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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
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Dan River at South Boston Forecast crest: 11.4 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Observed crest: 12.31 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 10.85 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 10.78 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 10.74 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 10.67 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 10.62 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 10.57 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 10.56 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.52 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.49 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.45 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.43 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.42 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.42 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.37 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.37 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.37 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.36 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.36 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.29 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.29 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.25 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.25 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.24 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.24 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.24 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.24 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.24 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.24 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.24 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 10.26 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.26 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.27 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.28 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.29 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.3 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.3 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.31 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.31 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.31 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.31 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.3 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.3 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.27 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.24 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.21 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.18 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.14 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.12 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.12 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 10.04 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 10.04 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 9.96 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 9.92 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.82 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.8 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.79 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.74 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.73 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.72 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.68 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.68 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.62 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.61 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.6 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.58 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.57 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.56 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.55 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.54 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.53 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.52 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.52 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.52 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.51 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.51 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 9.5 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.5 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.5 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.47 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.47 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.46 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.44 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.44 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.44 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.4 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.39 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.39 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.38 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.34 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.34 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.34 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.32 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.31 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.29 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.29 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.29 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.29 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.29 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 9.29 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 9.29 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.32 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.37 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.44 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.52 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.6 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.72 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.82 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.93 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.04 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.14 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.36 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.4 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.41 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.65 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 10.71 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 11.32 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 11.44 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 11.53 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 11.62 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 11.7 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 11.78 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 11.87 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 11.9 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 11.97 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 11.97 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 11.97 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 12.17 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 12.24 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 12.3 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 12.3 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 12.31 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 12.31 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 9.4 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 10 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 10.3 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 10.5 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 10.9 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 11.3 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 11.4 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 11.3 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 11 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 10.6 ft at 7:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 10.2 ft at 1:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 9.8 ft at 7:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 9.6 ft at 1:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 9.4 ft at 7:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 9.3 ft at 1:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 9.2 ft at 7:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 9.1 ft at 1:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 9 ft at 7:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 8.9 ft at 1:00am Nov 28 Forecast: 8.9 ft at 7:00am Nov 28 Graph Created (7:56am Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 8:42am Nov 23) SBNV2 (plotting HGIRP) Gage 0 Datum: 299.23 Latest observed value: 12.31 ft at 7:00 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 19.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Dan River at South Boston are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:29
Moderate Flood Stage:25
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 33.37 ft on 06/24/1972
(2) 33.22 ft on 09/08/1996
(3) 32.57 ft on 04/18/1987
(4) 31.80 ft on 08/16/1940
(5) 31.47 ft on 04/28/1978
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