Pigg River near Sandy Level, VA
River level and flood forecast · Pittsylvania County
Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 7 PM
The river is 11.3 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.6 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 12 PM.
Flow: 862 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:18 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (September 8, 1987) | 31.12 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftWater begins to overtop Toshes Road bridge (Route 605).
- 22 ftWater reaches underside of Toshes Road bridge (route 605).
- 19 ftWater reaches Graves Bridge Rd. (Route 990) downstream from gage.
- 16 ftPigg River Rd. (Route 771) closed due to backup flooding along Fryingpan Creek upstream from Toshes Bridge.
- 14 ftMinor lowland flooding begins.
Highest crests on record
- 31.12 ft — September 8, 1987
- 27.32 ft — September 6, 1996
- 26 ft — June 29, 1995
- 25.56 ft — April 27, 1978
- 24.07 ft — June 22, 1972
Recent crests: 8.35 ft (February 13, 2025) · 8.89 ft (September 26, 2024) · 19.85 ft (January 10, 2024) · 8.16 ft (May 30, 2023) · 9.71 ft (February 16, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SANV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.