Winooski River at Essex Junction

1. 20.00 ftFlooding will be widespread along the Winooski river from Jonesville to Lake Champlain. Water will cover Route 2 from Bolton to Williston, and Route 117 from Richmond to Essex. Bridge Street in Richmond, North Williston Road in Williston and Essex, Poor Farm Road in South Burlington and Williston floods. The Burlington Intervale will be inundated.
2. 18.00 ftFlooding 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. The Burlington Intervale will be inundated.
3. 16.00 ftLow 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. The Burlington Intervale will be inundated, and there will be widespread field flooding from Jonesville to Lake Champlain.
4. 15.00 ftFlooding will occur on North Williston Road in Essex, Bridge Street and Volunteer Green in Richmond, and low lying roads in Jonesville. Water will inundate low lying fields along the Winooski from Jonesville to Burlington.
5. 14.00 ftFlooding will occur on North Williston Road in Essex and Pine Island Road in Colchester. Water will approach Bridge Street and Volunteer Green in Richmond, and low lying roads in Jonesville. Low lying farmland in the Burlington Intervale will flood, as well as farmland along the Winooski from Bolton through Burlington.
6. 13.00 ftWater will cover North Williston Road in Essex and Pine Island Road in Colchester. Low lying farmland in the Burlington Intervale will flood.
7. 12.50 ftNorth Williston Road in Essex will begin to flood, and motorists should seek an alternate route. Water will flood farmland in the Burlington Intervale.
8. 12.00 ftFarms in the Burlington Intervale begin to flood. Water will flood fields adjacent to North Williston Road in Essex and will approach North Williston Road.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Most recent crests

• March 17, 2025: 12.89 ft
• July 11, 2024: 20.48 ft
• March 8, 2024: 13.38 ft
• December 19, 2023: 21.52 ft
• July 11, 2023: 23.28 ft
• November 2, 2019: 16.64 ft
• April 16, 2019: 13.74 ft
• December 23, 2018: 14.88 ft
• July 1, 2017: 14.37 ft
• April 16, 2014: 16.54 ft

• UpstreamWinooski River at Waterbury
• Lake Champlain at Burlington
• LaPlatte River
• Lake Champlain at Sandbar State Park Flood Inundation Mapping Site
• Lamoille River at East Georgia
• Boquet River at Willsboro
• Lewis Creek at North Ferrisburg
• Ranch Brook at Ranch Camp near Stowe 5NW
• Bingham Falls

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.