Briar Creek below Edward's Branch, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.1 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 13.9 ft below flood stage (15 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 | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 2008) | 17.89 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftDORAL APARTMENTS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD INSIDE.
- 14 ftLEVEL AT WHICH THE DORAL APARTMENTS WILL BEGIN TO GET WATER AROUND THEM.
- 2.5 ft2.5 TO 3 INCHES IN 3 HRS OR LESS RESULTED IN A RISE FROM 0.3 FT TO 10 FT (AS 14 FT)
- 2 ft2.O INCH IN 6 HOURS TOOK CREEK TO 8 FT.
- 1.4 ft1.4 IN 4 HOURS CAUSED A 7 FT RISE AT BRIN7 BRIAR CK BLW EDWARDS BRANCH
Highest crests on record
- 17.89 ft — August 27, 2008
- 14.57 ft — May 5, 2009
- 14.3 ft — January 25, 2010
- 12.28 ft — July 6, 2018
- 11.6 ft — September 16, 2018
Recent crests: 11.6 ft (September 16, 2018) · 12.28 ft (July 6, 2018) · 9.15 ft (January 23, 2017) · 9.43 ft (December 22, 2015) · 8.54 ft (April 20, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamBriar Creek at Providence road, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry, NC
- Briar Creek at Colony Road, NC
- McMullen Creek above Lincrest Place, NC
- Briar Creek at Shamrock Drive, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
- Little Sugar Creek below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa), NC
- Stewart Creek at W Morehead St (US 29), in Wesley Heights, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRIN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.