Water report · Winooski River

Winooski River conditions

Water reportnear Essex Junction2h ago
582CFSNormal

Running normal for mid August, and dropping since yesterday. Above 54% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13

2.27 ftgage

Winooski River flow history

Aug 12typical 339 to 874 cfs
641cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 339 to 874 cfs
641cfs
Jul 14Jul 29Aug 12
Aug 12typical 339 to 874 cfs
641cfs
May 15Jun 27Aug 12
Aug 12typical 339 to 874 cfs
641cfs
Aug 12Feb 9Aug 12

What this means

582 cfs puts Winooski River in the 54th percentile for August 13, against 98 years of record.

The median for this date is 522 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 335 and 857.

Over the last 7 days, Winooski River ran between 370 and 687 cfs, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Aug 9.

That is 204 cfs higher than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Winooski River ran between 347 and 754 cfs, lowest on Jul 26 and highest on Jul 20.

That is 68.0 cfs lower than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Winooski River ran between 347 and 8,970 cfs, lowest on Jul 26 and highest on May 15.

That is 8,330 cfs lower than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, Winooski River ran between 137 and 11,500 cfs, lowest on Sep 22 and highest on Mar 12.

That is 428 cfs higher than on Aug 12.

On this water

No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.

Post a report

USGS monitoring location 04290500, WINOOSKI RIVER NEAR ESSEX JUNCTION, VT, 14.4 miles from the centre of Winooski River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 04290500, WINOOSKI RIVER NEAR ESSEX JUNCTION, VT, 14.4 miles from the centre of Winooski River. It reports discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

Winooski River fishing records

The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.

See the Winooski River record book