Vermont River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 12, 2026, Vermont rivers are running at 118% of normal across 37 USGS gauges — the highest is 1,320 cfs on the Connecticut River At Wells River. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Vermont.
Streamflow levels across Vermont are currently 118% of normal, with the Connecticut River At Wells River reporting the highest discharge in the state at 1,320 cfs and a gauge stage of 2.34 ft.
Meanwhile, the Passumpsic River At Passumpsic is seeing a spike today — up 153% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Vermont's named rivers.
State-wide streamflow overview
The Vermont flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 2.34 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 433 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Vermont.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Vermont streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Vermont streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 37 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 26 readings above that — including the 744% peak in Dec 2023 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
Vermont USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Vermont. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Connecticut River At Wells River, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01138500 |
1,540 cfs | 2.53 ft | · | 75°F | 403 ft | Upper Connecticut |
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Otter Creek At Middlebury, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04282500 |
432 cfs | 1.85 ft | · | 75°F | 353 ft | Otter |
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Missisquoi River At Swanton, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04294000 |
344 cfs | 1.11 ft | · | 76°F | 110 ft | Lamoille |
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Lamoille River At East Georgia, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04292500 |
304 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 75°F | 298 ft | Lamoille |
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Winooski River Near Essex Junction, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04290500 |
276 cfs | 1.73 ft | · | 77°F | 194 ft | Winooski |
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Passumpsic River At Passumpsic, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01135500 |
231 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 74°F | 492 ft | Passumpsic |
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White River At West Hartford, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01144000 |
202 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 74°F | 374 ft | White |
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Missisquoi River Near East Berkshire, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04293500 |
182 cfs | 2.27 ft | · | 77°F | 407 ft | Missisquoi |
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Otter Creek At Center Rutland, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04282000 |
148 cfs | 1.95 ft | · | 76°F | 489 ft | Otter |
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Lamoille River At Johnson, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04292000 |
121 cfs | 2.13 ft | · | 77°F | 511 ft | Lamoille |
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Black River At North Springfield, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01153000 |
117 cfs | 2.25 ft | · | 75°F | 458 ft | Black-Ottauquechee |
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Clyde River At Newport, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04296500 |
102 cfs | 3.41 ft | · | 74°F | 740 ft | St. Francois |
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Winooski River At Montpelier, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04286000 |
99 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 77°F | 510 ft | Winooski |
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West River At Jamaica, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01155500 |
63 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 75°F | 669 ft | West |
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Walloomsac River Near North Bennington, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01334000 |
54 cfs | 1.44 ft | · | 76°F | 535 ft | Hudson-Hoosic |
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Little River Near Waterbury, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04289000 |
50 cfs | 5.77 ft | · | 77°F | 438 ft | Winooski |
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Moose River At Victory, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01134500 |
44 cfs | 3.28 ft | · | 71°F | 1,113 ft | Passumpsic |
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Missisquoi River Near North Troy, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04293000 |
43 cfs | 1.29 ft | · | 75°F | 598 ft | Missisquoi |
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Black River At Coventry, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04296000 |
43 cfs | 1.71 ft | 57°F | 72°F | 727 ft | St. Francois |
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Poultney River Below Fair Haven, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04280000 |
37 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 75°F | 191 ft | Lake George |
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New Haven River At Brooksville Nr Middlebury, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04282525 |
34 cfs | 2.57 ft | · | 75°F | 242 ft | Otter |
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East Branch Passumpsic River Near East Haven, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01133000 |
31 cfs | 2.23 ft | · | 71°F | 947 ft | Passumpsic |
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Mad River Near Moretown, Vt
5 hours ago · USGS 04288000 |
26 cfs | 2.43 ft | · | 76°F | 559 ft | Winooski |
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Williams River Near Rockingham Vt, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01153550 |
26 cfs | 2.16 ft | · | 74°F | 329 ft | West |
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Wells River At Wells River, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01139000 |
25 cfs | 1.53 ft | · | 74°F | 555 ft | Waits |
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North Branch Winooski River At Wrightsville, Vt
5 hours ago · USGS 04285500 |
21 cfs | 1.44 ft | · | 75°F | 544 ft | Winooski |
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Lewis Creek At North Ferrisburg, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04282780 |
14 cfs | 1.74 ft | · | 77°F | 123 ft | Otter |
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Ottauquechee River Near West Bridgewater, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01150900 |
13 cfs | 3.07 ft | · | 71°F | 1,160 ft | Black-Ottauquechee |
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Dog River At Northfield Falls, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04287000 |
13 cfs | · | · | 76°F | 605 ft | Winooski |
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Ottauquechee River At North Hartland, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01151500 |
10 cfs | 1.10 ft | · | 75°F | 352 ft | Black-Ottauquechee |
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Sleepers River (Site W-5) Near St. Johnsbury, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01135300 |
8 cfs | · | · | 73°F | 659 ft | Passumpsic |
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Ayers Brook At Randolph, Vt
5 hours ago · USGS 01142500 |
5 cfs | 2.19 ft | · | 75°F | 641 ft | White |
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W Branch Little R Abv Bingham Falls Near Stowe, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04288225 |
4 cfs | · | · | 70°F | 1,397 ft | Winooski |
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Laplatte River At Shelburne Falls, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04282795 |
4 cfs | 1.10 ft | 62°F | 76°F | 160 ft | Winooski |
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Little Otter Creek At Ferrisburg, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 04282650 |
3 cfs | · | · | 77°F | 149 ft | Otter |
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East Orange Branch At East Orange, Vt
6 hours ago · USGS 01139800 |
2 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 71°F | 1,208 ft | Waits |
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Pope Brook (Site W-3) Nr. N. Danville, Vt
5 hours ago · USGS 01135150 |
1 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 1,186 ft | Passumpsic |
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About Vermont streamflow
What are river levels like in Vermont right now?
As of September 12, 2026, Vermont rivers are running at 118% of normal across 37 USGS streamgauges, and the Connecticut River At Wells River is reporting the highest discharge at 1,320 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Vermont river is running highest right now?
As of September 12, 2026, the highest discharge in Vermont is 1,320 cfs on the Connecticut River At Wells River. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Vermont rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Vermont rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
Where does the Vermont streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the Vermont data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a Vermont gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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