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Battenkill at Arlington

Highest listed crest 11.30 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft32 crests since 1935

The Battenkill at Arlington crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2010. The highest, 11.30 ft on March 18, 1936, was major flooding, 5.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Battenkill crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.30 ft
March 18, 1936; 11,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
6
9th of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest
March 31, 2010
6.50 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bennington County
Vermont
Identifiers
NWS ARLV1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Battenkill at Arlington
Action stage5.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.06Mar 31, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.020May 30, 1984Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.06Mar 14, 1977Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1935 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Battenkill at Arlington, 1935 to 2010 681012ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Jun 7, 1935: 8.40 ft, moderate flooding; 6,410 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 11.30 ft, major flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1938: 9.08 ft, major flooding; 8,430 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 9.77 ft, major flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1972: 7.79 ft, moderate flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1973: 9.31 ft, major flooding; 5,880 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 7.73 ft, moderate flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1975: 7.46 ft, moderate flooding; 2,890 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1976: 7.67 ft, moderate flooding; 3,190 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 8.08 ft, moderate flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1976: 7.87 ft, moderate flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1976: 9.37 ft, major flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 9.06 ft, major flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1977: 8.19 ft, moderate flooding; 2,710 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1977: 7.86 ft, moderate flooding; 2,290 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 7.84 ft, moderate flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1979: 8.26 ft, moderate flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 7.82 ft, moderate flooding; 2,280 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 7.87 ft, moderate flooding; 2,310 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 7.93 ft, moderate flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 8.30 ft, moderate flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 8.67 ft, moderate flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1983: 7.85 ft, moderate flooding; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 8.19 ft, moderate flooding; 2,710 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 8.17 ft, moderate flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1984: 8.96 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1998: 6.35 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2004: 6.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 6.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2005: 6.80 ft, minor floodingDec 10, 2008: 6.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2010: 6.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.30 ft, Mar 18, 1936 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Battenkill at Arlington 1930s: 3 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 14 14 1980s: 8 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 2010s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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

Highest listed crests, Battenkill at Arlington
1Mar 18, 193611.30+5.30Major11,100
2Dec 31, 19489.77+3.77Major10,000
3Aug 10, 19769.37+3.37Major5,990
4Jun 30, 19739.31+3.31Major5,880
5Sep 21, 19389.08+3.08Major8,430
6Mar 14, 19779.06+3.06Major4,100
7May 30, 19848.96+2.96Moderate3,910
8Apr 18, 19828.67+2.67Moderate3,410
9Jun 7, 19358.40+2.40Moderate6,410
10Feb 21, 19818.30+2.30Moderate2,860
11Jan 3, 19798.26+2.26Moderate2,810
12Mar 31, 19778.19+2.19Moderate2,710
13May 2, 19838.19+2.19Moderate2,710
14Dec 14, 19838.17+2.17Moderate2,680
15Apr 2, 19768.08+2.08Moderate3,800
16Apr 10, 19807.93+1.93Moderate2,380
17Jul 13, 19767.87+1.87Moderate3,490
18Mar 22, 19807.87+1.87Moderate2,310
19Oct 18, 19777.86+1.86Moderate2,290
20Apr 25, 19837.85+1.85Moderate2,290
21Jan 9, 19787.84+1.84Moderate2,270
22Sep 6, 19797.82+1.82Moderate2,280
23May 4, 19727.79+1.79Moderate3,410
24Dec 21, 19737.73+1.73Moderate3,280
25Mar 28, 19767.67+1.67Moderate3,190
26Oct 18, 19757.46+1.46Moderate2,890
27Apr 2, 20046.90+0.90Minor4,410
28Oct 9, 20056.80+0.80Minor—
29Mar 31, 20106.50+0.50Minor3,650
30Apr 1, 19986.35+0.35Minor—
31Jan 14, 20056.30+0.30Minor3,330
32Dec 10, 20086.000.00Minor2,850

The worst floods along the Battenkill

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Battenkill that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 18, 1936: 11.30 ft here, major flooding

December 31, 1948: 9.77 ft here, major flooding

September 21, 1938: 9.08 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Battenkill

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Battenkill
Arlington this gaugeVT6.011.30 ft, Mar 18, 19366
Mill at BattenvilleNY12.017.70 ft, Nov 4, 19271

Other gauges in Bennington County

Flood gauges in Bennington County
North Bennington7.012.82 ft, Aug 28, 20117

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARLV1, 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.