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.

Experts added once you make a river hold more water then it's capacity, it can make flooding events even more ... the executive director of Friends of the Winooski River. The state agrees and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Winooski River has severely swollen after Hurricane Beryl's remnants lashed Vermont. Intense rainfall caused widespread flooding, damaged roads and homes across the region, resulting in two ...

The flooding has already caused tens of millions ... Road crews cleared debris Tuesday, reopening Interstate 89 as it follows the Winooski River between Montpelier and Middlesex.

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 ...