Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 5:30 PM
The river is 11.0 ft below flood stage (12 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (August 7, 2010) | 13.98 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftMajor Flood Stage.
- 15 ftModerate Flood Stage.
- 14.5 ftMinor Flooding continues. Little Sugar Creek floodwaters may begin impacting residential yards along Devon Dr.
- 12 ftMinor Flood Stage. The 400 block of Wakefield Drive may begin to flood and floodwaters may approach Wakefield Apartments.
- 9 ftAction Stage. Little Sugar Creek will begin to overflow its banks into the flood plain below the Little Sugar Creek Greenway.
Highest crests on record
- 13.98 ft — August 7, 2010
- 12.78 ft — August 16, 2009
- 12.63 ft — September 23, 2011
- 12.45 ft — August 16, 2006
- 12.41 ft — August 5, 2011
Recent crests: 7.36 ft (October 8, 2016) · 11.03 ft (September 26, 2016) · 10.65 ft (September 4, 2014) · 12.63 ft (September 23, 2011) · 12.41 ft (August 5, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLittle Sugar Creek above Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry, NC
- DownstreamLittle Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
- Briar Creek at Colony Road, NC
- Little Hope Creek above Seneca Pl, in Madison Park, NC
- Briar Creek at Providence road, NC
- Briar Creek below Edward's Branch, NC
- McMullen Creek at Sharon View, NC
- McMullen Creek above Lincrest Place, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LSHN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.