Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street, LA

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 24.9 ftThe river is at its flood of record. Water several feet deep in portions of Crowley, Lafayette, Kaplan and other nearby communities. Portions of Hwy 167 between Lafayette and Abbeville under 5 feet of water.
• 16 ftWidespread major flooding will occur with numerous homes and roads flooded throughout Lafayette down stream to Abbeville and Perry. Large areas of inundation as result of backwater flooding of the coulees that drain in the river.
• 14.6 ftWidespread moderate flooding will occur with a few homes flooded near the river or from backwater flooding of the coulees and bayou that intersect the river.
• 14 ftModerate flooding in Lafayette, with significant flooding near where coulees and bayous intersect the Vermilion River.
• 13.5 ftFlooding of some yards near the river will occur. Significant flooding of Beaver Park and Vermilionville will occur.
• 11.5 ftMinor flooding of Beaver Park and Vermilionville near the river will occur.
• 10 ftMinor flooding of Heymann Park off of Highway 90 will occur.

Highest crests on record

1. 24.87 ft — August 9, 1940
2. 17.62 ft — August 15, 2016
3. 16.8 ft — March 13, 1947
4. 16.37 ft — April 8, 1942
5. 15.81 ft — January 20, 1993

Recent crests: 11.61 ft (February 1, 2023) · 12.63 ft (August 27, 2022) · 15.25 ft (May 23, 2021) · 13.97 ft (September 1, 2020) · 14.6 ft (June 10, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamVermilion River at Lake Martin Road, LA
• DownstreamVermilion River at Perry, LA
• Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette, LA
• Bayou Vermilion near Carencro, LA
• Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose, LA
• Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Crowley, LA
• State Canal near Krotz Springs, LA
• Bayou Courtableau at Washington, LA