Little Hope Creek above Seneca Pl, in Madison Park, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).
Flow: 0 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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (June 7, 2003) | 9.89 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftWATER WILL BE IN HOMES NEAR THE GAGE SITE.
- 9 ftAT THIS STAGE 3 HOMES NEAR THE RIVER GAGE WILL HAVE WATER IN THE CRAWLSPACE...AND ROADS IN THE AREA WILL BE FLOODED.
- 8.5 ftMOCKINGBIRD LANE...JUST UPSTREAM OF SENECA PLACE WILL BE FLOODED. CHECK OUT WEB CAM.
- 2 ft2.0 INCHES IN 1 HR TOOK CREEK TO 9.2 FT...WATER SURROUNDED HOMES BUT NOT IN THEM. WEB CAM AVAILABLE ON FINS WEBSITE.
Highest crests on record
- 9.89 ft — June 7, 2003
- 9.57 ft — June 7, 2005
- 9.14 ft — August 15, 2006
- 9.08 ft — August 16, 2009
- 8.86 ft — June 1, 2010
Recent crests: 8.68 ft (September 27, 2016) · 7.51 ft (April 19, 2015) · 7.35 ft (September 12, 2014) · 6.12 ft (June 3, 2013) · 7.01 ft (July 20, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
- Briar Creek at Colony Road, NC
- Briar Creek at Providence road, NC
- McMullen Creek at Sharon View, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry, NC
- Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
- Irwin Creek at Charlotte Water Treatment Plant, 1 S Reid Park, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LHCN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.