About this river
Vermilion River is a 23.8 mile river near Pack & Paddle in Louisiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Vermilion River at Surrey St. at Lafayette, LA (site 07386880). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1988 to 2015
Vermilion River typically runs highest in February, at a median 824 cfs, and lowest in December, at 560 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,060 cfs, in 2004.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 728 | 379 to 1,480 | |
| February | 824 | 459 to 1,620 | |
| March | 804 | 579 to 1,240 | |
| April | 741 | 590 to 1,040 | |
| May | 665 | 565 to 982 | |
| June | 736 | 592 to 1,050 | |
| July | 740 | 552 to 936 | |
| August | 642 | 534 to 785 | |
| September | 654 | 564 to 815 | |
| October | 611 | 462 to 778 | |
| November | 631 | 425 to 872 | |
| December | 560 | 338 to 931 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Vermilion River at Surrey St. at Lafayette, LA (site 07386880). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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