Kennebec River ice jam that caused destructive flooding breaks up

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Published
March 9, 2018

Kennebec River ice jam that caused destructive flooding breaks up

Future efforts to monitor river flow will benefit from a new monitoring gauge deployed in Hallowell, officials say.
Published
March 1, 2018

Coast Guard cutters head up Kennebec River in new ice-breaking bid

Two cutters broke ice up on Thursday to Gardiner, and one nearly that far, following an unprecedented midwinter effort to ward against flooding.
Published
February 23, 2018

Coast Guard preparing for new Kennebec River Ice-breaking effort

Observations by the Coast Guard and Kennebec County officials show thinning ice and stretches of open water on the river south of Richmond.
Published
February 22, 2018

Coast Guard icebreakers to return to Kennebec River next week

The Maine Emergency Management Agency sent out a request for a second round of ice breaking in the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers on Thursday based on expected warmer weather.
Published
February 3, 2018

Review finds shortcomings in official response to Kennebec flooding

After an ice jam in Farmingdale caused riverside flooding in Augusta and Hallowell, emergency management is changing protocols.
Published
January 30, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard abandons efforts to clear midwinter ice on Kennebec River

The ice caused destructive flooding two weeks ago in Hallowell and Augusta.
Published
January 26, 2018

Icebreakers continue working way up Kennebec River

The four U.S. Coast Guard cutters, including a 140-foot vessel, hope to make it up to the bridge in Richmond this weekend after encountering thick ice near Chop Point in Woolwich.
Published
January 25, 2018

Flood warning re-issued for Kennebec as river continues to rise

Cold weather Wednesday night caused additional ice to flow downstream and accumulate in Augusta.
Published
January 24, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard cutters begin imposing their will on Kennebec River

The Coast Guard will be back on the river Thursday with a 140-foot ice breaker to continue easing the pressure on the river north of Gardiner.
Published
January 23, 2018

Coast Guard prepares for ice-breaking on Kennebec River to ward off flooding

With a steady, freezing rain falling Tuesday, two Coast Guard vessels were on the Kennebec River preparing for a larger ice-breaking operation to begin later this week.