A driver tests the water depth Monday in the flooded parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center in the South End of Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Floodwaters from the Kennebec River on Tuesday fill the Quarry Tap Room’s patio in downtown Hallowell. Water also got into their basement and they will be closed until the river recedes. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

An engorged Kennebec River churns past the Hathaway Creative Center and Lockwood Dam on Monday in the South End of Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

The Kennebec River swells Monday underneath the Ticonic Bridge connecting Waterville and Winslow. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Winslow resident Herb Ferran walks near a flooded picnic area Tuesday that was overtaken by the Kennebec River at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

The rising waters of the Kennebec River encroach on Bee’s Snack Bar and the adjacent railroad bridge Tuesday in Winslow. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Winslow resident Herb Ferran reflects on the flood of 1987 Tuesday as he walks through Fort Halifax Park. While floodwaters have overtaken portions of the park, Ferran says the 1987 flood was worse. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

 

The Kennebec River breaks its banks and floods most of the parking lot Tuesday at the Hathaway Creative Center in the South End of Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

 

Dylan Hausthor photographs the floodwaters of the Kennebec River on Tuesday in the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

A driver with Ace Towing retrieves a car Tuesday from the flooded parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Dylan Hausthor shares a moment with his dog Tuesday among the debris pushed by floodwaters into the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Waterville fire Chief Shawn Esler walks through driftwood and debris left by receding floodwaters Tuesday in the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center in the South End of Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

A flooded playground is seen Tuesday at the Two Rivers Campground in Skowhegan. The rising Kennebec River, seen in the background, overtook much of the campground. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Floodwaters on Tuesday surround The Ice Cream Shoppe, left, and Randolph Redemption on Water Street in Randolph. The businesses are located next to where Togus Stream empties into the Kennebec River. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

A bicyclist Tuesday pedals through Fort Halifax Park in Winslow. Portions of the park were flooded by the Kennebec River. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

A car is stranded in the floodwaters of Cobbosseecontee Stream in The Arcade parking lot Tuesday in downtown Gardiner. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Kennebec River floodwaters push aside the docks Tuesday at the Gardiner Landing in Gardiner. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Trailer decks are scattered at the Two Rivers Campground in Skowhegan after Kennebec River floodwaters carried them away before receding Tuesday. The campground’s flooded playground is shown in the background. Owner Bruce Salsbury said 60 of the camp’s 91 sites were affected by the flooding. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

A motorist turns around Tuesday after approaching a portion of the Green Road in Fairfield that was washed away by floodwaters. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

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