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Dog River at Northfield Falls

Highest listed crest 17.26 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft90 crests since 1927

The Dog River at Northfield Falls crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 90 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2024. The highest, 17.26 ft on August 28, 2011, was major flooding, 9.26 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.26 ft
August 28, 2011; 22,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
4
12th of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2023
11.63 ft, major flooding
Location
Washington County
Vermont

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dog River at Northfield Falls
Action stage7.014Nov 1, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.013Jul 1, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.01Aug 5, 1989Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.04Jul 10, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

90 crests from 1927 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dog River at Northfield Falls, 1927 to 2024 05101520ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Nov 3, 1927: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 9,200 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1935: 6.78 ft, below flood stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 8.49 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1937: 7.39 ft, action stage; 4,460 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1938: 11.53 ft, major flooding; 9,750 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1939: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1940: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1940: 4.02 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1942: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 3,620 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1943: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1944: 6.42 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1945: 4.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1946: 5.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 8.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,450 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1950: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1950: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1952: 9.46 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1953: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1954: 5.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1955: 5.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1956: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1957: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 7.99 ft, action stage; 5,190 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1959: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 7.81 ft, action stage; 4,950 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1961: 5.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1962: 6.36 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1963: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 7.71 ft, action stage; 4,820 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1965: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 685 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1966: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1967: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1968: 5.69 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1969: 6.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1970: 5.74 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1970: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1971: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1971: 6.46 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1972: 7.84 ft, action stage; 4,990 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1973: 7.10 ft, action stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1973: 11.57 ft, major flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1975: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1976: 6.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1976: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1976: 8.56 ft, minor flooding; 5,930 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 3,630 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1977: 7.93 ft, action stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 6.13 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1979: 5.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1981: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 5,270 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 8.29 ft, minor flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1983: 5.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1983: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1984: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1986: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1986: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 2,870 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1987: 9.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,720 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1988: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1989: 10.16 ft, moderate flooding; 8,220 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 6.63 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1992: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1995: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 7.41 ft, action stage; 4,430 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1998: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,530 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1999: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1999: 4.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2000: 6.52 ft, below flood stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2002: 7.67 ft, action stage; 4,750 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2003: 4.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2003: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2006: 8.46 ft, minor flooding; 5,780 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2006: 8.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,830 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2010: 7.14 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2010: 7.15 ft, action stageAug 28, 2011: 17.26 ft, major flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2012: 6.50 ft, below flood stageJul 4, 2013: 7.34 ft, action stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2014: 7.01 ft, action stageJul 1, 2017: 8.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,859 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 7.83 ft, action stageJul 10, 2023: 11.63 ft, major flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,990 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.26 ft, Aug 28, 2011 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dog River at Northfield Falls 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 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 90 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Dog River at Northfield Falls
1Aug 28, 201117.26+9.26Major22,200
2Jul 10, 202311.63+3.63Major11,000
3Jun 30, 197311.57+3.57Major10,600
4Sep 21, 193811.53+3.53Major9,750
5Aug 5, 198910.16+2.16Moderate8,220
6Mar 31, 19879.84+1.84Minor7,720
7Jun 1, 19529.46+1.46Minor7,140
8Apr 1, 19769.13+1.13Minor6,680
9Jun 3, 19478.96+0.96Minor6,450
10Dec 31, 19488.73+0.73Minor6,150
11Aug 10, 19768.56+0.56Minor5,930
12Dec 2, 20068.50+0.50Minor5,830
13Mar 18, 19368.49+0.49Minor5,700
14Jan 18, 20068.46+0.46Minor5,780
15May 6, 19898.39+0.39Minor5,680
16Apr 18, 19828.29+0.29Minor5,550
17Jul 1, 20178.24+0.24Minor5,859
18May 13, 19818.07+0.07Minor5,270
19Dec 21, 19577.99−0.01Action5,190
20Oct 17, 19777.93−0.07Action5,090
21May 4, 19727.84−0.16Action4,990
22Nov 1, 20197.83−0.17Action—
23Nov 28, 19597.81−0.19Action4,950
24Mar 5, 19647.71−0.29Action4,820
25Apr 14, 20027.67−0.33Action4,750
26Jan 19, 19967.41−0.59Action4,430
27May 15, 19377.39−0.61Action4,460
28Jul 4, 20137.34−0.66Action4,730
29Oct 1, 20107.15−0.85Action—
30Mar 23, 20107.14−0.86Action4,060
31Mar 17, 19737.10−0.90Action4,070
32Apr 15, 20147.01−0.99Action—
33Dec 21, 19736.94−1.06Below flood stage3,850
34Dec 4, 19506.85−1.15Below flood stage3,770
35Nov 20, 20036.79−1.21Below flood stage3,650
36Jan 10, 19356.78−1.22Below flood stage3,800
37Mar 14, 19776.73−1.27Below flood stage3,630
38May 3, 19406.70−1.30Below flood stage3,600
39Mar 24, 19536.70−1.30Below flood stage3,590
40Mar 7, 20246.70−1.30Below flood stage3,990
41Apr 15, 19426.67−1.33Below flood stage3,620
42Jun 27, 19986.66−1.34Below flood stage3,530
43Oct 24, 19906.63−1.37Below flood stage3,500
44Apr 3, 19676.61−1.39Below flood stage3,480
45May 11, 20006.52−1.48Below flood stage3,370
46Oct 20, 20126.50−1.50Below flood stage—
47Apr 16, 19946.49−1.51Below flood stage3,340
48Aug 28, 19716.46−1.54Below flood stage3,310
49May 10, 19446.42−1.58Below flood stage3,290
50Apr 7, 19626.36−1.64Below flood stage3,200

Other gauges in Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County
Moretown9.019.40 ft, Nov 3, 192711
Montpelier Langdon St.Bridge520.0526.20 ft, Jul 11, 20232
Montpelier15.027.10 ft, Nov 3, 19275
Waterbury419.0430.00 ft, Aug 29, 20112

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NFFV1, 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.