Dan River
River in North Carolina, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,053 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
3,370
cfs · 15 min ago
Normal for today
522
cfs median, 86 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
6.19
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 522 cfs over 86 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 365 and 699 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Dan River
Dan River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (24 mi), Jackson River (101 mi), Elk River (144 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grannom | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: peak |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Dan River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.