TidalMapDan River near Wentworth, NC Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02071000 sits on the Dan River and reads everything draining 1,053 square miles of the Upper Dan basin. Its datum sits 512 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 87 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Dan River at Pine Hall, NC, reading 501 square miles. This gauge adds the 552 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Dan River runs a median of 822 cfs at this gauge across 87 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,220 cfs, and September the leanest at 504 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 47,800 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 63 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 982 cfs | 119% |
| Feb | 1,120 cfs | 136% |
| Mar | 1,220 cfs | 148% |
| Apr | 1,170 cfs | 142% |
| May | 990 cfs | 120% |
| Jun | 812 cfs | 99% |
| Jul | 666 cfs | 81% |
| Aug | 595 cfs | 72% |
| Sep | 504 cfs | 61% |
| Oct | 519 cfs | 63% |
| Nov | 622 cfs | 76% |
| Dec | 832 cfs | 101% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Smith River at Eden, NC
- Mayo River near Price, NC
- Dan River at Pine Hall, NC
- Reedy Fork near Oak Ridge, NC
- Horsepen Creek at US 220 near Greensboro, NC
- Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd at Greensboro, NC
- North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, NC
- North Buffalo Creek at Church St at Greensboro, NC
- Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, NC
- Buffalo Creek at Sr2819 near Mcleansville, NC
- N Buffalo Creek at Westover Terrace at Greensboro, NC
- South Buffalo Creek near Pomona, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02071000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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