Dan River at STP near Danville, VA
River level and flood forecast · Pittsylvania County
The river is 12.5 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Forecast to rise to 10.0 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 21 ft flood stage.
Flow: 5,800 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 | 32 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (October 12, 2018) | 30.01 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftWater plant on the west side affected by floodwaters.
- 26 ftFlood water begins to affect the Danville Utilities Complex and the Public Works complex,
- 23 ftFlooding begins to affect Riverside shopping center.
- 21 ftFlooding begins at River District Towers. Minor flooding along River Street begins.
- 20 ftThe road at Trade Street is closed and the parking lot at Newton's landing begins to flood
- 18 ftWater reaches the walking trail at the MLK bridge
- 17 ftWater reaches the walking trail at Aiken Bridge
Highest crests on record
- 30.01 ft — October 12, 2018
- 28.65 ft — September 7, 1996
- 27.57 ft — May 23, 2020
- 27.22 ft — February 8, 2020
- 26.78 ft — September 4, 1996
Recent crests: 17.07 ft (February 13, 2025) · 14.28 ft (September 28, 2024) · 18.15 ft (August 9, 2024) · 20.22 ft (January 29, 2024) · 22.93 ft (January 11, 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 (DVLV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.