Irwin Creek at Charlotte Water Treatment Plant, 1 S Reid Park, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 24.4 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Flow: 25 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 | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (July 23, 1997) | 20.38 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftMinor Flood Stage. At this stage, floodwaters may be impacting the Charlotte Water Zone 4 treatment facility.
Highest crests on record
- 20.38 ft — July 23, 1997
- 19.83 ft — August 5, 2011
- 17.3 ft — April 6, 1936
- 16.38 ft — October 9, 1976
- 16.29 ft — September 23, 1975
Recent crests: 14.57 ft (September 29, 2016) · 13.18 ft (April 19, 2015) · 12 ft (July 3, 2014) · 14.75 ft (July 11, 2013) · 11.89 ft (August 7, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamStewart Creek at W Morehead St (US 29), in Wesley Heights, NC
- DownstreamSugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
- Taggart Creek at West Blvd (NC 160), 1 WSW Reid Park, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
- Stewart Creek at State St., NC
- Little Hope Creek above Seneca Pl, in Madison Park, NC
- Coffee Creek at S Tryon St (NC 49), 3 ENE Steele Creek, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (IRWN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.