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Around Otter Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Otter Creek is a 16.1 mile river near Basin Harbor Boat Club & Marina in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Otter Creek at Middlebury, VT (site 04282500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1903 to 2026
Otter Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,435 cfs, and lowest in September, at 327 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,000 cfs, in 1936.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 709 | 485 to 1,270 |
| February | 650 | 470 to 1,120 |
| March | 1,170 | 636 to 2,230 |
| April | 2,435 | 1,750 to 3,190 |
| May | 1,300 | 783 to 2,020 |
| June | 700 | 444 to 1,090 |
| July | 406 | 287 to 704 |
| August | 327 | 232 to 530 |
| September | 327 | 234 to 509 |
| October | 438 | 306 to 704 |
| November | 717 | 483 to 1,265 |
| December | 810 | 510 to 1,390 |
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 110 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Otter Creek at Middlebury, VT (site 04282500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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