Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

Highest listed crest 15.00 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft9 crests since 1998

The Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2016. The highest, 15.00 ft on August 17, 2016, was major flooding, 4.00 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Vermilion River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 15.00 ft; August 17, 2016; 2,022 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 11.0 ft; Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 66th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest: August 17, 2016; 15.00 ft, major flooding
Location: Lafayette Parish; Near Lafayette (4.4 mi), Broussard (5.7 mi), Carencro (8.1 mi)
Identifiers: NWS VRLL1; USGS 07386850

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 Lake Martin Road

Action stage	10.0	2	Nov 5, 2002	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	11.0	2	May 19, 2004	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	13.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	14.0	1	Aug 17, 2016	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1998 to 2016. 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, Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

1	Aug 17, 2016	15.00	+4.00	Major	2,022
2	Jun 10, 2001	12.78	+1.78	Minor	—
3	May 19, 2004	11.72	+0.72	Minor	—
4	Jan 15, 1998	10.56	−0.44	Action	—
5	Nov 5, 2002	10.50	−0.50	Action	—
6	Apr 8, 2002	9.99	−1.01	Below flood stage	—
7	Sep 24, 2005	9.94	−1.06	Below flood stage	—
8	May 31, 1999	8.70	−2.30	Below flood stage	—
9	Dec 21, 1999	5.71	−5.29	Below flood stage	—

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 17, 2016: 15.00 ft here, major flooding

Lafayette - Surrey StreetLA · Aug 15, 2016 · 17.62 ft · Major
PerryLA · Aug 14, 2016 · 13.75 ft · Major · its highest

June 10, 2001: 12.78 ft here, minor flooding

PerryLA · Jun 9, 2001 · 11.13 ft · Major
Lafayette - Surrey StreetLA · Jun 10, 2001 · 15.35 ft · Moderate

May 19, 2004: 11.72 ft here, minor flooding

Lafayette - Surrey StreetLA · May 18, 2004 · 14.00 ft · Moderate

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 Road this gauge	LA	11.0	15.00 ft, Aug 17, 2016	1
Lafayette - Surrey Street	LA	10.0	24.87 ft, Aug 9, 1940	4
Perry	LA	9.0	13.75 ft, Aug 14, 2016	8

Other gauges in Lafayette Parish

Flood gauges in Lafayette Parish

Lafayette - Surrey Street	10.0	24.87 ft, Aug 9, 1940	4

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VRLL1, 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.