Sandy River near Danville, 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 02074500 sits on the Sandy River and reads everything draining 111 square miles of the Upper Dan basin. Its datum sits 458 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1930, 96 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Dan River at Stp near Danville, VA at 2,116 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 5% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Dan River at Paces, VA and Dan River at South Boston, VA.

Normal flows here

The Sandy River runs a median of 70 cfs at this gauge across 96 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 102 cfs, and September the leanest at 44 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,340 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 6.4 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1930 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Sandy River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 11.5 feet, in October 2018.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SDRV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.