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A USGS physical scientist holds out a level to a high-water mark near a stream in Vermont. 

A high-water mark is installed by a USGS hydrologic technician next to the Ottauquechee River in Bridgewater, Vermont. This high-water mark indicates how high the flood waters from the river during the July 2023 heavy-rainfall event.

 Langdon Street Bridge stream gage 04285800 on the North Branch Winooski River

High-water mark on door at Federal Building, Montpelier, Vermont during major flood event in July 2023.

Townshend Dam on the West River in Townshend, Vermont, released water after flooding raised the water levels significantly in mid-July 2023.

An acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) is pulled across the Deerfield River in West Deerfield, Massachusetts during a flood event caused by heavy precipitation. This measurement was taken near USGS streamgage 01170000.

Hydrologic technician showing a high-water mark on a debris line next to the Black River in Ludlow Vermont.

High-water mark on door at Montpelier, Vermont Federal Building during major flood event in July 2023.

A hydrologic technician uses a wading discharge measurement instrument in front of a culvert near East Branch Dead Creek near Bridport, Vermont. A USGS streamgage station is nearby.

Heavy rainfall from a two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023.

Flooded stairwell to Montpelier, Vermont Federal Building during historical flood event.

Heavy rainfall from a two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023. The Connecticut River in Montague City, Massachusetts overflow near USGS streamgage 01170500 inundated the boat ramp and flowing into the parking lot.

Heavy rainfall from two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023. The Winooski River overflowed into downtown Montpelier.

A streamgage station on Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont (04282000).       

A streamgage station on Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont (04282000).              

Heavy rainfall from two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023. The Winooski River stage is so high here it is touching the bottom of a metal truss bridge in Montpelier, Vermont.

Hydrologic technician details a high-water mark next to the Winooski River in Vermont above the Hurricane Irene plate.

A crest-stage gage is located on Joes Brook Tributary in East Barnet, Vermont. Crest-stage gages are used to validate peak flow measurements at nearby streamgages.

A culvert pipe on a tributary of the Winooski River became filled with sediment and debris after a heavy-rainfall event in Vermont in July 2023.

This is the "Douglas Flood Rock,” which has been used to document floods near Otter Creek in Pittsford, Vermont, since 1811. Local engravers in the area mark the flood rock at the highest water level after every big flood event. Locally called “Flood Rock,” this marble ledge is listed in the Pittsford Second Sentry Historical Book.

A collage of images depicting USGS employees working on various water resources activities in New England states.