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Dan River at STP near Danville

Highest listed crest 30.01 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft62 crests since 1996

The Dan River at STP near Danville crested above flood stage 17 times among the 62 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2025. The highest, 30.01 ft on October 12, 2018, was moderate flooding, 9.01 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Dan River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.01 ft
October 12, 2018; 50,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 11, 2024
22.93 ft, minor flooding
Location
Danville city
Near Danville (2.6 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Dan River at STP near Danville
Action stage18.024Aug 9, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.012Jan 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.05Nov 14, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

62 crests from 1996 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dan River at STP near Danville, 1996 to 2025 101520253035ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Jan 19, 1996: 20.00 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 16.50 ft, below flood stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1996: 18.50 ft, action stage; 22,400 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1996: 28.65 ft, moderate flooding; 47,100 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1997: 18.41 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 22.11 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1998: 19.16 ft, action stage; 23,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1998: 17.54 ft, below flood stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1998: 17.70 ft, below flood stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1998: 19.83 ft, action stage; 25,500 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1998: 20.53 ft, action stage; 27,100 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2000: 13.13 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2001: 14.29 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 19.93 ft, action stage; 25,250 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2003: 25.38 ft, minor flooding; 38,570 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2003: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 28,725 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2004: 17.57 ft, below flood stage; 20,424 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 18.51 ft, action stage; 22,457 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2004: 20.82 ft, action stage; 27,848 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 17.46 ft, below flood stage; 20,129 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 25.45 ft, minor flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2008: 19.21 ft, action stage; 27,039 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2009: 23.56 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 36,085 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2010: 17.65 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2010: 19.99 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 2010: 17.00 ft, below flood stage; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2012: 16.10 ft, below flood stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2013: 20.07 ft, action stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2014: 17.47 ft, below flood stage; 23,420 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2015: 17.47 ft, below flood stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2015: 21.48 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2015: 17.45 ft, below flood stage; 23,712 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 21.46 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 17.84 ft, below flood stage; 24,543 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2016: 17.32 ft, below flood stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2016: 18.87 ft, action stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2017: 16.35 ft, below flood stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2017: 25.31 ft, minor flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2017: 18.37 ft, action stage; 21,758 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2018: 20.06 ft, action stage; 25,500 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2018: 19.66 ft, action stage; 24,588 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2018: 22.96 ft, minor flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 30.01 ft, moderate flooding; 50,300 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 20.50 ft, action stage; 26,500 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 20.59 ft, action stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 20.34 ft, action stage; 26,100 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 19.61 ft, action stage; 24,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 23.28 ft, minor flooding; 32,737 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 27.22 ft, moderate flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 27.57 ft, moderate flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2020: 17.49 ft, below flood stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 2020: 26.10 ft, moderate flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2020: 18.19 ft, action stage; 21,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2021: 18.51 ft, action stage; 22,028 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2022: 16.07 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2023: 15.20 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2024: 22.93 ft, minor flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2024: 20.22 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 18.15 ft, action stage; 22,900 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 14.28 ft, below flood stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 17.07 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.01 ft, Oct 12, 2018 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dan River at STP near Danville 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 4 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 62 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Dan River at STP near Danville
1Oct 12, 201830.01+9.01Moderate50,300
2Sep 7, 199628.65+7.65Moderate47,100
3May 23, 202027.57+6.57Moderate43,900
4Feb 8, 202027.22+6.22Moderate42,900
5Nov 14, 202026.10+5.10Moderate40,100
6Jan 1, 200725.45+4.45Minor40,400
7Mar 22, 200325.38+4.38Minor38,570
8Apr 25, 201725.31+4.31Minor38,100
9Nov 13, 200923.56+2.56Minor36,300
10Jan 26, 201023.45+2.45Minor36,085
11Feb 24, 201923.28+2.28Minor32,737
12Sep 18, 201822.96+1.96Minor32,300
13Jan 11, 202422.93+1.93Minor32,200
14Apr 29, 199722.11+1.11Minor31,100
15Oct 4, 201521.48+0.48Minor32,100
16Dec 25, 201521.46+0.46Minor32,100
17Apr 12, 200321.28+0.28Minor28,725
18Sep 30, 200420.82−0.18Action27,848
19Dec 16, 201820.59−0.41Action26,700
20May 8, 199820.53−0.47Action27,100
21Nov 13, 201820.50−0.50Action26,500
22Dec 21, 201820.34−0.66Action26,100
23Jan 29, 202420.22−0.78Action25,900
24Jan 19, 201320.07−0.93Action28,800
25May 19, 201820.06−0.94Action25,500
26Jan 19, 199620.00−1.00Action25,900
27Oct 1, 201019.99−1.01Action25,900
28Feb 23, 200319.93−1.07Action25,250
29Apr 18, 199819.83−1.17Action25,500
30Aug 2, 201819.66−1.34Action24,588
31Dec 29, 201819.61−1.39Action24,500
32May 9, 200819.21−1.79Action27,039
33Jan 28, 199819.16−1.84Action23,900
34Oct 9, 201618.87−2.13Action25,800
35Sep 9, 200418.51−2.49Action22,457
36Feb 17, 202118.51−2.49Action22,028
37Jun 12, 199618.50−2.50Action22,400
38Mar 4, 199718.41−2.59Action22,200
39Jun 18, 201718.37−2.63Action21,758
40Dec 1, 202018.19−2.81Action21,300
41Aug 9, 202418.15−2.85Action22,900
42Feb 4, 201617.84−3.16Below flood stage24,543
43Feb 18, 199817.70−3.30Below flood stage20,600
44Feb 6, 201017.65−3.35Below flood stage20,500
45Feb 7, 200417.57−3.43Below flood stage20,424
46Feb 5, 199817.54−3.46Below flood stage20,300
47Oct 30, 202017.49−3.51Below flood stage20,100
48Jan 12, 201417.47−3.53Below flood stage23,420
49Apr 21, 201517.47−3.53Below flood stage23,800
50Nov 17, 200617.46−3.54Below flood stage20,129

The worst floods along the Dan River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Dan River that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 12, 2018: 30.01 ft here, moderate flooding

  • South BostonVA · Oct 13, 2018 · 31.40 ft · Moderate
  • PacesVA · Oct 13, 2018 · 31.36 ft · Moderate
  • Pine HallNC · Oct 12, 2018 · 25.52 ft · Minor
  • WentworthNC · Oct 12, 2018 · 24.27 ft · Minor

September 7, 1996: 28.65 ft here, moderate flooding

  • South BostonVA · Sep 8, 1996 · 33.22 ft · Moderate
  • PacesVA · Sep 7, 1996 · 31.43 ft · Moderate
  • WentworthNC · Sep 6, 1996 · 21.96 ft · Minor

May 23, 2020: 27.57 ft here, moderate flooding

  • South BostonVA · May 24, 2020 · 30.11 ft · Moderate
  • PacesVA · May 23, 2020 · 29.13 ft · Moderate
  • WentworthNC · May 22, 2020 · 26.50 ft · Moderate
  • Pine HallNC · May 21, 2020 · 23.67 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Dan River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Dan River
PacesVA22.033.15 ft, Jun 23, 19720
Pine HallNC23.027.94 ft, Feb 7, 20200
South BostonVA22.033.37 ft, Jun 24, 19720
STP near Danville this gaugeVA21.030.01 ft, Oct 12, 20180
FranciscoNC13.019.50 ft, Aug 17, 19851
WentworthNC19.031.60 ft, Jun 22, 19721

Danville city: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DVLV2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.