About this river
Winooski River is an 8.0 mile river near PaddleSurf Champlain in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Winooski River near Essex Junction, VT (site 04290500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Winooski River typically runs highest in April, at a median 4,300 cfs, and lowest in September, at 463 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 41,600 cfs, in 1936.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,060 | 799 to 1,500 | |
| February | 965 | 725 to 1,390 | |
| March | 1,700 | 990 to 3,000 | |
| April | 4,300 | 2,845 to 6,500 | |
| May | 2,180 | 1,300 to 3,550 | |
| June | 1,045 | 605 to 1,715 | |
| July | 612 | 392 to 1,040 | |
| August | 517 | 332 to 811 | |
| September | 463 | 322 to 763 | |
| October | 741 | 423 to 1,290 | |
| November | 1,245 | 838 to 2,055 | |
| December | 1,240 | 875 to 1,860 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Winooski River near Essex Junction, VT (site 04290500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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