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Around Otter Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Otter Creek is a 62.1 mile river near Blue Ridge Outfitters Chittenden Vermont in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Otter Creek at Center Rutland, VT (site 04282000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Otter Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,180 cfs, and lowest in September, at 168 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,500 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 372 | 263 to 554 |
| February | 354 | 252 to 523 |
| March | 594 | 361 to 1,100 |
| April | 1,180 | 803 to 1,810 |
| May | 655 | 421 to 977 |
| June | 360 | 229 to 544 |
| July | 199 | 142 to 340 |
| August | 171 | 119 to 258 |
| September | 168 | 114 to 258 |
| October | 240 | 171 to 400 |
| November | 408 | 275 to 653 |
| December | 435 | 289 to 662 |
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 Otter Creek at Center Rutland, VT (site 04282000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Otter Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake Saint CatherineLake Saint CatherinePublic
- KehoeLake BomoseenPublic
- Thomas EvanoikaLake BomoseenPublic
- Hortonia Lake DamHortonia LakePublic
- Hortonia LakeHortonia LakePublic
- Burr PondBurr PondPublic
- Otter Creek (Sudbury)Otter CreekPublic
- RichvilleRichville PondPublic
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