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Otter Creek at Center Rutland Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.81 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.94 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.94 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.86 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.8 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.77 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.75 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.73 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.67 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.63 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.61 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.61 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.56 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.55 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.49 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.48 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.48 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.45 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.42 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.38 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.37 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.35 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.34 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.32 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.27 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.13 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.65 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.66 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.21 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.33 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.34 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.36 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.98 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.01 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.01 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.03 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.02 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.03 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.02 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.03 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.03 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.01 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.98 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.98 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.84 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.83 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.82 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.83 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.78 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.77 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.67 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.76 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.78 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.88 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.9 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.98 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.99 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 4.99 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.02 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.04 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.05 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.06 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.09 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.11 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.15 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.16 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.27 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.31 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.48 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.57 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.65 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.69 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 6.13 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 6.1 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 6.3 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 6.3 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 6.1 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 5.8 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 5.7 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 5.5 ft 2:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 5.4 ft 8:00AM May 28, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCENV1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:30PM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 11:20AM May 25)Latest observed value: 6.12 ft at 7:45 PM EDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Otter Creek at Center Rutland are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:12
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:8
Action Stage:6

Historical Crests
(1) 17.21 ft on 08/29/2011
(2) 13.45 ft on 09/22/1938
(3) 13.25 ft on 06/30/1973
(4) 13.01 ft on 04/06/1987
(5) 12.70 ft on 08/11/1976
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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13.5 MANY HOMES WILL BE AFFECTED. FLOOD LEVELS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN JUNE 1973 AND SEPTEMBER 1938.
12 HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE FLOODED ALONG DORR DRIVE AND PARK STREET...AND NEAR THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE 4 AND WEST PROCTOR ROAD IN RUTLAND. THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LOW LYING ROADS FROM CLARENDON DOWNSTREAM TO PROCTOR...AND ROUTE 73 WEST OF BRANDON WILL FLOOD. PORTIONS OF ROUTE 7 IN RUTLAND COUNTY MAY BE THREATENED BY TRIBUTARIES TO OTTER CREEK.
11 WATER WILL COME NEAR HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN RUTLAND ALONG OTTER CREEK ON DORR DRIVE AND PARK STREET...AND ALONG THE CONFLUENCE OF OTTER CREEK AND THE CLARENDON RIVER AT WEST PROCTOR ROAD AND RTE 4. LOW LYING ROADS IN CLARENDON AND WALLINGFORD WILL FLOOD. DOWNSTREAM IN PROCTOR AND PITTSFORD...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE INUNDATED...AND ROUTE 73 WEST OF BRANDON WILL FLOOD. ROUTE 7 MAY BE THREATENED BY TRIBUTARIES TO OTTER CREEK IN RUTLAND COUNTY.
10 FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON LOW LYING ROADS INCLUDING DORR DRIVE AND PARK STREET IN RUTLAND...AND ALFRECHA ROAD IN CLARENDON. WATER WILL APPROACH HOMES ON WEST PROCTOR ROAD NEAR ROUTE 4 IN RUTLAND. DOWNSTREAM IN PROCTOR AND PITTSFORD...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL FLOOD...ALONG WITH ROUTE 73 WEST OF BRANDON.
9 IN CLARENDON...LOW LYING PORTIONS OF SOUTH CREEK ROAD WILL FLOOD BETWEEN WALKER MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WALLINGFORD...AND WATER WILL APPROACH ALFRECHA ROAD. IN PITTSFORD...ELM STREET AND DEPOT ROAD WILL BE UNDER WATER. FIELD FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG DORR DRIVE IN RUTLAND...ALONG WITH LOWLAND FLOODING UPSTREAM TO WALLINGFORD AND DOWNSTREAM TO PITTSFORD.
8 LOW LYING PORTIONS OF SOUTH CREEK ROAD WILL FLOOD IN CLARENDON BETWEEN WALKER MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WALLINGFORD. IN PITTSFORD...ELM STREET AND DEPOT ROAD WILL BE UNDER WATER. FIELD FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG DORR DRIVE IN RUTLAND...ALONG WITH LOWLAND FLOODING UPSTREAM TO WALLINGFORD AND DOWNSTREAM TO PITTSFORD.
7 THERE WILL BE FIELD FLOODING ALONG OTTER CREEK FROM CLARENDON DOWNSTREAM TO PITTSFORD.
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(1) Gage house - CENV1
(2) Staff gages upstream of CENV1
(3) Downstream from CENV1
(4) Opposite bank of CENV1
(5) Falls upstream of CENV1 from opposite bank
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Latitude: 43.603611° N, Longitude: 73.013611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 474.8 ft 482.8 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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