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Lamoille River at Johnson

Highest listed crest 27.00 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft69 crests since 1912

The Lamoille River at Johnson crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 69 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2024. The highest, 27.00 ft on November 4, 1927, was major flooding, 14.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.00 ft
November 4, 1927; 37,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
13
2nd of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest
July 11, 2024
17.82 ft, major flooding
Location
Lamoille County
Vermont

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lamoille River at Johnson
Action stage10.020Mar 7, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.024Dec 22, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.012Apr 20, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.013Jul 11, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

69 crests from 1912 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lamoille River at Johnson, 1912 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Apr 8, 1912: 16.40 ft, major flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1913: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1927: 27.00 ft, major flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1933: 13.78 ft, minor flooding; 8,990 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1934: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 8,280 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 16.48 ft, major flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1937: 12.54 ft, action stage; 7,730 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1938: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 9,120 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1939: 12.32 ft, action stage; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1940: 15.28 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1942: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1942: 15.12 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1947: 13.77 ft, minor flooding; 8,980 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1950: 12.23 ft, action stage; 7,110 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1952: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 9,060 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1954: 11.99 ft, action stage; 6,850 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,440 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1958: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1962: 12.92 ft, action stage; 7,920 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1963: 11.30 ft, action stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1969: 12.83 ft, action stage; 7,820 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1969: 13.95 ft, minor flooding; 9,220 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 12.38 ft, action stage; 7,280 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1972: 13.59 ft, minor flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1973: 12.80 ft, action stage; 7,780 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1973: 17.33 ft, major flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1975: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 15.51 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 12.42 ft, action stage; 7,350 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1979: 12.25 ft, action stage; 7,150 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 15.07 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1984: 16.50 ft, major flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1986: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1987: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 8,690 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1989: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 8,590 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1990: 12.43 ft, action stage; 7,370 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 13.81 ft, minor flooding; 9,060 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1994: 14.42 ft, moderate flooding; 9,880 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1995: 19.98 ft, major flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 14.18 ft, moderate flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1997: 16.46 ft, major flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 12.55 ft, action stage; 7,270 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 12.12 ft, action stage; 6,780 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1999: 10.91 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2000: 13.98 ft, minor flooding; 9,070 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2000: 13.59 ft, minor flooding; 8,550 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2002: 14.71 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2003: 12.55 ft, action stage; 7,270 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2003: 14.34 ft, moderate flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2004: 10.42 ft, action stageApr 4, 2005: 12.96 ft, action stage; 7,750 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2006: 13.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2007: 12.81 ft, action stage; 7,570 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2008: 13.84 ft, minor flooding; 8,888 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2010: 14.62 ft, moderate flooding; 10,007 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2011: 14.11 ft, moderate flooding; 9,258 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 16.97 ft, major flooding; 13,572 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 16.54 ft, major flooding; 13,064 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 14.16 ft, moderate flooding; 9,330 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2018: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,888 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2018: 13.47 ft, minor flooding; 8,398 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 14.10 ft, moderate flooding; 9,245 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 17.28 ft, major flooding; 15,591 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2023: 21.01 ft, major flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 17.58 ft, major flooding; 16,222 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 11.89 ft, action stage; 6,735 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2024: 17.82 ft, major flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.00 ft, Nov 4, 1927 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lamoille River at Johnson 1910s: 2 1920s: 1 1930s: 4 1940s: 5 1950s: 4 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 1980s: 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 6 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 3 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 69 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lamoille River at Johnson
1Nov 4, 192727.00+14.00Major37,000
2Jul 11, 202321.01+8.01Major24,600
3Aug 6, 199519.98+6.98Major19,000
4Jul 11, 202417.82+4.82Major16,700
5Dec 19, 202317.58+4.58Major16,222
6Jul 1, 197317.33+4.33Major14,400
7Nov 1, 201917.28+4.28Major15,591
8Apr 27, 201116.97+3.97Major13,572
9Aug 29, 201116.54+3.54Major13,064
10Jun 7, 198416.50+3.50Major13,000
11Mar 18, 193616.48+3.48Major13,000
12Jul 15, 199716.46+3.46Major12,900
13Apr 8, 191216.40+3.40Major12,200
14Apr 2, 197615.51+2.51Moderate11,400
15May 3, 194015.28+2.28Moderate11,400
16Jun 15, 194215.12+2.12Moderate10,600
17Apr 18, 198215.07+2.07Moderate10,800
18Jun 12, 200214.71+1.71Moderate10,200
19Oct 2, 201014.62+1.62Moderate10,007
20Apr 17, 199414.42+1.42Moderate9,880
21Nov 20, 200314.34+1.34Moderate9,600
22Jan 20, 199614.18+1.18Moderate9,550
23Apr 16, 201414.16+1.16Moderate9,330
24Apr 12, 201114.11+1.11Moderate9,258
25Apr 20, 201914.10+1.10Moderate9,245
26May 11, 200013.98+0.98Minor9,070
27May 20, 196913.95+0.95Minor9,220
28Jul 25, 200813.84+0.84Minor8,888
29Jun 2, 195213.83+0.83Minor9,060
30Oct 24, 199013.81+0.81Minor9,060
31Apr 18, 193313.78+0.78Minor8,990
32Apr 12, 194713.77+0.77Minor8,980
33Nov 28, 195813.63+0.63Minor8,800
34Nov 28, 195913.63+0.63Minor8,800
35Apr 16, 194213.60+0.60Minor8,630
36May 5, 197213.59+0.59Minor8,750
37Dec 18, 200013.59+0.59Minor8,550
38Sep 22, 193813.58+0.58Minor9,120
39May 20, 200613.56+0.56Minor8,520
40Apr 1, 198713.52+0.52Minor8,690
41Dec 22, 201813.47+0.47Minor8,398
42Mar 29, 198913.44+0.44Minor8,590
43Dec 21, 195713.35+0.35Minor8,440
44Dec 31, 194813.32+0.32Minor8,400
45Apr 13, 193413.22+0.22Minor8,280
46Apr 20, 197513.13+0.13Minor8,180
47Jan 13, 201813.07+0.07Minor7,888
48Mar 31, 198613.04+0.04Minor8,100
49Mar 27, 191313.000.00Minor8,500
50Apr 4, 200512.96−0.04Action7,750

The worst floods along the Lamoille River

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

July 11, 2023: 21.01 ft here, major flooding

July 11, 2024: 17.82 ft here, major flooding

December 19, 2023: 17.58 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Lamoille River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Lamoille River
Johnson this gaugeVT13.027.00 ft, Nov 4, 192713
JeffersonvilleVT450.0456.12 ft, Jul 11, 20237

Other gauges in Lamoille County

Flood gauges in Lamoille County
Jeffersonville450.0456.12 ft, Jul 11, 20237

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JONV1, 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.