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North Branch Winooski River near Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost

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About this river

North Branch Winooski River is a 9.9 mile river near Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, VT (site 04285500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1934 to 2026

North Branch Winooski River typically runs highest in April, at a median 428 cfs, and lowest in August, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,620 cfs, in 1934.

Typical flow by month at North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January5839 to 98
February5033 to 82
March9356 to 187
April428213 to 660
May14876 to 329
June5427 to 111
July2713 to 59
August2211 to 44
September2311 to 51
October5428 to 123
November10264 to 177
December7752 to 138

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 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, VT (site 04285500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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