USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07387050 Vermilion Bay(B. Fearman) nr Intracoastal City, LA
LOCATION - Lat 29°40'28", long 92°08'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Vermilion Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08080103, Installed near Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries boat shed in Bayou Fearman
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Minimum temperature for period of record was incorrectly published in the 2010 water year as Jan. 8, 9, 2010. Corrected to Jan. 9, 2010 during the 2011 water year.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1999 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of Gage is 5.42 ft. below NAVD88 GEOID12B
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded gage height, 12.26 ft, Jul 13, 2019; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft, Dec 3, 2000. Extremes may have been exceeded during period of missing record due to Hurricane Ike, 2008, Hurricane Laura, 2020.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1999 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 1999 to current year.
SALINITY: October 2002 to currrent year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 1999 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor recording specific conductance and water temperature.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 44,000 microsiemens/cm, Sep. 01,2012; minimum, 467 microsiemens/cm, July 18, 2004. SALINITY: Maximum, 28.4 ppt, Sep. 01, 2012; minimum, 0.2 ppt, July 18, 2004 and July 3, 2015.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 37.0°C, Aug. 1, 2, 2010; minimum, -1.8C, Jan. 01, 2018. Extremes may have been exceeded during periods of missing record due to Hurricane Ike, 2008, Hurricane Laura, 2020.