About this river
West River is a 17.0 mile river near Peacock Outfitters in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend, VT (site 01155910). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1995 to 2026
West River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,265 cfs, and lowest in September, at 51 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,570 cfs, in 1998.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 471 | 234 to 1,480 | |
| February | 280 | 210 to 484 | |
| March | 748 | 450 to 1,590 | |
| April | 1,265 | 615 to 2,825 | |
| May | 571 | 275 to 1,160 | |
| June | 169 | 79 to 495 | |
| July | 82 | 40 to 291 | |
| August | 59 | 34 to 262 | |
| September | 51 | 31 to 99 |
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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend, VT (site 01155910). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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