Highest listed crest 9.82 ft June 30, 1973; 5,970 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 6.0 ft Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major 2 15th of 28 gauges in Vermont
Most recent flood crest July 11, 2024 8.18 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Wells River at Wells River, 1941 to 2024 2 4 6 8 10 ft Flood stage 6.0 ft Major 9.0 ft Apr 16, 1941: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 773 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1942: 5.88 ft, action stage; 1,940 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1943: 4.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per second Nov 9, 1943: 5.05 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1945: 5.79 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1947: 6.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1950: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,030 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1951: 5.24 ft, action stage; 1,550 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1952: 8.12 ft, moderate flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1954: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1955: 5.29 ft, action stage; 1,580 cubic feet per second May 27, 1956: 5.30 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per second Nov 22, 1956: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 570 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1958: 5.68 ft, action stage; 1,820 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1959: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1959: 5.95 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1961: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1962: 5.57 ft, action stage; 1,750 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 1962: 5.74 ft, action stage; 1,850 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1964: 5.14 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1965: 3.71 ft, below flood stage; 620 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1966: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1967: 4.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1968: 5.35 ft, action stage; 1,570 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1969: 6.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1970: 5.39 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per second May 4, 1971: 6.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,040 cubic feet per second May 5, 1972: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1973: 5.51 ft, action stage; 1,690 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1973: 9.82 ft, major flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1973: 6.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1974: 5.26 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1975: 4.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1976: 5.58 ft, action stage; 1,740 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1976: 7.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per second Aug 10, 1976: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1977: 5.09 ft, action stage; 1,400 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1977: 5.21 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1978: 5.86 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1979: 5.70 ft, action stage; 1,810 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1980: 4.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1981: 6.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1981: 5.26 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per second Oct 28, 1981: 7.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1982: 5.48 ft, action stage; 1,670 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1982: 5.02 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1983: 5.18 ft, action stage; 600 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1983: 5.92 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per second May 30, 1984: 6.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,120 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1984: 8.68 ft, moderate flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1985: 5.55 ft, action stage; 1,720 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1986: 5.23 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1987: 6.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 1987: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1987: 5.10 ft, action stage; 1,410 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1989: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per second May 2, 1989: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per second May 6, 1989: 5.01 ft, action stage; 1,350 cubic feet per second Aug 5, 1989: 6.69 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1989: 5.51 ft, action stage; 1,690 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1990: 5.78 ft, action stage; 1,890 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1990: 5.45 ft, action stage; 1,650 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1990: 6.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,160 cubic feet per second Jul 24, 1990: 5.30 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per second Aug 7, 1990: 6.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,130 cubic feet per second Oct 24, 1990: 5.79 ft, action stage; 1,900 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1990: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1991: 5.05 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1992: 5.01 ft, action stage; 1,350 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1993: 5.88 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1994: 5.91 ft, action stage; 2,040 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1995: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 718 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1996: 7.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per second Jul 15, 1997: 8.54 ft, moderate flooding; 4,560 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1998: 5.25 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1998: 5.73 ft, action stage; 1,890 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1998: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 1998: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 989 cubic feet per second Aug 11, 1998: 5.55 ft, action stage; 1,760 cubic feet per second May 20, 1999: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per second Sep 17, 1999: 6.64 ft, minor flooding; 2,660 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2000: 5.25 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 2000: 6.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,010 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 2001: 5.93 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2002: 5.69 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2003: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 2010: 6.71 ft, minor flooding; 2,864 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2011: 6.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,592 cubic feet per second May 27, 2011: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,494 cubic feet per second Aug 29, 2011: 9.00 ft, major flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2014: 7.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per second Jul 20, 2015: 6.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,504 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 2015: 5.14 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 2016: 5.97 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 2017: 7.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,708 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 2018: 5.20 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2019: 7.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,321 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2020: 5.66 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2021: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2023: 7.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,639 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 2023: 7.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,435 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 2024: 5.74 ft, action stage; 2,035 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2024: 8.18 ft, moderate flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.82 ft, Jun 30, 1973 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wells River at Wells River 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 5 1980s: 6 1990s: 5 2000s: 1 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 3 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Orange County Orange County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Vermont
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WLRV1, 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.