Highest listed crest 31.56 ft April 13, 1994; 47,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 18.0 ft Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major 2 82nd of 177 gauges in Illinois
Most recent flood crest August 16, 2026 25.02 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Vermilion River (E-IL) near Danville, 1915 to 2026 0 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 18.0 ft Major 28.0 ft Aug 2, 1915: 14.40 ft, below flood stage; 8,900 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1916: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1917: 13.72 ft, below flood stage; 8,200 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1918: 11.00 ft, below flood stage; 5,920 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1919: 15.97 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1920: 19.74 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1921: 13.45 ft, below flood stage; 7,840 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1929: 15.64 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per second Sep 16, 1931: 10.00 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1932: 12.95 ft, below flood stage; 7,500 cubic feet per second May 12, 1933: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1934: 6.15 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1935: 15.01 ft, below flood stage; 9,500 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1936: 22.76 ft, moderate flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 1936: 21.69 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1938: 20.77 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1939: 28.59 ft, major flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1940: 15.08 ft, below flood stage; 9,600 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1941: 12.13 ft, below flood stage; 6,720 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1942: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per second May 19, 1943: 27.09 ft, moderate flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1944: 20.62 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per second May 17, 1945: 15.99 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1946: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second May 1, 1947: 15.54 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1948: 15.24 ft, below flood stage; 9,900 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1949: 17.89 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1950: 24.24 ft, moderate flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1951: 23.41 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1952: 21.18 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1953: 16.37 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1954: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,530 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1955: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 3,610 cubic feet per second May 29, 1956: 19.98 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1957: 15.58 ft, below flood stage; 9,460 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1957: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1959: 26.95 ft, moderate flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1960: 19.42 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1961: 17.26 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 1962: 16.87 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1963: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1964: 24.82 ft, moderate flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1965: 12.82 ft, below flood stage; 7,920 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1966: 10.17 ft, below flood stage; 5,520 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1966: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second May 17, 1968: 22.41 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1969: 18.99 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1970: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1971: 13.61 ft, below flood stage; 8,910 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1972: 13.94 ft, below flood stage; 9,240 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1973: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1974: 21.70 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1975: 17.39 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1976: 16.03 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1977: 14.10 ft, below flood stage; 9,370 cubic feet per second Oct 2, 1977: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1979: 23.64 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1979: 20.00 ft, minor flooding Jun 4, 1980: 20.16 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per second May 15, 1981: 14.96 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1982: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second May 3, 1983: 24.83 ft, moderate flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1984: 18.55 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1985: 24.75 ft, moderate flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per second Nov 21, 1985: 21.08 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1987: 9.41 ft, below flood stage; 4,920 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1987: 13.51 ft, below flood stage; 9,170 cubic feet per second May 26, 1989: 18.55 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1990: 25.11 ft, moderate flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1990: 25.40 ft, moderate flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1992: 15.50 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1993: 23.21 ft, moderate flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1994: 31.56 ft, major flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per second May 19, 1995: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second May 11, 1996: 21.58 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1997: 17.48 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1998: 23.82 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1999: 17.25 ft, action stage May 28, 2000: 12.82 ft, below flood stage; 8,400 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 2001: 15.29 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per second May 13, 2002: 18.54 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 2003: 19.47 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 2004: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 2004: 21.36 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 2005: 18.05 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2005: 22.69 ft, moderate flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 2006: 14.71 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 2007: 16.56 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2008: 26.30 ft, moderate flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 2008: 18.76 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second May 17, 2009: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 2010: 16.18 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2011: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2012: 11.04 ft, below flood stage; 6,830 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2013: 24.30 ft, moderate flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 2014: 17.55 ft, action stage Jun 8, 2015: 22.83 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 2015: 26.66 ft, moderate flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per second May 1, 2017: 17.82 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per second May 5, 2017: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2018: 27.42 ft, moderate flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 2018: 15.13 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 2019: 16.23 ft, action stage; 12,700 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 2019: 16.67 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per second Jan 12, 2020: 17.31 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per second May 18, 2020: 14.95 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2021: 18.02 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per second Oct 26, 2021: 17.70 ft, action stage; 15,900 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2022: 16.65 ft, action stage; 14,300 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 2022: 15.48 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per second Aug 16, 2026: 25.02 ft, moderate flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.56 ft, Apr 13, 1994 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Vermilion River (E-IL) near Danville 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 5 1940s: 4 1950s: 6 1960s: 6 1970s: 6 1980s: 7 1990s: 7 2000s: 9 9 2010s: 6 2020s: 2 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 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 DNVI2, 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.