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Tide Station (LCH) at Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point

Highest listed crest 9.41 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft11 crests since 1998

The Tide Station (LCH) at Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2020. The highest, 9.41 ft on October 10, 2020, was major flooding, 5.41 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.41 ft
October 10, 2020
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
2
55th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
October 10, 2020
9.41 ft, major flooding
Location
St. Mary Parish
Louisiana

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 Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point
Action stage3.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.09Sep 4, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.02Oct 10, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1998 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Station (LCH) at Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point, 1998 to 2020 46810ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Sep 11, 1998: 5.07 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 2001: 5.01 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2005: 5.23 ft, minor floodingOct 16, 2006: 5.00 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2008: 5.06 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2008: 5.54 ft, minor floodingOct 16, 2008: 4.00 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 2009: 4.16 ft, minor floodingSep 4, 2011: 6.11 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2019: 9.27 ft, major floodingOct 10, 2020: 9.41 ft, major flooding Highest, 9.41 ft, Oct 10, 2020 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Station (LCH) at Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point 1990s: 1 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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 Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point
1Oct 10, 20209.41+5.41Major—
2Jul 14, 20199.27+5.27Major—
3Sep 4, 20116.11+2.11Minor—
4Sep 2, 20085.54+1.54Minor—
5Sep 23, 20055.23+1.23Minor—
6Sep 11, 19985.07+1.07Minor—
7Aug 5, 20085.06+1.06Minor—
8Oct 13, 20015.01+1.01Minor—
9Oct 16, 20065.00+1.00Minor—
10Nov 22, 20094.16+0.16Minor—
11Oct 16, 20084.000.00Minor—

Other gauges in St. Mary Parish

Flood gauges in St. Mary Parish
Morgan City6.010.53 ft, May 28, 19730
Lake Palourde above Morgan City5.06.14 ft, Sep 16, 20241

St. Mary Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VCPL1, 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.