Winooski River Near Essex Junction, VT

USGS Site No: 04290500Winooski River • Chittenden County, VT

Winooski River Near Essex Junction, VT on the Winooski River is currently at 1,550 cfs (Normal — 67th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.24 ft.

Reading from

1,550
CFS Discharge
3.24
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 442
25th Low threshold 652
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,060
75th High threshold 1,800 Today: 1,550 cfs
95th Very High threshold 4,370

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

17k 8.5k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 1,910
May 27, 2026 2,560
May 26, 2026 3,810
May 25, 2026 3,270
May 24, 2026 1,370
May 23, 2026 1,650
May 22, 2026 1,980
May 21, 2026 2,370
May 20, 2026 2,610
May 19, 2026 3,070
May 18, 2026 3,360
May 17, 2026 4,020
May 16, 2026 5,870
May 15, 2026 8,970
Apr 21, 2026 4,460
Apr 20, 2026 5,750
Apr 19, 2026 5,020
Apr 18, 2026 6,290
Apr 17, 2026 9,470
Apr 16, 2026 5,660
Apr 15, 2026 6,800
Apr 14, 2026 4,500
Apr 13, 2026 3,450
Apr 12, 2026 3,430
Apr 11, 2026 3,510
Apr 10, 2026 2,840
Apr 9, 2026 2,970
Apr 8, 2026 3,280
Apr 7, 2026 4,040
Apr 6, 2026 5,260

Station Information

USGS Site No
04290500
State
VT
Coordinates
44.4789, -73.1387
Drainage Area
1,044 mi²
Datum (ft)
191.2
HUC Code
04300103
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.0 ft
Flood Stage
12.0 ft
Moderate Flood
15.0 ft
Major Flood
18.0 ft

Currently 8.76 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
13,600 cfs
May 10, 2025
Min discharge
137 cfs
Sep 22, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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