Rivers in Virginia

Dan River at Robertson Bridge in Danville

City of Danville County, VirginiaNWS DROV2Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
3.41ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action12.00 ft
  1. 28.00 ftFlooding begins to overtop the floodwall at the Danville Water Treatment Plant.
  2. 24.00 ftBusinesses along Trade Street between Advance Street and Commerce Street become flooded.
  3. 20.00 ftMemorial Drive between Hawthorne Court and Advance Street and Commerce Street begins to flood.
  4. 19.00 ftPark Avenue begins to flood.
  5. 18.00 ftTrade Street near Riverside Drive begins to flood.
  6. 15.00 ftthe 400 block of Trade Street begins to flood.
  7. 12.00 ftthe Riverwalk Trail begins to flood.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.