About this river
Missisquoi River is a 14.7 mile river near Ladd's Landing Marina in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Missisquoi River at Swanton, VT (site 04294000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1990 to 2026
Missisquoi River typically runs highest in April, at a median 4,035 cfs, and lowest in September, at 301 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 29,500 cfs, in 1998.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 927 | 642 to 1,570 | |
| February | 658 | 454 to 1,020 | |
| March | 1,770 | 782 to 3,830 | |
| April | 4,035 | 2,235 to 6,350 | |
| May | 1,360 | 769 to 2,390 | |
| June | 729 | 418 to 1,560 | |
| July | 548 | 304 to 1,090 | |
| August | 379 | 192 to 730 | |
| September | 301 | 184 to 625 | |
| October | 735 | 408 to 1,720 | |
| November | 1,400 | 844 to 2,330 | |
| December | 1,260 | 790 to 2,260 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Missisquoi River at Swanton, VT (site 04294000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Missisquoi River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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