West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend water level

Name: West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, West River, Vermont, United States

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Water level

4.23ft Down 0.18 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 05:30 AM EDT (42 min ago)

Flow: 199 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend is 4.23 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

The level is falling, down 0.18 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.96 ft and 5.13 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.44 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 8.89 ftApril 24, 1996

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Chance of at least minor flooding in October to December: < 5 %.

Rank	Level	Date
1	8.89 ft	April 24, 1996
2	8.62 ft	April 21, 2007
3	8.54 ft	April 5, 2005
4	8.54 ft	April 8, 1998
5	8.36 ft	May 17, 2006
6	8.17 ft	January 10, 1998
7	8.12 ft	April 3, 2004
8	8.11 ft	April 29, 1997
9	8.10 ft	March 31, 1998
10	7.96 ft	March 10, 2008

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.12 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 52° 36° – Wind 14 mph

18 Sun 57° 35° – Wind 5 mph

19 Mon 60° 38° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 62° 42° – Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 57° 37° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 63° 37° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 56° 36° – Wind 12 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:12 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on the West River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West River below West Hill Dam, near UxbridgeRiver gauge, West River	1.01 ft	No reference yet	±0	86 mi
West River at JamaicaRiver gauge, West River	140 cfs	Normal	−31.0 cfs	5.5 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Connecticut River at North WalpoleRiver gauge, Connecticut River	6.95 ft	Below flood stage	−0.16 ft	14 mi
Williams River near RockinghamRiver gauge, Williams River	2.39 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	15 mi
Cold River at High Street, at AlsteadRiver gauge, Cold River	1.84 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	18 mi
Ashuelot River below Surry Mount Dam, near KeeneRiver gauge, Ashuelot River	120 cfs	Normal	+5.0 cfs	20 mi
Ashuelot River at HinsdaleRiver gauge, Ashuelot River	3.83 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	21 mi
Black River at North SpringfieldRiver gauge, Black River	97.8 cfs	Normal	−10.2 cfs	22 mi
Ashuelot River near GilsumRiver gauge, Ashuelot River	2.83 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	22 mi
Ashuelot River at West SwanzeyRiver gauge, Ashuelot River	6.00 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	23 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 05:30 AM EDT, the water level was 4.23 ft. Down 0.18 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend rising or falling?

Down 0.18 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.44 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend?

The highest level on record is 8.89 ft on April 24, 1996.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:01155910 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.05119, -72.70009 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	4.23 ft	2026-10-21 09:30	Provisional
Flow	199 cfs	2026-10-21 09:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: West River below Townshend Dam near Townshend (usgs:01155910). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/vermont/west-river-below-townshend-dam-near-townshend

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer