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Pigg River near Sandy Level

Highest listed crest 31.12 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft69 crests since 1964

The Pigg River near Sandy Level crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 69 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1964 to 2025. The highest, 31.12 ft on September 8, 1987, was major flooding, 16.12 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.12 ft
September 8, 1987; 65,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
2
75th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
19.85 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pittsylvania County
Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pigg River near Sandy Level
Action stage8.036Feb 13, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.022Jan 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.04Jun 29, 1995Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.02Sep 6, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

69 crests from 1964 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pigg River near Sandy Level, 1964 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Aug 31, 1964: 21.11 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1965: 12.07 ft, action stage; 6,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 10.87 ft, action stage; 5,830 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1967: 15.93 ft, minor flooding; 9,640 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1968: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1969: 9.65 ft, action stage; 4,990 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1970: 10.79 ft, action stage; 5,720 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1970: 9.59 ft, action stage; 4,950 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 24.07 ft, moderate flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1973: 14.65 ft, action stage; 8,620 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 13.09 ft, action stage; 7,370 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1975: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1976: 12.27 ft, action stage; 6,790 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1976: 12.74 ft, action stage; 7,120 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1978: 25.56 ft, moderate flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 19.92 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1980: 12.58 ft, action stage; 7,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1981: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 648 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1982: 9.54 ft, action stage; 4,920 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1983: 17.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1984: 12.25 ft, action stage; 6,770 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1985: 21.54 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1985: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1987: 31.12 ft, major flooding; 65,600 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1988: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 597 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 14.35 ft, action stage; 8,380 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1990: 12.94 ft, action stage; 7,260 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1990: 22.64 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1992: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 20.28 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1994: 14.34 ft, action stage; 8,370 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1995: 26.00 ft, moderate flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 27.32 ft, major flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1997: 10.02 ft, action stage; 5,210 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1998: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1999: 10.32 ft, action stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2000: 9.67 ft, action stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2001: 11.33 ft, action stage; 6,130 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2002: 6.46 ft, below flood stage; 3,020 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2003: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 16.54 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 8.82 ft, action stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2006: 14.75 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 11.86 ft, action stage; 7,720 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2007: 8.37 ft, action stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2009: 9.66 ft, action stage; 5,610 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 20.81 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 8.05 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2012: 11.52 ft, action stage; 7,371 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2013: 11.76 ft, action stage; 7,610 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 6.52 ft, below flood stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 2015: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 14,255 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 11.22 ft, action stage; 7,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2016: 11.37 ft, action stage; 7,220 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2016: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 12,612 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 18.31 ft, minor flooding; 16,068 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2019: 17.74 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 19.55 ft, minor flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2020: 16.19 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2020: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2020: 13.12 ft, action stage; 9,040 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2020: 21.67 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2020: 10.86 ft, action stage; 6,700 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2020: 8.52 ft, action stage; 4,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2021: 9.71 ft, action stage; 5,640 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2023: 8.16 ft, action stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 19.85 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2024: 8.89 ft, action stage; 5,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 8.35 ft, action stage; 4,810 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.12 ft, Sep 8, 1987 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pigg River near Sandy Level 1960s: 2 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 6 6 2000s: 2 2010s: 5 2020s: 5 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 69 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pigg River near Sandy Level
1Sep 8, 198731.12+16.12Major65,600
2Sep 6, 199627.32+12.32Major33,700
3Jun 29, 199526.00+11.00Moderate28,300
4Apr 27, 197825.56+10.56Moderate25,400
5Jun 22, 197224.07+9.07Moderate22,700
6Oct 23, 199022.64+7.64Moderate19,300
7Nov 13, 202021.67+6.67Minor22,300
8Aug 18, 198521.54+6.54Minor17,100
9Aug 31, 196421.11+6.11Minor14,900
10Jan 25, 201020.81+5.81Minor20,500
11Mar 4, 199320.28+5.28Minor14,900
12Sep 22, 197919.92+4.92Minor14,400
13Jan 10, 202419.85+4.85Minor15,600
14Feb 7, 202019.55+4.55Minor18,100
15Nov 4, 198519.50+4.50Minor13,800
16Mar 19, 197518.67+3.67Minor12,700
17Mar 20, 200318.61+3.61Minor12,600
18Jan 28, 199818.52+3.52Minor12,500
19May 22, 202018.47+3.47Minor16,300
20Oct 12, 201818.31+3.31Minor16,068
21Jun 9, 201917.74+2.74Minor15,100
22Nov 10, 201517.20+2.20Minor14,255
23Apr 10, 198317.16+2.16Minor11,000
24Jan 4, 199216.82+1.82Minor10,600
25Sep 9, 200416.54+1.54Minor13,200
26Apr 14, 202016.19+1.19Minor12,700
27Oct 9, 201616.07+1.07Minor12,612
28Aug 24, 196715.93+0.93Minor9,640
29Jun 27, 200614.75−0.25Action10,900
30Feb 2, 197314.65−0.35Action8,620
31May 6, 198914.35−0.65Action8,380
32Mar 28, 199414.34−0.66Action8,370
33Oct 30, 202013.12−1.88Action9,040
34Dec 21, 197313.09−1.91Action7,370
35Mar 18, 199012.94−2.06Action7,260
36Oct 10, 197612.74−2.26Action7,120
37Apr 9, 198012.58−2.42Action7,000
38May 30, 197612.27−2.73Action6,790
39Feb 14, 198412.25−2.75Action6,770
40Feb 8, 196512.07−2.93Action6,670
41Nov 17, 200611.86−3.14Action7,720
42Jan 16, 201311.76−3.24Action7,610
43Dec 8, 201211.52−3.48Action7,371
44Feb 16, 201611.37−3.63Action7,220
45May 22, 200111.33−3.67Action6,130
46Feb 4, 201611.22−3.78Action7,070
47Feb 13, 196610.87−4.13Action5,830
48Nov 30, 202010.86−4.14Action6,700
49Aug 10, 197010.79−4.21Action5,720
50Sep 30, 199910.32−4.68Action5,420

Other gauges in Pittsylvania County

Flood gauges in Pittsylvania County
Smith Mountain Lake797.0799.79 ft, Apr 27, 19783
Danville8.011.46 ft, Oct 11, 20180

Pittsylvania County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SANV2, 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.