But anytime you have a lot of ice flushing out of the river the threat is there, so we have to be on alert." With rain expected over St. Patrick's Day, rivers like the Kennebec, Saco, Swift, and ...

Maine has some 'problem' rivers for ice buildup, including the Androscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot, and St. John. "The coast actually has some river ice where it didn't last year," Dumont explains.