Mad River near Moretown, VT
River level and flood forecast · Washington County
The river is 6.5 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Forecast to rise to 4.6 ft Wed 2 AM, below the 9 ft flood stage.
Flow: 35 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (November 3, 1927) | 19.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.5 ftAbout 4 feet of water will cover Route 100 south of Moretown, nearly reaching a trailer park.
- 12 ftAt 12 feet, Route 100 will be covered with water in Moretown, and Route 100B will be partially covered. Water will inundate Telephone Flats along Route 100 just north of Waitsfield.
- 9 ftAt 9 feet, the mad river begins to leave its banks. Field flooding occurs between Waitsfield and Moretown, and some local roads will flood.
Highest crests on record
- 19.4 ft — November 3, 1927
- 19.06 ft — August 29, 2011
- 16.34 ft — September 22, 1938
- 14.45 ft — February 11, 1981
- 14.13 ft — June 27, 1998
Recent crests: 9.18 ft (May 18, 2025) · 13.49 ft (July 11, 2024) · 8.99 ft (March 7, 2024) · 13.02 ft (December 18, 2023) · 9.62 ft (July 11, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MOOV1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.