Lake Champlain reached record water levels in April and May 2011. Snowmelt and heavy rainfall throughout the Basin flooded much of the lakefront and carried heavy sediment loads into the Lake. View aerial photos of the Lake in the Google Map below or as a photo gallery here.


View Lake Champlain Spring 2011 Flooding in a larger map

Learn more about the 2011 spring flooding and possible impacts: Draft 5/27/11 (9 MB)

View the Powerpoint presentation, The Floods of 2011 - A Quick View (34 MB, November 2011)

View satellite imagery of Lake Champlain flood conditions (April 8-May 12)

View photos of flooding effects on the Richelieu River of Québec

• St-Paul-Ile-aux-Noix
• St-Jean-sur-Richilieu
• Richelieu flooding compared to lower water

Learn more about the relationship between the Lake level and the Richelieu River: Press Republican article [5/21/11]

Monitor lake levels at these USGS gaging stations:

• Richelieu River at Rouses Point, NY
• Burlington, VT
• Lake Champlain North of Whitehall, NY

Read current flood information from the National Weather Service