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Long Creek at Rhyne NC, NC

River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County

Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 12.8 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Flow: 29 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 10.5 ftFlood 15 ftModerate 17 ftMajor 19 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage19 ft
Moderate flood stage17 ft
Flood stage15 ft
Action stage10.5 ft
Record crest (August 27, 2008)12.27 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 15 ftAT THIS STAGE WATER WILL COVER PARTS OF THE GOLF COURSE AND WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD HOMES ALONG THE CREEK.
  • 11 ftSOME ROADS AND STREETS IN THE GOLF COURSE AREA WILL FLOOD AT THIS LEVEL. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS OR HOMES AT THIS LEVEL.
  • 8 ftAN 8 FT CREST RESULTED IN A CREST OF 7 FT AT LONN7 (AS 11 FT)
  • 5.5 ftHIGH RESERVOIR LEVELS AT CWAN7 (102.00) AND RELEASES CAUSED A 5.5 FT JUMP AT GAGE SITE DUE TO BACKWATER.
  • 3.5 ft3.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 3 HOURS CAUSED A 6 ft RISE INA DROUGHT
  • 2.06 ft2.06 IN 3 HOUR WILL CAUSE A 6 FT RISE.
  • 1.5 ftAVERAGE BASIN RAIN OF 1.50 IN 3 HOURS WILL TAKE CREEK TO 5.5 FT.

Highest crests on record

  1. 12.27 ft — August 27, 2008
  2. 12.04 ft — May 22, 2003
  3. 11.44 ft — March 2, 2007
  4. 10.78 ft — August 6, 2011
  5. 10.66 ft — April 19, 2015

Recent crests: 10.26 ft (September 26, 2016) · 10.66 ft (April 19, 2015) · 9.24 ft (December 23, 2013) · 7.45 ft (December 21, 2011) · 10.78 ft (August 6, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Mecklenburg CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 0214291555

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LRYN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.