Tide Station (LCH) at Fresh Water Canal Locks

Highest listed crest 10.16 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft13 crests since 2008

The Tide Station (LCH) at Fresh Water Canal Locks crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2014. The highest, 10.16 ft on September 12, 2008, was major flooding, 6.16 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 10.16 ft; September 12, 2008
Flood stage: 4.0 ft; Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major: 2; 55th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest: December 23, 2014; 4.96 ft, minor flooding
Location: Vermilion Parish; Louisiana
Identifiers: NWS FRWL1; No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Tide Station (LCH) at Fresh Water Canal Locks

Action stage	3.2	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	4.0	8	Dec 23, 2014	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	5.0	3	Nov 23, 2014	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	6.0	2	Oct 22, 2009	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 2008 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Tide Station (LCH) at Fresh Water Canal Locks

1	Sep 12, 2008	10.16	+6.16	Major	—
2	Oct 22, 2009	6.57	+2.57	Major	—
3	Nov 23, 2014	5.92	+1.92	Moderate	—
4	Oct 30, 2009	5.21	+1.21	Moderate	—
5	Aug 5, 2008	5.09	+1.09	Moderate	—
6	Dec 23, 2014	4.96	+0.96	Minor	—
7	Mar 7, 2008	4.84	+0.84	Minor	—
8	Nov 9, 2009	4.75	+0.75	Minor	—
9	Apr 2, 2009	4.74	+0.74	Minor	—
10	Apr 10, 2008	4.28	+0.28	Minor	—
11	Oct 6, 2008	4.22	+0.22	Minor	—
12	Oct 4, 2009	4.06	+0.06	Minor	—
13	Sep 3, 2008	4.01	+0.01	Minor	—

Other gauges in Vermilion Parish

Flood gauges in Vermilion Parish

Perry	9.0	13.75 ft, Aug 14, 2016	8

Vermilion Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRWL1, 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.