Briar Creek at Shamrock Drive, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 5.2 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 1 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 2008) | 9.43 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ftAT THIS STAGE THE WINSOR HARBOR APARTMENTS LOCATED ALONG THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD.
- 7 ftWINDSOR HARBOR APARTMENTS PARKING LOT AND AREAS ALONG SHANNONHOUSE DRIVE AND DOLPHIN LANE WILL FLOOD.
- 6.5 ftWINSOR HARBOR APARTMENTS UPSTREAM OF THIS GAGE WILL START TO FLOOD. EVACUATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING ON DOLPHIN LANE UPSTREAM OF THIS GAGE.
- 5.5 ftPARKING LOTS AT THE WINSOR HARBOR APARTMENTS WILL BE FLOODED. SHANNONHOUSE DRIVE WILL BE FLOODED. CHECK OUT WEB CAM.
- 5 ft3600 BLOCK OF SLAGLE DRIVE WILL HAVE WATER APPROACHING HOMES. THIS IS A TRIB TO BRIER CREEK UPSTREAM FROM THIS GAGE SITE. CHECK OUT WEB CAM.
- 3 ft3 INCH BASINWIDE RAINFALL IN 3 HRS OR LESS RESULTED IN A RISE FROM 1.2 TO THE FS OF 7 FT.
- 2.5 ftSEE WEB CAM-- SHOULD BE AT BANKFULL STAGE... HOME TO FLOOD AROUND 5 FT.
Highest crests on record
- 9.43 ft — August 27, 2008
- 8.17 ft — January 25, 2010
- 7.47 ft — August 19, 2010
- 7.44 ft — June 7, 2003
- 6.79 ft — August 16, 2006
Recent crests: 5.89 ft (February 6, 2020) · 6.01 ft (July 6, 2018) · 5.69 ft (July 3, 2017) · 5.53 ft (December 22, 2015) · 5.92 ft (April 20, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Little Sugar Creek below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa), NC
- Briar Creek below Edward's Branch, NC
- Campbell Creek (NC) at Idlewild road, NC
- Irwin Creek at Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights, NC
- Reedy Creek at SR 2803, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry, NC
- McMullen Creek above Lincrest Place, NC
- Briar Creek at Providence road, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SMRN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.