Dan River at Pine Hall, NC

River level and flood forecast · Stokes County

Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

The river is 19.6 ft below flood stage (23 ft).

Flow: 759 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-100102030TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 20 ftFlood 23 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage23 ft
Action stage20 ft
Record crest (February 7, 2020)27.94 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 20 ftMainly lowland flooding in fields and pastures.

Highest crests on record

  1. 27.94 ft — February 7, 2020
  2. 27.76 ft — November 13, 2020
  3. 25.77 ft — January 25, 2010
  4. 25.52 ft — October 12, 2018
  5. 24.91 ft — September 17, 2018

Recent crests: 18.13 ft (September 28, 2024) · 23.44 ft (September 18, 2024) · 24.6 ft (January 10, 2024) · 24.6 ft (January 10, 2024) · 1.78 ft (October 26, 2023)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PNHN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.