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Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost

Gihon River near Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost

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About this river

Gihon River is a 12.7 mile river near Umiak Outdoor Outfitters - Waterbury Reservoir Outpost in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lamoille River at Johnson, VT (site 04292000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1910 to 2026

Gihon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,260 cfs, and lowest in September, at 175 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,900 cfs, in 2023.

Typical flow by month at Lamoille River at Johnson, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January300219 to 418
February250199 to 360
March458259 to 790
April1,260812 to 2,125
May577353 to 942
June287188 to 502
July192136 to 312
August175126 to 258
September175120 to 262
October252170 to 439
November404278 to 633
December350251 to 547

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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lamoille River at Johnson, VT (site 04292000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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