Briar Creek at Providence road, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 12.8 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
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 | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 2008) | 15.39 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftCULVERTS UNDER PROVIDENCE ROAD WILL BE FULL AND THE ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 14 ftHOMES WILL BE SURROUNDED BY WATER SOME BASEMENTS WILL FLOOD.
- 10 ftYARDS OF HOMES UPSTREAM OF PROVIDENCE ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 2 ft1.75 TO 2 INCH IN 6 HOUR TOOK CREEK TO 10.50 FT
- 1.25 ftBASIN WIDE 1.25 IN 3 HR TOOK BRPN7 UP FROM 1.15 FT TO 10.75 FT (9.5FT)
- 0.8 ft0.80 IN 2 HR CAUSED A 4 FT RISE
Highest crests on record
- 15.39 ft — August 27, 2008
- 14.1 ft — May 5, 2009
- 13.63 ft — January 25, 2010
- 12.71 ft — September 16, 2018
- 12.2 ft — September 23, 2011
Recent crests: 10.96 ft (February 22, 2019) · 12.71 ft (September 16, 2018) · 11.93 ft (January 23, 2017) · 9.62 ft (October 8, 2016) · 11.39 ft (December 30, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBriar Creek below Edward's Branch, NC
- DownstreamBriar Creek at Colony Road, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry, NC
- McMullen Creek above Lincrest Place, NC
- Little Hope Creek above Seneca Pl, in Madison Park, NC
- McMullen Creek at Sharon View, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRPN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.