Lake Champlain near Whitehall, NY
River level and flood forecast · Washington County
Normal93.8 ftas of Tue 7 PM
The river is 5.7 ft below flood stage (99.5 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 101 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 100.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 99.5 ft |
| Near flood stage | 99 ft |
| Record crest (May 9, 2011) | 103.04 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 103.04 ft — May 9, 2011
- 101.57 ft — May 4, 1869
- 101.35 ft — April 25, 1993
- 100.71 ft — April 28, 2001
- 100.68 ft — April 25, 2000
Recent crests: 99.1 ft (April 24, 2024) · 98.99 ft (May 4, 2023) · 98.21 ft (June 19, 2022) · 99.36 ft (April 28, 2022) · 98.33 ft (April 20, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamLake Champlain at Port Henry, NY
- Poultney River below Fair Haven, VT
- Mettawee River at Middle Granville, NY
- Schroon River at Riverbank, NY
- Otter Creek at Center Rutland, VT
- Lemon Fair River near Shoreham, VT, VT
- Hudson River at Fort Edward, NY
- Hudson River at North Creek, NY
- Otter Creek at Middlebury, VT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WIHN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.