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VERMILION RIVER

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Vermilion River at Surrey St. at Lafayette, LA

LAFAYETTE, LA30.2174°N, -91.9929°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,020cfs

GAUGE HT

6.47ft

WATER TEMP

29°F

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

1mph SSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,020cfs

Optimal band: 884–1,196 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,100cfs

PERIOD LOW

886cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.47ft

Water Temperature

28.5°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

38.6in

+39% vs normal

38.63 in of precipitation so far this year, 39% above the 30-year normal of 27.78 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

38.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

27.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.4–36.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+39%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.39" · normal 5.17" (2.2–8.2)

Jan

Feb: 2.07" · normal 4.32" (1.5–7.1)

Feb

Mar: 3.63" · normal 4.40" (2.4–7.4)

Mar

Apr: 4.12" · normal 4.38" (1.4–8.2)

Apr

May: 14.37" · normal 3.67" (1.2–6.6)

May

Jun: 8.32" · normal 4.57" (1.8–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 1.73" (so far)· normal 5.12" (2.7–7.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.93" (2.2–8.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.01" (1.6–7.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.85" (0.3–7.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.55" (1.5–5.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.50" (2.8–6.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:34 PM

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