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Alpine Shop VT

Lewis Creek near South Burlington, VT

River29.2 mi
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Rivers Edge Cottages & RV Park12.7 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Lewis Creek is a 29.2 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.

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Typical flow by month at Lewis Creek at North Ferrisburg, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7251 to 129
February5641 to 96
March12172 to 202
April173106 to 294
May9761 to 155
June5027 to 95
July3320 to 73
August2815 to 52
September2114 to 40
October3921 to 84
November6741 to 118
December8960 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 37 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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