Briar Creek at Colony Road, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 7.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 5 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 2008) | 16.09 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 16.09 ft — August 27, 2008
- 15.6 ft — August 27, 1995
- 15.41 ft — July 23, 1997
- 15.11 ft — June 8, 2003
- 14.13 ft — January 25, 2010
Recent crests: 14.13 ft (January 25, 2010) · 9.22 ft (November 11, 2009) · 16.09 ft (August 27, 2008) · 11.2 ft (March 2, 2007) · 9.86 ft (November 22, 2006)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBriar Creek at Providence road, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
- Little Hope Creek above Seneca Pl, in Madison Park, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
- McMullen Creek at Sharon View, NC
- Briar Creek below Edward's Branch, NC
- McMullen Creek above Lincrest Place, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BCLN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.