Fourmile Creek (NC) at Elm Lane, NC

River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County

Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 4 PM

The river is 12.8 ft below flood stage (16.5 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	20 ft
Moderate flood stage	18 ft
Flood stage	16.5 ft
Action stage	11.5 ft
Record crest (September 16, 2018)	15.87 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

17.5 ftAT THIS STAGE THE ELM LANE BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
16.5 ftHOMES ON STEVENS RIDGE ROAD WILL BE SURROUNDED WITH WATER AND SOME BASEMENTS WILL HAVE WATER IN THEM.
14 ftWATER WILL APPROACH HOMES ALONG STEVENS RIDGE ROAD.
11.5 ftYARDS OF SOME HOMES ALONG STEVENS RIDGE ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
2.5 ft2 TO 3 INCHES OF BASINWIDE RAIN IN 3 HRS RESULT IN A RISE FROM 5 FT TO THE ACTION STG OF 11.5 FT.
2 ftGENERAL RAINFALL AROUND 2 INCHES IN 24 HOURS WILL CAUSE THE CREEK TO RISE TO AROUND 10 FT (AS 11.5 FT).
1.35 ftGENERAL BASIN RAIN OF 1.35 WILL CAUSE A 5 FT RISE (11.5 FT). SSHP WORKED WELL WITH 1.0 T RUNOFF

Highest crests on record

15.87 ft — September 16, 2018
12.39 ft — June 3, 2013
12.34 ft — July 16, 2014
11.78 ft — November 22, 2006
11.78 ft — June 1, 2017

Recent crests: 15.87 ft (September 16, 2018) · 11.78 ft (June 1, 2017) · 10.77 ft (October 8, 2016) · 11.56 ft (December 22, 2015) · 10.49 ft (April 20, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Mecklenburg County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 02146670

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FMCN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.