Gum Branch at Gum Branch road, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 8.1 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 4 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 2008) | 10.79 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftHOMES NEAR GUM BRANCH ON SECONDARY ROAD 1775...GUM BRANCH ROAD...WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 10 ftCOULWOOD DRIVE WILL BE FLOODED AT THIS STAGE.
- 9 ftBANKFULL
- 3.5 ft3.5 INCH RAINFALL IN 3 HRS RESULTED IN A RISE FROM 1.5 FT TO THE AS OF 9 FT.
Highest crests on record
- 10.79 ft — August 27, 2008
- 9.94 ft — August 22, 2006
- 9.5 ft — August 8, 2005
- 9.21 ft — August 5, 2011
- 9.02 ft — July 11, 2013
Recent crests: 7.2 ft (September 26, 2016) · 7.35 ft (April 19, 2015) · 6.13 ft (January 11, 2014) · 9.02 ft (July 11, 2013) · 4.68 ft (July 18, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Long Creek at Rhyne NC, NC
- Long Creek at PAW CREEK, NC
- Paw Creek at Wilkinson Blvd, NC
- Gar Creek at SR 2074 NR CROFT #6531, NC
- Stewart Creek at State St., NC
- McDowell Creek at Beatties Ford Rd., NC
- Taggart Creek at West Blvd (NC 160), 1 WSW Reid Park, 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 (GBRN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.