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Winooski River at Essex Junction Observed crest: 5.76 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.53 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.61 ft at 9:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.64 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.67 ft at 9:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.69 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.71 ft at 10:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.72 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.7 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.53 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.5 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.39 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.38 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.35 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.3 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.27 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.14 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.1 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.09 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.05 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.04 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.03 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.03 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.76 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.65 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.63 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.63 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.63 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.63 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.6 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.59 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.59 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.59 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.58 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.57 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.53 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.54 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.54 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.45 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.44 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.44 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.42 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.38 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.37 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.36 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.33 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.28 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.26 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.26 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.25 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.21 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.17 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.13 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.09 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.09 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.61 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.61 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.55 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.55 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.57 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.55 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.53 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3.2 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 ESSV1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 185.00 Latest observed value: 3.53 ft at 7:30 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 15.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Winooski River at Essex Junction are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:24
Moderate Flood Stage:18
Flood Stage:15
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 51.40 ft on 11/04/1927
(2) 24.54 ft on 03/19/1936
(3) 22.17 ft on 02/21/1981
(4) 19.06 ft on 03/14/1977
(5) 18.72 ft on 09/22/1938
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Low Water Records
(1) 0 ft on 09/07/1968

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18.0 FLOODING WILL BE WIDESPREAD ALONG THE WINOOSKI RIVER FROM JONESVILLE TO THE RIVERS MOUTH AT LAKE CHAMPLAIN. WATER WILL COVER BRIDGE STREET IN RICHMOND...NORTH WILLISTON ROAD IN WILLISTON AND ESSEX...POOR FARM ROAD IN SOUTH BURLINGTON AND WILLISTON.
16.0 LOW LYING ROADS ALONG THE WINOOSKI WILL FLOOD...INCLUDING BRIDGE STREET IN RICHMOND...NORTH WILLISTON ROAD IN ESSEX...POOR FARM ROAD NEAR THE SOUTH BURLINGTON AND ESSEX TOWN LINE...AND PINE ISLAND ROAD IN COLCHESTER. THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD FIELD FLOODING FROM JONESVILLE TO LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
15.0 FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON NORTH WILLISTON ROAD IN ESSEX...BRIDGE STREET IN RICHMOND...AND LOW LYING ROADS IN JONESVILLE. WATER WILL INUNDATE LOW LYING FIELDS ALONG THE WINOOSKI FROM JONESVILLE TO BURLINGTON.

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Latitude: 44.478800° N, Longitude: 73.139200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 29 185 ft 200 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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