Ompompanoosuc River at Union Village Dam, VT
River level and flood forecast · Orange County
Flow: 35 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 27 to 100 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 51 years).
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
| Action stage | 150 ft |
| Record crest (January 1, 1901) | 170 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 170 ftTop of dam.
- 150 ftHeight of spillway.
- 20 ftNormal winter pool.
- 10.02 ftBankfull for tailwater.
Highest crests on record
- 170 ft — January 1, 1901
- 14.5 ft — November 4, 1927
- 8.65 ft — April 26, 1945
- 8.29 ft — November 9, 1943
- 7.68 ft — April 7, 1976
Recent crests: 6.87 ft (March 13, 1992) · 7.17 ft (October 24, 1990) · 7.34 ft (May 14, 1990) · 7.28 ft (May 6, 1989) · 7.09 ft (October 6, 1987)
Highest flow on record
4,800 cubic feet per second — June 3, 1947. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1941.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (UNVV1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.