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Missisquoi River at East Berkshire

Highest listed crest 23.10 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft117 crests since 1912

The Missisquoi River at East Berkshire crested at major flood stage 15 times among the 117 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2023. The highest, 23.10 ft on November 4, 1927, was major flooding, 10.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.10 ft
November 4, 1927; 45,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
15
1st of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2023
13.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Franklin County
Vermont

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Missisquoi River at East Berkshire
Action stage11.052Oct 1, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.020Dec 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.014Jul 11, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.015Nov 1, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

117 crests from 1912 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missisquoi River at East Berkshire, 1912 to 2023 510152025ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Apr 17, 1912: 10.90 ft, below flood stage; 9,250 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1913: 12.70 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1914: 12.00 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1915: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 5,550 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1916: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1917: 11.53 ft, action stage; 8,690 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1918: 17.50 ft, major floodingApr 12, 1919: 12.06 ft, action stage; 9,380 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1920: 11.13 ft, action stage; 8,170 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1922: 12.30 ft, action stage; 9,700 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1923: 11.90 ft, action stage; 9,170 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1927: 23.10 ft, major flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1929: 11.10 ft, action stage; 7,080 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1930: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1931: 12.11 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1932: 11.94 ft, action stage; 9,460 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1933: 12.90 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1934: 11.30 ft, action stage; 8,090 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1935: 10.65 ft, below flood stage; 7,180 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1936: 14.70 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1936: 12.90 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1937: 9.96 ft, below flood stage; 6,640 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1938: 12.90 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1939: 13.77 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1940: 15.15 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1941: 12.38 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1942: 12.97 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1943: 11.37 ft, action stage; 8,950 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1943: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 7,780 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1945: 13.09 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1946: 18.92 ft, major flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1947: 12.52 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 12.58 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1949: 12.30 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1950: 10.75 ft, below flood stage; 7,980 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 11.42 ft, action stage; 8,980 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1954: 11.66 ft, action stage; 9,370 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1954: 12.48 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1955: 12.31 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1956: 12.16 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1957: 10.81 ft, below flood stage; 8,060 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1958: 12.42 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1958: 12.29 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1959: 16.63 ft, major flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 12.21 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1961: 9.62 ft, below flood stage; 6,370 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1962: 12.19 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1963: 14.55 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1963: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 17.07 ft, major flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1964: 12.26 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1965: 8.86 ft, below flood stage; 5,340 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1966: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 5,500 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1967: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1968: 12.02 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1969: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1969: 12.38 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1970: 11.86 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1971: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1972: 12.23 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1973: 11.28 ft, action stage; 9,450 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1974: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1974: 11.00 ft, action stage; 9,000 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1975: 12.14 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1977: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1977: 11.33 ft, action stage; 9,520 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1978: 14.11 ft, moderate flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1978: 12.41 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1979: 16.72 ft, major flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1979: 8.18 ft, below flood stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1980: 11.77 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1981: 16.30 ft, major flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1981: 12.01 ft, action stage; 10,620 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 17.45 ft, major flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1983: 12.37 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1983: 9.45 ft, below flood stage; 6,740 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1983: 12.06 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1984: 16.06 ft, major flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1984: 11.81 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 16.69 ft, major flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1986: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1986: 12.28 ft, action stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1987: 12.35 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1988: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1989: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 12.58 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1991: 14.11 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 1991: 11.07 ft, action stage; 9,100 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1992: 16.06 ft, major flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1992: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1992: 13.93 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1993: 15.06 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 14.27 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 10.26 ft, below flood stage; 7,880 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1995: 11.47 ft, action stageJan 19, 1996: 15.05 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1997: 15.75 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1998: 15.54 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 17.09 ft, major flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 13.58 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 1999: 9.58 ft, below flood stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2000: 17.42 ft, major floodingMay 11, 2000: 10.49 ft, below flood stage; 8,220 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2001: 12.16 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2002: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2003: 11.28 ft, action stage; 9,940 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2004: 10.66 ft, below flood stageMar 27, 2007: 15.20 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2010: 11.54 ft, action stage; 10,364 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2011: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 13,344 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 13.99 ft, minor flooding; 14,480 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 14.13 ft, moderate flooding; 14,708 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 15.64 ft, moderate flooding; 17,580 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 16.49 ft, major flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2023: 15.14 ft, moderate flooding; 17,622 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,208 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.10 ft, Nov 4, 1927 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missisquoi River at East Berkshire 1910s: 2 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 5 1970s: 6 1980s: 7 1990s: 11 11 2000s: 3 2010s: 5 2020s: 2 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 117 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Missisquoi River at East Berkshire
1Nov 4, 192723.10+10.10Major45,000
2Mar 15, 194618.92+5.92Major11,000
3Apr 1, 191817.50+4.50Major—
4Apr 18, 198217.45+4.45Major21,200
5Feb 28, 200017.42+4.42Major—
6Mar 31, 199817.09+4.09Major20,400
7Mar 5, 196417.07+4.07Major6,500
8Mar 7, 197916.72+3.72Major10,000
9Feb 25, 198516.69+3.69Major8,500
10Apr 4, 195916.63+3.63Major11,500
11Nov 1, 201916.49+3.49Major20,500
12Mar 21, 198116.30+3.30Major7,400
13Feb 15, 198416.06+3.06Major2,500
14Mar 11, 199216.06+3.06Major18,200
15Mar 15, 197716.00+3.00Major7,500
16Jul 15, 199715.75+2.75Moderate17,500
17Apr 16, 201415.64+2.64Moderate17,580
18Jan 1, 199815.54+2.54Moderate15,100
19Mar 27, 200715.20+2.20Moderate16,400
20May 4, 194015.15+2.15Moderate17,200
21Jul 11, 202315.14+2.14Moderate17,622
22Mar 30, 199315.06+2.06Moderate16,100
23Jan 19, 199615.05+2.05Moderate16,100
24Mar 19, 193614.70+1.70Moderate16,000
25Mar 30, 196314.55+1.55Moderate6,000
26Apr 16, 199414.27+1.27Moderate14,600
27Aug 29, 201114.13+1.13Moderate14,708
28Apr 13, 197814.11+1.11Moderate8,500
29Mar 4, 199114.11+1.11Moderate—
30Apr 28, 201113.99+0.99Minor14,480
31Apr 4, 196313.96+0.96Minor13,300
32Mar 20, 198613.96+0.96Minor7,500
33Apr 23, 199213.93+0.93Minor14,000
34Mar 24, 199213.92+0.92Minor14,000
35Jun 21, 193013.88+0.88Minor14,300
36Apr 22, 193913.77+0.77Minor14,100
37Jun 13, 200213.67+0.67Minor13,800
38Mar 20, 198813.63+0.63Minor13,400
39Dec 19, 202313.60+0.60Minor14,208
40Jan 24, 199913.58+0.58Minor—
41Mar 30, 198913.41+0.41Minor13,000
42Apr 5, 197413.40+0.40Minor13,000
43Apr 2, 197613.40+0.40Minor13,000
44Apr 3, 196713.35+0.35Minor13,700
45Apr 12, 201113.34+0.34Minor13,344
46Apr 1, 191613.27+0.27Minor7,600
47Apr 11, 196913.25+0.25Minor12,800
48Aug 28, 197113.23+0.23Minor12,700
49Mar 19, 194513.09+0.09Minor11,700
50Apr 16, 194212.97−0.03Action11,600

The worst floods along the Missisquoi River

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

April 18, 1982: 17.45 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Missisquoi River

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

Flood gauges on the Missisquoi River
North TroyVT9.014.72 ft, Nov 1, 201912
East Berkshire this gaugeVT13.023.10 ft, Nov 4, 192715
SwantonVT8.013.14 ft, Jan 14, 20180

Other gauges in Franklin County

Flood gauges in Franklin County
Lake Champlain at Philipsburg100.4100.45 ft, Apr 21, 20140
Swanton8.013.14 ft, Jan 14, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EBKV1, 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.