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Weather Forecast Office Burlington, VT

Northeast River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the North Branch Winooski River at Montpelier Langdon St.Bridge. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 524 Moderate Flood Stage: 522 Flood Stage: 520 Action Stage: 515 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 526.20 ft on 07/11/2023 (P) (2) 525.10 ft on 03/11/1992 (3) 521.60 ft on 05/27/2011 (4) 520.89 ft on 08/29/2011 (5) 520.28 ft on 01/13/2018 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 526.20 ft on 07/11/2023 (P) (2) 520.28 ft on 01/13/2018 (3) 520.89 ft on 08/29/2011 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. 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.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer 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.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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525.1	High water mark from 1992 ice jam flood
521.5	Center line of State Street in front of federal building/post office.
520	Street flooding in Montpelier. Low spot in federal building parking lot.
515	Cellar flooding begins. Equivalent of 7.5 ft mark on Langdon Street bridge.

About This Location

Latitude: 44.260833° N, Longitude: 72.576389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 520 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 0 ft 520 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 Montpelier Langdon St.Bridge

Additional Information

Water Temperature at LNGV1 Air Temperature at LNGV1 City of Montpelier Ice Jam Page

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