Dan River
River in Virginia, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 2,762 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
622
cfs · 36 min ago
Normal for today
1,240
cfs median, 11 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
5.26
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 1,240 cfs over 11 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 919 and 3,700 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water 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 (53 mi), Jackson River (102 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: active | May: absent | 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: 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: active | 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.