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Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Highest listed crest 24.87 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft71 crests since 1940

The Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2023. The highest, 24.87 ft on August 9, 1940, was major flooding, 14.87 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.87 ft
August 9, 1940
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
4
40th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
February 1, 2023
11.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lafayette Parish
Near Lafayette (2.3 mi), Broussard (5.9 mi), Carencro (7.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.054Feb 1, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.012May 23, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.04Aug 15, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1940 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street, 1940 to 2023 510152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Aug 9, 1940: 24.87 ft, major floodingApr 8, 1942: 16.37 ft, major floodingMar 13, 1947: 16.80 ft, major floodingMay 19, 1953: 13.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 1955: 13.31 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1961: 13.36 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1964: 14.23 ft, moderate floodingFeb 16, 1966: 14.26 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1969: 13.55 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1971: 14.56 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 1977: 14.84 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1980: 15.56 ft, moderate floodingOct 24, 1984: 13.95 ft, minor floodingOct 29, 1985: 13.53 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1988: 13.16 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1989: 14.22 ft, moderate floodingJan 25, 1992: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 2,310 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1993: 15.81 ft, moderate floodingNov 15, 1993: 12.79 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1995: 12.85 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 1995: 14.14 ft, moderate floodingOct 26, 1996: 13.24 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 1998: 13.74 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1999: 11.75 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 1999: 8.20 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 2001: 11.35 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 2001: 15.35 ft, moderate flooding; 5,717 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2001: 10.13 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2002: 13.29 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 2002: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2004: 14.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 24, 2005: 13.27 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 2006: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,986 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2007: 10.94 ft, minor flooding; 2,242 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2008: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 1,853 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2008: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,202 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2008: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 2,907 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2008: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,414 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2008: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2009: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,819 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2009: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 2,225 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2009: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,725 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,565 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2009: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 2,431 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2010: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 1,779 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2011: 10.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,973 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2012: 11.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,294 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2012: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 2,551 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2012: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,494 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2013: 13.95 ft, minor flooding; 3,161 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2013: 10.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,939 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2013: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,727 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2013: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,922 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 3,074 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2014: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,964 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2014: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,863 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2014: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 1,779 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2015: 11.84 ft, minor flooding; 2,757 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 2015: 11.95 ft, minor flooding; 2,820 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2016: 10.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,042 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,609 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2016: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,569 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2016: 17.62 ft, major flooding; 6,930 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2017: 13.16 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2017: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,873 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2017: 12.62 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 2019: 14.60 ft, moderate floodingSep 1, 2020: 13.97 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 2021: 15.25 ft, moderate floodingAug 27, 2022: 12.63 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 2023: 11.61 ft, minor flooding Highest, 24.87 ft, Aug 9, 1940 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street 1940s: 3 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 1970s: 2 1980s: 5 1990s: 8 2000s: 19 2010s: 23 23 2020s: 4 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street
1Aug 9, 194024.87+14.87Major—
2Aug 15, 201617.62+7.62Major6,930
3Mar 13, 194716.80+6.80Major—
4Apr 8, 194216.37+6.37Major—
5Jan 20, 199315.81+5.81Moderate—
6May 17, 198015.56+5.56Moderate—
7Jun 10, 200115.35+5.35Moderate5,717
8May 23, 202115.25+5.25Moderate—
9Apr 22, 197714.84+4.84Moderate—
10Jun 10, 201914.60+4.60Moderate—
11Dec 6, 197114.56+4.56Moderate—
12Feb 16, 196614.26+4.26Moderate—
13Oct 4, 196414.23+4.23Moderate—
14Jul 14, 198914.22+4.22Moderate—
15Dec 18, 199514.14+4.14Moderate—
16May 18, 200414.00+4.00Moderate—
17Sep 1, 202013.97+3.97Minor—
18Oct 24, 198413.95+3.95Minor—
19Jan 10, 201313.95+3.95Minor3,161
20Sep 12, 199813.74+3.74Minor—
21Apr 13, 196913.55+3.55Minor—
22Oct 29, 198513.53+3.53Minor—
23May 19, 195313.50+3.50Minor—
24May 28, 201413.41+3.41Minor3,074
25Jun 20, 196113.36+3.36Minor—
26Feb 6, 195513.31+3.31Minor—
27Apr 8, 200213.29+3.29Minor—
28Sep 24, 200513.27+3.27Minor—
29Oct 26, 199613.24+3.24Minor—
30Feb 18, 198813.16+3.16Minor—
31May 4, 201713.16+3.16Minor—
32Dec 30, 200612.86+2.86Minor2,986
33Mar 14, 199512.85+2.85Minor—
34Nov 15, 199312.79+2.79Minor—
35Jun 10, 201412.72+2.72Minor2,964
36Jan 25, 199212.70+2.70Minor2,310
37Aug 27, 202212.63+2.63Minor—
38Nov 4, 201712.62+2.62Minor—
39May 22, 200812.36+2.36Minor2,907
40Nov 2, 200212.15+2.15Minor4,250
41Aug 28, 201712.15+2.15Minor2,873
42Jul 18, 201412.09+2.09Minor2,863
43Nov 8, 201511.95+1.95Minor2,820
44Apr 28, 201511.84+1.84Minor2,757
45May 31, 199911.75+1.75Minor—
46Feb 1, 202311.61+1.61Minor—
47Mar 13, 201611.58+1.58Minor2,609
48Jun 4, 201611.51+1.51Minor2,569
49Feb 19, 201211.48+1.48Minor2,551
50Sep 13, 200811.39+1.39Minor2,500

The worst floods along the Vermilion River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Vermilion River that crested above flood stage within a week.

August 15, 2016: 17.62 ft here, major flooding

  • Lake Martin RoadLA · Aug 17, 2016 · 15.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • PerryLA · Aug 14, 2016 · 13.75 ft · Major · its highest

January 20, 1993: 15.81 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PerryLA · Jan 21, 1993 · 11.10 ft · Major

Gauges on the Vermilion River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Vermilion River
Lake Martin RoadLA11.015.00 ft, Aug 17, 20161
Lafayette - Surrey Street this gaugeLA10.024.87 ft, Aug 9, 19404
PerryLA9.013.75 ft, Aug 14, 20168

Other gauges in Lafayette Parish

Flood gauges in Lafayette Parish
Lake Martin Road11.015.00 ft, Aug 17, 20161

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VLSL1, 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.