About this river
Dan River is a 41.5 mile river near Dan River Company in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dan River at Pine Hall, NC (site 02069000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1924 to 2026
Dan River typically runs highest in March, at a median 611 cfs, and lowest in September, at 252 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,300 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 502 | 338 to 814 | |
| February | 600 | 385 to 983 | |
| March | 611 | 436 to 856 | |
| April | 554 | 407 to 812 | |
| May | 532 | 366 to 815 | |
| June | 368 | 276 to 620 | |
| July | 314 | 220 to 476 | |
| August | 311 | 214 to 460 | |
| September | 252 | 188 to 405 | |
| October | 259 | 197 to 430 | |
| November | 285 | 233 to 544 | |
| December | 440 | 260 to 659 |
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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dan River at Pine Hall, NC (site 02069000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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