underneath the water that flowed over the Ross Road.

“If I can’t see the yellow line, I know it’s not passable,” said Remillard, who watched three kids playing in the flooded road. “It’s passable now.”

Other than a few flooded basements, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth residents were little effected by the five days of nearly non-stop rain that flooded York County towns like Wells, Ogunquit and York Beach, closing down roads, and flooding retail areas.

Captain Ron O’Brien of the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department said residents were fortunate. During the last week, O’Brien said there were few calls for flooded basements. In two homes, water rose to the furnace level, which is an electrical hazard.

In one home, a finished basement with carpeting was flooded with about 12 inches of water. The fire department pumped the water from the homes with flooded basements. “Considering all the rain, it’s been pretty quiet,” he said.

Scarborough Dispatcher Brodie Hinckley said the Ross Road was blocked off on the Scarborough side to everybody but residents because of the flooding. “Everybody else has been hit harder than us,” said Hinckley.

A child plays in the chilly waters flowing over the Ross Road just Southwest of the Scarborough line. The road was open only to residents for several days while part of it was unpassable during the heavy rains.