Ottauquechee River at North Hartland, VT
River level and flood forecast · Windsor County
Flow: 169 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 65 to 190 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 96 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 | 159.5 ft |
| Record crest (January 1, 1901) | 185 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 185 ftTop of dam
- 159.5 ftSpillway
- 35 ftNormal pool
- 8.89 ftBankfull stage for tailwater.
Highest crests on record
- 185 ft — January 1, 1901
- 21.5 ft — November 4, 1927
- 17.68 ft — September 21, 1938
- 15.58 ft — March 18, 1936
- 14.09 ft — June 1, 1952
Recent crests: 7.91 ft (April 27, 2000) · 7.36 ft (April 5, 2000) · 7.09 ft (April 2, 1999) · 7.24 ft (November 13, 1995) · 7.16 ft (January 17, 1995)
Highest flow on record
30,400 cubic feet per second — November 1, 1927. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1927.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOttauquechee River near West Bridgewater, VT
- Connecticut River at West Lebanon, NH
- White River at West Hartford, VT
- Ompompanoosuc River at Union Village Dam, VT
- Sugar River (NH) at West Claremont, NH
- Black River at North Springfield, VT, VT
- Cockermouth River at Groton, NH
- Ayers Brook at Randolph, VT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NHDV1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.