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Dan River Company

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Dan River Company is a kayak & canoe livery in Danbury. They offer kayak and canoe rentals and shuttle services on the Dan River at Hanging Rock State Park. A standard 6.2-mile trip is available and is suitable for beginners.

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Around Dan River Company

Lower Cascade Falls1.7 miWindow Falls2.2 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

The water at Dan River Company typically runs highest in April, at a median 209 cfs, and lowest in September, at 111 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,830 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Dan River near Francisco, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January170124 to 234
February190139 to 260
March208149 to 276
April209151 to 285
May192141 to 262
June160121 to 222
July142106 to 183
August12896 to 175
September11181 to 158
October11482 to 158
November11892 to 187
December145106 to 218

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dan River near Francisco, NC (site 02068500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

90Go/ 100

Partly cloudyHigh 70°F, low 54°FRain 20%Wind 5 kt, gusts 14

Streamflow

109 cfs

Normal (46th)

Water level

1.48 ft

Air quality

22 Good

Hattie Avenue monitor, 36 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 13 ft. NWS reads 1.53 ft here.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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