Little Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 9.5 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 39 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (July 23, 1997) | 15.06 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftWATER WILL BE IN SOME BUILDINGS
- 14 ftSOME BUILDINGS WILL BE SURROUNDED BY WATER
- 12 ftSOME HOMES WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 10 ftAT THIS STAGE HOMES DOWNSTREAM OF GAGE MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER EFFECTS.
- 1.9 ft1.9 INCH IN 3 HOUR CAUSED THE CREEK TO RISE TO 9.2 FT.
- 0.75 ft0.75 IN 2 HOURS CAUSED A 3 FT RISE
Highest crests on record
- 15.06 ft — July 23, 1997
- 14.99 ft — August 27, 2008
- 14.79 ft — June 7, 2003
- 13.78 ft — May 5, 2009
- 13.68 ft — January 25, 2010
Recent crests: 8.97 ft (October 8, 2016) · 10.19 ft (September 26, 2016) · 10.13 ft (April 19, 2015) · 9.88 ft (December 23, 2013) · 9.69 ft (June 3, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLittle Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
- DownstreamLittle Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville, NC
- Little Hope Creek above Seneca Pl, in Madison Park, NC
- McMullen Creek at Sharon View, NC
- Briar Creek at Colony Road, NC
- Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
- Briar Creek at Providence road, NC
- McAlpine Creek at Colony Rd, NC
- Coffee Creek at S Tryon St (NC 49), 3 ENE Steele Creek, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LSAN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.