A park of ducks swim through Kennebec River floodwater late Wednesday afternoon in the north end of the Front Street parking lot in downtown Augusta.
People look down at the Kennebec River floodwater late Wednesday afternoon in the north end of the Front Street parking lot in downtown Augusta.
David Kilgore, of Summit Natural Gas, adds a tall vent pipe to the natural gas lines going into the rear of 287 Water St. around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in downtown Augusta. Kilgore said he was putting on the taller vent pipe so that it would be above any possible rising water from the Kennebec River, which is behind the building.
People stand around a puddle in the lowest part of the parking lot as the Kennebec River starts to crest over the banks around noon Wednesday on Front Street in downtown Augusta.
A person stands beside a puddle in the lowest part of the parking lot as the Kennebec River starts to crest over the banks around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday on Front Street in downtown Augusta.
Buildings are reflected in a puddle in the lowest part of the parking lot as the Kennebec River starts to crest over the banks around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday on Front Street in downtown Augusta.
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