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Passumpsic River at Passumpsic

Highest listed crest 31.50 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft61 crests since 1927

The Passumpsic River at Passumpsic crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 61 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2024. The highest, 31.50 ft on November 4, 1927, was major flooding, 17.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.50 ft
November 4, 1927
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
6
9th of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest
July 30, 2024
16.40 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Caledonia County
Vermont

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Passumpsic River at Passumpsic
Action stage12.013Jul 11, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.010Apr 27, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.023Jul 30, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.06Jul 11, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Passumpsic River at Passumpsic, 1927 to 2024 010203040ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Nov 4, 1927: 31.50 ft, major floodingMay 4, 1929: 10.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,370 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1933: 14.36 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1935: 17.74 ft, moderate flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 21.23 ft, major flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1938: 12.23 ft, action stage; 7,710 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1938: 12.58 ft, action stage; 8,040 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1940: 14.39 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1950: 15.60 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1952: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1954: 15.74 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1955: 13.82 ft, action stage; 9,140 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 13.75 ft, action stage; 9,080 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1968: 15.04 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1969: 14.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1972: 16.88 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1973: 23.49 ft, major flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 15.73 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1974: 13.50 ft, action stage; 8,850 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 16.90 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1979: 13.67 ft, action stage; 8,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 15.13 ft, moderate flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 15.03 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1982: 11.92 ft, below flood stage; 7,410 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 14.49 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 15.19 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1987: 16.26 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1988: 9.46 ft, below flood stage; 5,210 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1989: 17.78 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1989: 12.05 ft, action stage; 7,520 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 17.75 ft, moderate flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1993: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1994: 15.81 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 11.97 ft, below flood stage; 7,450 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1995: 16.75 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 15.47 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 1996: 13.48 ft, action stage; 8,790 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1997: 13.28 ft, action stage; 8,610 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 12.95 ft, action stage; 8,320 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1998: 14.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1998: 13.05 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1999: 9.87 ft, below flood stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2000: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2000: 16.36 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2001: 13.89 ft, action stage; 9,180 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2002: 19.28 ft, major flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2003: 11.28 ft, below flood stage; 6,830 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 2003: 10.76 ft, below flood stage; 6,360 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2005: 11.69 ft, below flood stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2007: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 6,240 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2010: 15.73 ft, moderate flooding; 10,875 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 14.49 ft, minor flooding; 9,731 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2011: 18.95 ft, moderate flooding; 13,840 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 17.13 ft, moderate flooding; 12,103 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 19.24 ft, major flooding; 14,092 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2019: 17.25 ft, moderate flooding; 12,218 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2023: 13.67 ft, action stage; 8,980 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 16.29 ft, moderate flooding; 11,352 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2024: 21.30 ft, major flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2024: 16.40 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.50 ft, Nov 4, 1927 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Passumpsic River at Passumpsic 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 1940s: 1 1950s: 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 6 6 1990s: 6 2000s: 3 2010s: 6 2020s: 3 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 61 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Passumpsic River at Passumpsic
1Nov 4, 192731.50+17.50Major—
2Jul 1, 197323.49+9.49Major18,200
3Jul 11, 202421.30+7.30Major16,100
4Mar 18, 193621.23+7.23Major16,000
5Jun 13, 200219.28+5.28Major14,100
6Apr 16, 201419.24+5.24Major14,092
7May 27, 201118.95+4.95Moderate13,840
8Mar 29, 198917.78+3.78Moderate12,700
9Mar 17, 199017.75+3.75Moderate9,500
10Jan 10, 193517.74+3.74Moderate8,500
11Apr 21, 201917.25+3.25Moderate12,218
12Aug 29, 201117.13+3.13Moderate12,103
13Apr 2, 197616.90+2.90Moderate11,900
14May 5, 197216.88+2.88Moderate11,900
15Aug 6, 199516.75+2.75Moderate11,800
16Jul 30, 202416.40+2.40Moderate11,500
17Dec 18, 200016.36+2.36Moderate11,400
18Dec 19, 202316.29+2.29Moderate11,352
19Apr 1, 198716.26+2.26Moderate11,300
20Apr 17, 199415.81+1.81Moderate10,900
21Apr 23, 195415.74+1.74Moderate10,900
22Dec 21, 197315.73+1.73Moderate10,900
23Oct 2, 201015.73+1.73Moderate10,875
24Apr 21, 195015.60+1.60Moderate10,700
25Jan 20, 199615.47+1.47Moderate—
26May 31, 198415.19+1.19Moderate10,400
27Feb 21, 198115.13+1.13Moderate8,900
28Mar 24, 196815.04+1.04Moderate6,000
29Apr 18, 198215.03+1.03Moderate10,200
30Apr 19, 196914.82+0.82Minor10,000
31Dec 14, 198314.49+0.49Minor9,700
32Apr 27, 201114.49+0.49Minor9,731
33Jun 2, 195214.41+0.41Minor9,670
34May 3, 194014.39+0.39Minor9,660
35Apr 19, 193314.36+0.36Minor9,660
36May 11, 200014.35+0.35Minor9,600
37Mar 31, 199314.29+0.29Minor9,540
38Apr 1, 199814.25+0.25Minor9,500
39Apr 25, 197014.000.00Minor9,300
40Apr 25, 200113.89−0.11Action9,180
41Apr 16, 195513.82−0.18Action9,140
42Nov 28, 195913.75−0.25Action9,080
43Mar 7, 197913.67−0.33Action8,980
44Jul 11, 202313.67−0.33Action8,980
45Apr 24, 197413.50−0.50Action8,850
46Apr 27, 199613.48−0.52Action8,790
47Jul 15, 199713.28−0.72Action8,610
48Aug 12, 199813.05−0.95Action8,400
49Jan 9, 199812.95−1.05Action8,320
50Dec 7, 193812.58−1.42Action8,040

Other gauges in Caledonia County

Flood gauges in Caledonia County
East Haven6.512.60 ft, Nov 4, 19274
St. Johnsbury6.07.50 ft, May 27, 20111

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PASV1, 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.