The state originally constructed the dam in 1933 — six years after the Winooski River saw historic flooding — to hold water upstream in the Waterbury reservoir and protect against downstream flooding.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - An ice jam on the Winooski River raised flooding concerns in Montpelier on Monday. Large chunks of ice clogged up a section of the river, causing water levels to rise fast.

At 11 a.m. on Monday, a Winooski River gauge in the area was at 7 feet, shy of the 11 foot action stage that would trigger preparations for potential flooding. By 1:15 p.m., the river reached its ...

Among the hardest hit was Montpelier, where the Winooski River, cresting at 21 feet high and its highest flood level in a century, inundated the city's downtown. On the river is the location of a ...

When they reached the embankment of the Stevens Branch, a tributary of the Winooski River, the father of two felt he had no choice but to save the pooch. “It was like one of those moments ...