Water report · Winooski River
Running low for late September. Above 10% of past September 22s on record.
Updated 6:30 AM UTC, Sep 22
230 cfs puts Winooski River in the 10th percentile for September 22, against 98 years of record.
The median for this date is 502 cfs, and half of all September 22s on record fell between 333 and 839.
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 500 cfs higher than on Sep 21.
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 reportUSGS monitoring location 04290500, WINOOSKI RIVER NEAR ESSEX JUNCTION, VT, 14.4 miles from the center 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.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 04290500, WINOOSKI RIVER NEAR ESSEX JUNCTION, VT, 14.4 miles from the center 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.
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.
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