About this river
Lewis Creek is a 6.0 mile river near Alpine Shop VT in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lewis Creek at North Ferrisburg, VT (site 04282780). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1990 to 2026
Lewis Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 173 cfs, and lowest in September, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,070 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 51 to 129 | |
| February | 56 | 41 to 96 | |
| March | 121 | 72 to 202 | |
| April | 173 | 106 to 294 | |
| May | 97 | 61 to 155 | |
| June | 50 | 26 to 98 | |
| July | 33 | 20 to 76 | |
| August | 28 | 15 to 52 | |
| September | 21 | 14 to 40 | |
| October | 39 | 21 to 84 | |
| November | 67 | 41 to 118 | |
| December | 89 | 60 to 144 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lewis Creek at North Ferrisburg, VT (site 04282780). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Lewis Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- South SlangLittle Otter CreekPublic
- Lewis CreekLewis CreekPublic
- Monkton PondMonkton PondPublic
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