Highest listed crest 22.45 ft April 12, 1994; 20,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 10.0 ft No major stage set
Crests at major 0 89 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest August 20, 2026 11.71 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck, 1989 to 2026 5 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 10.0 ft May 27, 1989: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1990: 15.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1990: 21.97 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per second May 16, 1990: 18.06 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1990: 18.54 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1992: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 1992: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1993: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1993: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1993: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,770 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1993: 15.74 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 1993: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per second Oct 18, 1993: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,070 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1994: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1994: 22.45 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per second May 25, 1995: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per second May 11, 1996: 14.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1997: 14.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1997: 14.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,280 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1998: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,390 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1998: 14.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per second May 3, 1998: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per second May 8, 1998: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1998: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1998: 12.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1999: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 6,120 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1999: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per second May 28, 2000: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 2001: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per second Oct 15, 2001: 14.94 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 2002: 13.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per second May 13, 2002: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 2002: 18.62 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 2003: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,930 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 2003: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 2004: 17.58 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2005: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 2006: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,280 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 2007: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 2008: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 2009: 13.00 ft, minor flooding May 16, 2009: 17.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,530 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 2010: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2011: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 2012: 9.24 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2013: 14.29 ft, minor flooding Apr 19, 2013: 17.53 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 2014: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 2015: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 12,350 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2017: 12.56 ft, minor flooding May 1, 2017: 14.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,168 cubic feet per second May 5, 2017: 13.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,889 cubic feet per second May 10, 2017: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 2,648 cubic feet per second May 27, 2017: 14.27 ft, minor flooding Feb 21, 2018: 21.83 ft, minor flooding; 18,598 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 2018: 9.07 ft, action stage Mar 27, 2018: 9.94 ft, action stage Apr 4, 2018: 10.61 ft, minor flooding Apr 15, 2018: 9.52 ft, action stage Jun 11, 2018: 14.28 ft, minor flooding Dec 2, 2018: 9.54 ft, action stage Jan 1, 2019: 13.71 ft, minor flooding Jan 24, 2019: 11.70 ft, minor flooding Feb 4, 2019: 10.21 ft, minor flooding Feb 12, 2019: 8.90 ft, action stage Mar 10, 2019: 10.13 ft, minor flooding Mar 31, 2019: 13.78 ft, minor flooding Apr 15, 2019: 10.57 ft, minor flooding Apr 19, 2019: 9.06 ft, action stage May 1, 2019: 8.45 ft, action stage May 26, 2019: 9.80 ft, action stage Jun 30, 2019: 9.58 ft, action stage Jan 12, 2020: 14.98 ft, minor flooding Jan 19, 2020: 9.53 ft, action stage Feb 18, 2020: 9.48 ft, action stage Mar 2, 2020: 9.57 ft, action stage Mar 20, 2020: 10.73 ft, minor flooding Apr 30, 2020: 11.74 ft, minor flooding May 19, 2020: 12.23 ft, minor flooding May 25, 2020: 9.73 ft, action stage Feb 24, 2021: 8.51 ft, action stage Mar 1, 2021: 8.04 ft, action stage Mar 19, 2021: 10.40 ft, minor flooding Mar 28, 2021: 8.78 ft, action stage May 10, 2021: 11.18 ft, minor flooding Jun 28, 2021: 13.96 ft, minor flooding Jul 17, 2021: 7.95 ft, below flood stage Oct 26, 2021: 14.77 ft, minor flooding Dec 22, 2021: 8.22 ft, action stage Feb 12, 2022: 8.72 ft, action stage Feb 17, 2022: 14.42 ft, minor flooding Feb 22, 2022: 9.91 ft, action stage Mar 7, 2022: 9.40 ft, action stage Mar 31, 2022: 12.58 ft, minor flooding Apr 25, 2022: 8.09 ft, action stage May 6, 2022: 7.94 ft, below flood stage Feb 23, 2023: 10.88 ft, minor flooding Feb 28, 2023: 9.76 ft, action stage Mar 4, 2023: 12.80 ft, minor flooding Mar 24, 2023: 9.92 ft, action stage Apr 1, 2023: 10.88 ft, minor flooding Jan 13, 2024: 10.96 ft, minor flooding Jan 27, 2024: 12.13 ft, minor flooding Apr 3, 2024: 9.17 ft, action stage Apr 12, 2024: 11.09 ft, minor flooding Apr 28, 2024: 10.50 ft, minor flooding May 19, 2024: 9.67 ft, action stage May 25, 2024: 8.02 ft, action stage Jul 11, 2024: 11.27 ft, minor flooding Dec 30, 2024: 10.03 ft, minor flooding Apr 5, 2025: 10.92 ft, minor flooding May 21, 2025: 8.78 ft, action stage Jun 14, 2025: 10.68 ft, minor flooding Jun 19, 2025: 8.41 ft, action stage Apr 1, 2026: 10.67 ft, minor flooding Apr 28, 2026: 10.72 ft, minor flooding Jun 7, 2026: 13.41 ft, minor flooding Jun 18, 2026: 12.94 ft, minor flooding Jul 4, 2026: 7.90 ft, below flood stage Aug 16, 2026: 15.00 ft, minor flooding Aug 20, 2026: 11.71 ft, minor flooding Highest, 22.45 ft, Apr 12, 1994 1990 2000 2010 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck 1980s: 1 1990s: 26 2000s: 15 2010s: 20 2020s: 27 27 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Vermilion County Vermilion County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Illinois
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BISI2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.