Dan River at South Boston, VA
River level and flood forecast · Halifax County
The river is 10.1 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Forecast to rise to 15.0 ft Tue 2 AM, below the 22 ft flood stage.
Flow: 6,110 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 | 34 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 29 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (June 24, 1972) | 33.37 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29 ftFlooding from the Dan River inundates the intersection of Highway 501 and Route 58.
- 25 ftHighway 501 between Route 58 and the Dan River is closed as it is covered by up to 2 feet of water.
- 23 ftWater approaches Highway 501 between Route 58 and the Dan River.
- 19 ftFlooding begins in low-lying agricultural land and woods.
Highest crests on record
- 33.37 ft — June 24, 1972
- 33.22 ft — September 8, 1996
- 32.57 ft — April 18, 1987
- 31.8 ft — August 16, 1940
- 31.47 ft — April 28, 1978
Recent crests: 22.07 ft (July 7, 2025) · 23.39 ft (February 15, 2025) · 20.47 ft (September 29, 2024) · 21.44 ft (September 19, 2024) · 23.31 ft (August 10, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SBNV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.