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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 428 Moderate Flood Stage: 421 Flood Stage: 419 Action Stage: 417 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 430.00 ft on 08/29/2011 (2) 426.22 ft on 07/11/2023 (P) (3) 423.30 ft on 05/27/2011 (4) 421.90 ft on 01/19/2006 (5) 421.80 ft on 10/01/2010 (6) 421.00 ft on 04/11/2011 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 426.22 ft on 07/11/2023 (P) (2) 419.85 ft on 04/15/2019 (3) 419.60 ft on 12/22/2018 (4) 419.30 ft on 12/22/2018 (5) 420.56 ft on 07/02/2017 (6) 414.95 ft on 08/17/2016 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.

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428	There will be widespread devastating flooding in and around Waterbury. Homes and businesses on lower elevations of Main Street will flood, along with Elm Street, Parker Court, Park Row, and Randall Streets. Areas along Graves Brook will flood as it approaches Rowe Park. Water will approach lower level parking of the State Office complex. There will be extensive flooding downstream in Richmond. This stage is equivalent to the FEMA 1 Percent Annual Chance Flood.
421	Water will approach low lying parking lots at the Waterbury State Office complex, and Rowe Field in Waterbury will flood. Downstream in Richmond, Bridge Street at the Winooski bridge near the Round Church will be inundated, and the Richmond public park will flood. The river will be out of its banks from Waterbury downstream through Richmond, with considerable field flooding.
419	Water will flood fields behind the Vermont State Office Complex in Waterbury. Field flooding will occur from Waterbury downstream through Richmond.
417	The Winooski from Waterbury downstream through Richmond will be at bankful. Some minor flooding of low lying fields will occur.

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Latitude: 44.328333° N, Longitude: 72.746111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 419 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 419 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 Waterbury

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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. River stage data courtesy of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation.

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