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Ayers Brook at Randolph

Highest listed crest 18.00 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft81 crests since 1927

The Ayers Brook at Randolph crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 81 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2023. The highest, 18.00 ft on November 4, 1927, was major flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.00 ft
November 4, 1927
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
3
14th of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2023
8.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
Orange County
Vermont

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Ayers Brook at Randolph
Action stage7.07Jul 1, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.010Dec 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.03Aug 28, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

81 crests from 1927 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ayers Brook at Randolph, 1927 to 2023 05101520ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Nov 4, 1927: 18.00 ft, major floodingMay 21, 1940: 5.13 ft, below flood stage; 965 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1940: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 302 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1942: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1943: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 454 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1944: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1945: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 722 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1946: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 718 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1948: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 790 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1950: 3.72 ft, below flood stage; 608 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1950: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 696 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1952: 7.58 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1953: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 823 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1954: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 534 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1955: 4.13 ft, below flood stage; 758 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1956: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 691 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 795 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1959: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 606 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1961: 3.44 ft, below flood stage; 469 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1962: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1963: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 510 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1965: 2.80 ft, below flood stage; 139 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1966: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 348 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1967: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 756 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1968: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 739 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1969: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 995 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 625 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1971: 4.86 ft, below flood stage; 656 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1972: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1973: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 5.09 ft, below flood stage; 717 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1975: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 407 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1976: 6.42 ft, below flood stage; 666 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 639 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1977: 6.15 ft, below flood stage; 587 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1979: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 641 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 452 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1981: 8.26 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 633 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1983: 7.86 ft, action stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1983: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 685 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1985: 5.18 ft, below flood stage; 424 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1987: 8.43 ft, minor flooding; 1,230 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1988: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1989: 7.22 ft, action stage; 882 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1989: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 655 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 688 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1992: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 886 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1993: 5.54 ft, below flood stage; 589 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1995: 4.48 ft, below flood stage; 285 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 846 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 873 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 7.90 ft, action stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1998: 11.93 ft, major flooding; 3,480 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1998: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 544 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1998: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 418 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1999: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 627 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1999: 5.72 ft, below flood stage; 615 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 6.14 ft, below flood stage; 748 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2000: 7.38 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2001: 7.05 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2002: 8.00 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2003: 5.66 ft, below flood stage; 597 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2007: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2008: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 937 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2009: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 530 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2010: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 832 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 15.04 ft, major flooding; 5,630 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2012: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 472 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2013: 8.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,716 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2017: 7.31 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2019: 9.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2022: 8.46 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 2023: 9.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,110 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 8.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,627 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.00 ft, Nov 4, 1927 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ayers Brook at Randolph 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 3 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 81 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Ayers Brook at Randolph
1Nov 4, 192718.00+10.00Major—
2Aug 28, 201115.04+7.04Major5,630
3Jun 27, 199811.93+3.93Major3,480
4Jul 10, 20239.85+1.85Minor2,110
5Apr 15, 20199.68+1.68Minor2,000
6Jul 12, 20079.50+1.50Minor2,150
7Jun 30, 19739.12+1.12Minor2,600
8Jul 4, 20138.74+0.74Minor1,716
9Dec 19, 20238.49+0.49Minor1,627
10Feb 23, 20228.46+0.46Minor—
11Mar 31, 19878.43+0.43Minor1,230
12May 13, 19818.26+0.26Minor1,170
13Apr 14, 20028.000.00Minor—
14Jan 8, 19987.90−0.10Action1,410
15May 4, 19837.86−0.14Action1,050
16Jun 1, 19527.58−0.42Action2,280
17Dec 18, 20007.38−0.62Action1,200
18Jul 1, 20177.31−0.69Action1,190
19Aug 5, 19897.22−0.78Action882
20Apr 23, 20017.05−0.95Action1,070
21Apr 16, 19946.98−1.02Below flood stage1,040
22Mar 31, 19986.98−1.02Below flood stage1,040
23Mar 5, 19646.91−1.09Below flood stage1,200
24Apr 12, 20086.69−1.31Below flood stage937
25Jan 27, 19966.51−1.49Below flood stage873
26Mar 11, 19926.49−1.51Below flood stage886
27Jan 20, 19966.43−1.57Below flood stage846
28Aug 10, 19766.42−1.58Below flood stage666
29Dec 31, 19486.41−1.59Below flood stage1,650
30Oct 24, 19906.41−1.59Below flood stage688
31Dec 13, 19836.40−1.60Below flood stage685
32Mar 14, 19776.33−1.67Below flood stage639
33Oct 21, 19896.27−1.73Below flood stage655
34Mar 25, 19796.26−1.74Below flood stage641
35Mar 23, 20106.26−1.74Below flood stage832
36May 4, 19726.18−1.82Below flood stage1,100
37Apr 18, 19826.17−1.83Below flood stage633
38Oct 17, 19776.15−1.85Below flood stage587
39Apr 4, 20006.14−1.86Below flood stage748
40Jun 3, 19475.76−2.24Below flood stage1,310
41Apr 2, 19995.76−2.24Below flood stage627
42Apr 19, 19695.73−2.27Below flood stage995
43Sep 17, 19995.72−2.28Below flood stage615
44Mar 29, 20035.66−2.34Below flood stage597
45Mar 30, 19935.54−2.46Below flood stage589
46Apr 10, 19805.53−2.47Below flood stage452
47Jul 1, 19985.48−2.52Below flood stage544
48Apr 4, 20095.43−2.57Below flood stage530
49Apr 10, 19445.31−2.69Below flood stage1,040
50Apr 28, 19885.30−2.70Below flood stage447

Other gauges in Orange County

Flood gauges in Orange County
Wells River12.017.35 ft, Jul 1, 19731
Wells River6.09.82 ft, Jun 30, 19732

Orange County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Vermont

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RANV1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.