Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 5 PM
The river is 16.3 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 41 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 | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (July 23, 1997) | 23.04 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftFURTHER FLOODING OF BUSINESSES AND ROADS WILL BE FLOODED.
- 23 ftROADS ALONG THE RIVER LIKE LEITNER DRIVE AND BUSINESSES WILL FLOOD.
- 18 ftAT THIS STAGE HIGHWAY NC 51/MAIN STREET AND PARKING LOTS ALONG WITH STORES AND HOMES NEAR THE CREEK WILL FLOOD.
- 16 ftAT THIS STAGE PARKING LOTS OF NEARBY BUILDINGS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 1.2 ft1 TO 2 INCH IN 1 HR UPSTREAM FROM THIS GAGE WILL CAUSE A 11.5 FT RISE HERE.
Highest crests on record
- 23.04 ft — July 23, 1997
- 18.74 ft — June 8, 2003
- 18.13 ft — January 25, 2010
- 17.47 ft — July 27, 1998
- 16.16 ft — March 2, 2007
Recent crests: 18.13 ft (January 25, 2010) · 16.16 ft (March 2, 2007) · 14.56 ft (November 22, 2006) · 16.09 ft (August 16, 2006) · 12.71 ft (August 23, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLittle Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
- Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville, NC
- McAlpine Creek at Waste Water Treatment Plant, NC
- Fourmile Creek (NC) at Elm Lane, NC
- Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
- Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek, 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 (PINN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.