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Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost

Winooski River near Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost

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About this river

Winooski River is a 16.4 mile river near Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Winooski River at Montpelier, VT (site 04286000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1914 to 2026

Winooski River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,605 cfs, and lowest in September, at 151 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,900 cfs, in 2023.

Typical flow by month at Winooski River at Montpelier, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January350252 to 500
February310220 to 430
March549330 to 1,000
April1,6051,040 to 2,485
May738451 to 1,190
June346220 to 607
July202133 to 336
August169112 to 275
September151108 to 259
October241152 to 435
November411263 to 665
December410280 to 628

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 107 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Winooski River at Montpelier, VT (site 04286000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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