Dan River at South Boston, VA Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02076000 sits on the Dan River and reads everything draining 2,762 square miles of the Lower Dan basin. Its datum sits 298 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2016, 11 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Dan River at Paces, VA, reading 2,587 square miles. This gauge adds the 175 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Roanoke River at Buggs Island, VA at 7,866 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 35% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Dan River runs a median of 2,005 cfs at this gauge across 11 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 3,330 cfs, and November the leanest at 1,195 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 50,100 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 384 cfs in 2026.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2016 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Dan River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 22 feet. NWS starts watching it at 18 feet. The highest crest on record is 33.4 feet, in June 1972.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SBNV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.