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Atchafalaya Basin Landing Airboat Swamp Tours

Vermilion River near Henderson, LA

River3.9 mi

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Around Vermilion River

Bayou Wilderness RV Park2.3 miPoche's Rv Park & Fish-N-Camp3.2 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Vermilion River is a 3.9 mile river near Atchafalaya Basin Landing Airboat Swamp Tours 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.

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Typical flow by month at Vermilion River at Surrey St. at Lafayette, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January728379 to 1,480
February824459 to 1,620
March804579 to 1,240
April741590 to 1,040
May665565 to 982
June736592 to 1,050
July740552 to 936
August642534 to 785
September654564 to 815
October611462 to 778
November631425 to 872
December560338 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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