Rivers in Virginia

Sandy River near Danville

Pittsylvania County, VirginiaNWS SDRV2USGS 02074500Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
0.89ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 7:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
11.46 ft2018

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 8.00 ftLOWLAND FLOODING OF WOODS AND FIELDS BEGINS ON RIGHT BANK DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE.

Crest history

54 crests on NOAA’s list since 1943.

#DateStage
1October 11, 201811.46 ft
2September 6, 199611.06 ft
3April 16, 198710.97 ft
4March 30, 197510.90 ft
5July 5, 198910.63 ft
6September 19, 194410.51 ft
7September 22, 197910.38 ft
8June 29, 199510.26 ft
9August 18, 198510.10 ft
10June 21, 19729.92 ft
11August 24, 19679.58 ft
12February 7, 20209.23 ft
13May 9, 20089.08 ft
14September 23, 20189.02 ft
15October 23, 19909.01 ft
16October 15, 19548.65 ft
17January 1, 20078.60 ft
18January 25, 20108.54 ft
19March 20, 20037.83 ft
20March 4, 19937.82 ft
21November 12, 20207.81 ft
22January 9, 20247.68 ft
23December 24, 20157.64 ft
24May 7, 19987.63 ft
25September 28, 20047.49 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 9, 2024: 7.68 ft
  • May 30, 2023: 6.27 ft
  • November 12, 2020: 7.81 ft
  • October 29, 2020: 5.70 ft
  • February 7, 2020: 9.23 ft
  • October 11, 2018: 11.46 ft
  • September 23, 2018: 9.02 ft
  • December 24, 2015: 7.64 ft
  • January 11, 2014: 5.39 ft
  • January 17, 2013: 6.21 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.