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Missisquoi River at North Troy

Highest listed crest 14.72 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft129 crests since 1932

The Missisquoi River at North Troy crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 129 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2025. The highest, 14.72 ft on November 1, 2019, was major flooding, 5.72 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Missisquoi River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.72 ft
November 1, 2019; 12,207 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
12
3rd of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest
March 17, 2025
10.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Orleans 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 North Troy
Action stage8.046Mar 30, 2003The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.055Mar 17, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.013Mar 27, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.012Jul 11, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

129 crests from 1932 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missisquoi River at North Troy, 1932 to 2025 6810121416ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Apr 8, 1932: 8.27 ft, action stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1932: 12.26 ft, major flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1933: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1934: 8.20 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1935: 8.70 ft, action stage; 3,830 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1936: 9.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 11.40 ft, moderate flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1937: 8.33 ft, action stage; 3,380 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1938: 9.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1939: 9.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1940: 12.87 ft, major flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1941: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1941: 8.40 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1942: 11.03 ft, moderate flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1942: 11.70 ft, moderate flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1943: 10.77 ft, minor flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1943: 8.52 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1945: 9.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1945: 9.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1946: 8.00 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1947: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 9.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1948: 8.67 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1948: 8.56 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1949: 10.72 ft, minor flooding; 5,570 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1950: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1950: 8.51 ft, action stage; 3,530 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1950: 9.11 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1951: 8.57 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1952: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1953: 8.08 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1954: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1954: 8.90 ft, action stage; 3,860 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1954: 8.68 ft, action stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1955: 8.92 ft, action stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1956: 8.28 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1957: 9.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1958: 9.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,760 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1959: 8.74 ft, action stage; 3,730 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 10.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 8.27 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1960: 8.29 ft, action stage; 3,350 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1960: 8.71 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1962: 9.33 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1962: 8.78 ft, action stage; 3,760 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1962: 9.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1963: 8.86 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1963: 8.23 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1964: 10.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1965: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1966: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 2,870 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1967: 9.57 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1967: 8.39 ft, action stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1967: 8.19 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1969: 9.95 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1969: 8.31 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1970: 9.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 9.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1971: 8.45 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1971: 11.22 ft, moderate flooding; 6,090 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1972: 9.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1972: 8.58 ft, action stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1973: 8.53 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1973: 8.75 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1973: 8.24 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1973: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1974: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1974: 9.32 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1975: 9.98 ft, minor flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 11.07 ft, moderate flooding; 5,930 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1976: 11.47 ft, moderate flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 8.98 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1977: 9.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1977: 9.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,770 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1977: 8.86 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1977: 8.29 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1978: 8.85 ft, action stage; 3,820 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1978: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1979: 8.43 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1979: 8.58 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1981: 8.73 ft, action stage; 3,710 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 13.21 ft, major flooding; 8,290 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1983: 8.40 ft, action stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 9.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1984: 9.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,560 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1984: 11.58 ft, moderate flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1986: 9.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1987: 10.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1988: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1989: 11.73 ft, moderate flooding; 6,650 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 8.59 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1990: 8.03 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 9.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1993: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1995: 8.02 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 11.36 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 1996: 9.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1997: 13.84 ft, major flooding; 8,940 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 12.04 ft, major flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 12.68 ft, major flooding; 8,890 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1998: 8.18 ft, action stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1999: 8.51 ft, action stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2000: 8.44 ft, action stage; 3,960 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2001: 10.47 ft, minor flooding; 6,080 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2002: 14.55 ft, major floodingMar 30, 2003: 8.85 ft, action stage; 4,350 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2004: 9.48 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 2005: 11.65 ft, moderate flooding; 7,545 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2006: 12.09 ft, major flooding; 8,220 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2007: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2008: 9.89 ft, minor flooding; 5,469 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2010: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 5,134 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2010: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 6,968 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2011: 11.27 ft, moderate flooding; 7,374 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 12.95 ft, major flooding; 9,542 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 13.94 ft, major flooding; 10,903 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2013: 9.27 ft, minor flooding; 5,091 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 11.95 ft, moderate flooding; 7,635 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,135 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2019: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,237 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 14.72 ft, major flooding; 12,207 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2021: 11.25 ft, moderate flooding; 7,354 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2023: 13.22 ft, major flooding; 9,906 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2024: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2025: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,967 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.72 ft, Nov 1, 2019 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missisquoi River at North Troy 1930s: 6 1940s: 11 1950s: 8 1960s: 5 1970s: 13 13 1980s: 7 1990s: 8 2000s: 7 2010s: 10 2020s: 5 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 129 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Missisquoi River at North Troy
1Nov 1, 201914.72+5.72Major12,207
2Jun 12, 200214.55+5.55Major—
3Aug 29, 201113.94+4.94Major10,903
4Jul 15, 199713.84+4.84Major8,940
5Jul 11, 202313.22+4.22Major9,906
6Apr 18, 198213.21+4.21Major8,290
7Apr 27, 201112.95+3.95Major9,542
8May 3, 194012.87+3.87Major7,980
9Mar 31, 199812.68+3.68Major8,890
10Oct 7, 193212.26+3.26Major5,140
11May 20, 200612.09+3.09Major8,220
12Jan 9, 199812.04+3.04Major8,050
13Apr 16, 201411.95+2.95Moderate7,635
14Mar 29, 198911.73+2.73Moderate6,650
15Jun 15, 194211.70+2.70Moderate6,620
16Oct 17, 200511.65+2.65Moderate7,545
17Dec 29, 198411.58+2.58Moderate6,490
18Aug 11, 197611.47+2.47Moderate6,370
19Mar 18, 193611.40+2.40Moderate4,600
20Jan 20, 199611.36+2.36Moderate—
21Apr 12, 201111.27+2.27Moderate7,374
22Mar 27, 202111.25+2.25Moderate7,354
23Aug 28, 197111.22+2.22Moderate6,090
24Apr 2, 197611.07+2.07Moderate5,930
25Apr 16, 194211.03+2.03Moderate5,850
26Oct 1, 201010.93+1.93Minor6,968
27May 12, 194310.77+1.77Minor5,650
28Mar 28, 194910.72+1.72Minor5,570
29Apr 15, 196410.70+1.70Minor5,550
30Jul 1, 197310.66+1.66Minor5,510
31Apr 1, 198710.59+1.59Minor5,440
32Apr 22, 200110.47+1.47Minor6,080
33Apr 16, 199410.43+1.43Minor5,280
34Nov 28, 195910.33+1.33Minor5,180
35Oct 2, 201910.30+1.30Minor6,237
36Dec 21, 195710.26+1.26Minor5,110
37Jun 20, 197810.26+1.26Minor5,110
38Jul 11, 202410.24+1.24Minor6,170
39Jun 2, 195210.21+1.21Minor5,060
40Apr 20, 201910.21+1.21Minor6,135
41Jan 12, 202010.21+1.21Minor5,320
42Mar 17, 202510.06+1.06Minor5,967
43Apr 12, 194710.05+1.05Minor4,900
44Apr 5, 195010.00+1.00Minor4,160
45Apr 20, 19759.98+0.98Minor4,830
46Apr 11, 19699.95+0.95Minor4,810
47Apr 22, 19929.92+0.92Minor4,780
48Apr 14, 19779.91+0.91Minor4,770
49Mar 24, 19389.90+0.90Minor4,500
50Apr 22, 19589.90+0.90Minor4,760

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.

November 1, 2019: 14.72 ft here, major flooding

June 12, 2002: 14.55 ft here, major flooding

August 29, 2011: 13.94 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 Troy this gaugeVT9.014.72 ft, Nov 1, 201912
East BerkshireVT13.023.10 ft, Nov 4, 192715
SwantonVT8.013.14 ft, Jan 14, 20180

Other gauges in Orleans County

Flood gauges in Orleans County
Coventry8.010.57 ft, Jul 11, 20230
Coventry7.09.73 ft, Jul 11, 20231

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NTYV1, 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.