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Otter Creek at Center Rutland Observed crest: 4.27 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.25 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.19 ft at 8:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.21 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.27 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.25 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.23 ft at 9:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.22 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.19 ft at 9:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.18 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.22 ft at 10:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.19 ft at 11:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.22 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.17 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.2 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.17 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.18 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.17 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.14 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.1 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:01am Nov 21 Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.79 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.68 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.7 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.68 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.67 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.61 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.63 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.65 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.63 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.61 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.56 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.57 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.56 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.56 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.57 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.54 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.51 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.45 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.46 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.46 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.4 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.4 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.38 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.36 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.36 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.34 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.36 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.33 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.32 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.31 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.32 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.31 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.31 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.29 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.28 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.28 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.27 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.26 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.27 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.27 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.21 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.21 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.12 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.12 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.12 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.19 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.24 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.29 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:31pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.9 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.9 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 2.7 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 2.7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.6 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.6 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 2.5 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 2.5 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Graph Created (8:06pm Nov 23, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 10:40am Nov 23) USGS--Water Resources of the United States CENV1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 474.80 Latest observed value: 3.28 ft at 6:31 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 8.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Otter Creek at Center Rutland are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:12
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:8
Action Stage:6

Historical Crests
(1) 13.45 ft on 09/22/1938
(2) 13.25 ft on 06/30/1973
(3) 13.01 ft on 04/06/1987
(4) 12.70 ft on 08/11/1976
(5) 12.64 ft on 03/14/1977
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Low Water Records
(1) 0 ft on 09/07/1995

 Otter Creek at Center Rutland location map

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13.5 MANY HOMES WILL BE AFFECTED. FLOOD LEVELS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN JUNE 1973 AND SEPTEMBER 1938.
12.0 HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE FLOODED ALONG DORR DRIVE AND PARK STREET...AND NEAR THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE 4 AND WEST PROCTOR ROAD IN RUTLAND. THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LOW LYING ROADS FROM CLARENDON DOWNSTREAM TO PROCTOR...AND ROUTE 73 WEST OF BRANDON WILL FLOOD. PORTIONS OF ROUTE 7 IN RUTLAND COUNTY MAY BE THREATENED BY TRIBUTARIES TO OTTER CREEK.
11.0 WATER WILL COME NEAR HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN RUTLAND ALONG OTTER CREEK ON DORR DRIVE AND PARK STREET...AND ALONG THE CONFLUENCE OF OTTER CREEK AND THE CLARENDON RIVER AT WEST PROCTOR ROAD AND RTE 4. LOW LYING ROADS IN CLARENDON AND WALLINGFORD WILL FLOOD. DOWNSTREAM IN PROCTOR AND PITTSFORD...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE INUNDATED...AND ROUTE 73 WEST OF BRANDON WILL FLOOD. ROUTE 7 MAY BE THREATENED BY TRIBUTARIES TO OTTER CREEK IN RUTLAND COUNTY.
10.0 FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON LOW LYING ROADS INCLUDING DORR DRIVE AND PARK STREET IN RUTLAND...AND ALFRECHA ROAD IN CLARENDON. WATER WILL APPROACH HOMES ON WEST PROCTOR ROAD NEAR ROUTE 4 IN RUTLAND. DOWNSTREAM IN PROCTOR AND PITTSFORD...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL FLOOD...ALONG WITH ROUTE 73 WEST OF BRANDON.
8.0 LOW LYING PORTIONS OF ALFRECHA ROAD IN CLARENDON...AND ELM STREET AND DEPOT ROAD IN PITTSFORD WILL BE UNDER WATER. FIELD FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG DORR DRIVE IN RUTLAND...ALONG WITH LOWLAND FLOODING UPSTREAM TO WALLINGFORD AND DOWNSTREAM TO PITTSFORD.
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(1) Gage house - CENV1
(2) Staff gages upstream of CENV1
(3) Downstream from CENV1
(4) Opposite bank of CENV1
(5) Falls upstream of CENV1 from opposite bank

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Latitude: 43.603600° N, Longitude: 73.013600° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 474.8 ft 482.8 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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