Vermilion River at Perry, LA
River level and flood forecast · Vermilion Parish
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 521 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (August 14, 2016) | 13.75 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 13.75 ft — August 14, 2016
- 13.22 ft — September 24, 2005
- 12.16 ft — September 13, 2008
- 12.06 ft — May 31, 1979
- 11.31 ft — January 22, 1998
Recent crests: 10.56 ft (October 10, 2020) · 9 ft (April 4, 2019) · 10.15 ft (May 4, 2017) · 13.75 ft (August 14, 2016) · 7.59 ft (January 23, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamVermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street, LA
- Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road, LA
- Bayou Queue De Tortue at Riceville, LA
- Tide Station (LCH) at Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point, LA
- Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Crowley, LA
- Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette, LA
- Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Estherwood, LA
- Bayou Vermilion near Carencro, LA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (VRPL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.