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NOTE: Forecasts for the Otter Creek at Center Rutland are issued routinely year-round. Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 12 Moderate Flood Stage: 10 Flood Stage: 8 Action Stage: 6 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 17.21 ft on 08/29/2011 (2) 16.36 ft on 07/11/2023 (P) (3) 13.45 ft on 09/22/1938 (4) 13.25 ft on 06/30/1973 (5) 13.01 ft on 04/06/1987 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 16.36 ft on 07/11/2023 (P) (2) 9.71 ft on 12/26/2020 (3) 12.34 ft on 04/16/2019 (4) 9.89 ft on 12/23/2018 (5) 8.63 ft on 01/13/2018 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.99 ft on 09/07/2016 (2) 1.08 ft on 09/29/2020 (3) 1.14 ft on 09/06/2015 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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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.
Photos (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

About This Location

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 474.35 ft 482.35 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Center Rutland

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Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 10 Day (HEFS) 7 Day (NAEFS) 7 Day (GEFS) Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours. Click individual graphics to enlarge.

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