Walloomsac River near North Bennington, VT
River level and flood forecast · Bennington County
The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 90 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 60 to 166 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
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (August 28, 2011) | 12.82 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12.82 ftFlood of record with Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011.
- 11.6 ftWater approximately covers Ore Bed Road.
- 10 ftWater is almost to road level.
- 7 ftWater starts to flood near the Paper Mill Village.
- 4 ftThe river is about half bankfull.
- 2.5 ftThe river is at its normal summertime level.
Highest crests on record
- 12.82 ft — August 28, 2011
- 12.04 ft — September 21, 1938
- 11.6 ft — December 31, 1948
- 11.5 ft — September 1, 1950
- 11.44 ft — March 18, 1936
Recent crests: 8.54 ft (March 17, 2025) · 7.8 ft (December 12, 2024) · 8.77 ft (December 18, 2023) · 7.32 ft (April 15, 2019) · 9.78 ft (July 2, 2017)
Highest flow on record
9,420 cubic feet per second — August 28, 2011. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1932.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BNTV1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.