Educational Resources
Bayou Vermilion Paddle Trail
The Paddle Trail Map is a resource to help the public better navigate and enjoy the Bayou Vermilion, a 70-mile long river in southern Louisiana in the United States. The interactive paddle trail map, which can be used on a mobile device or on a desktop computer, allows paddlers and boaters to locate points of interest and plan the route they will take as they explore the bayou. CGI built the app in collaboration with the Lafayette Consolidated Government, Bayou Vermilion District and Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association.
Real Time Data of the Vermilion
USGS (United States Geological Survey) measures the Vermilion and other waterways in real time to measure various data points. Some data points tracked are the Vermilion’s Gage Height, Discharge, Dissolved Oxygen, Mean Water Velocity for Discharge Computation, Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, Temperature, Turbidity, and Water Velocity reading from field sensors. View the real time data of the vermilion below.
Vermilion River Watershed Implementation Plan
According to the Louisiana Integrated Report (IR), the Vermilion River has a long history of low dissolved oxygen (DO) and high fecal coliform (FC) bacteria. The purpose of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s plan is to address those issues through a comprehensive plan working with many local stakeholder groups and LDAF to implement pasture and cropland best management practices in the watershed.
Bayou Vermilion in Lafayette
Maps of the Bayou Vermilion
Interactive Paddle Trail
Click here or on the image to view the map
