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Alpine Shop VT

Little Otter Creek near South Burlington, VT

River19.6 mi
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Around Little Otter Creek

Rivers Edge Cottages & RV Park4.2 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Little Otter Creek is a 19.6 mile river near Alpine Shop VT in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Otter Creek at Ferrisburg, VT (site 04282650). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1990 to 2026

Little Otter Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 86 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,620 cfs, in 1998.

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Typical flow by month at Little Otter Creek at Ferrisburg, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3821 to 75
February2718 to 54
March7236 to 153
April8650 to 190
May3520 to 80
June177.8 to 46
July104.9 to 29
August9.24.0 to 22
September6.43.6 to 14
October126.4 to 37
November3115 to 74
December4928 to 83

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 Little Otter Creek at Ferrisburg, VT (site 04282650). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Little Otter Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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