Dan River at Paces, VA
River level and flood forecast · Halifax County
The river is 11.6 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Forecast to rise to 10.8 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 22 ft flood stage.
Flow: 8,200 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:18 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 29 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (June 23, 1972) | 33.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftWater begins to overtop the Highway 658 bridge across the Dan River.
- 29 ftWater reaches the underside of the Route 658 bridge over the Dan River.
- 24 ftLow spots along routes 658 and 671 begin to flood.
- 20 ftLow-lying pasture/agricultural lands are flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 33.15 ft — June 23, 1972
- 32.2 ft — August 16, 1940
- 31.43 ft — September 7, 1996
- 31.36 ft — October 13, 2018
- 30.91 ft — April 17, 1987
Recent crests: 19.57 ft (February 14, 2025) · 16.06 ft (September 29, 2024) · 21.67 ft (January 30, 2024) · 24.78 ft (January 12, 2024) · 17.08 ft (February 14, 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 (PCEV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.