McAlpine Creek at Waste Water Treatment Plant, 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: 31 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 | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 1995) | 19.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftWASTE TREATMENT PLANT BEGINS TO FLOOD. SOME HOMES IN THE BALLANTYNE AREA MAY BE EFFECTED DUE TO BACKWATER.
- 1.5 ftBASIN AVERAGE OF 1.5 INCH IN 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE CREEK TO RISE TO 5.0 FT. CREST AT FMCN7 OF 9.73 FT WILL CAUSE A 3 FT RISE AT MCPN7.
Highest crests on record
- 19.4 ft — August 27, 1995
- 18.65 ft — September 16, 2018
- 16.62 ft — July 24, 1997
- 15.41 ft — August 27, 2008
- 14.92 ft — October 2, 1989
Recent crests: 18.65 ft (September 16, 2018) · 11.19 ft (January 23, 2017) · 11.3 ft (November 2, 2015) · 9.11 ft (April 20, 2015) · 11.35 ft (December 23, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMcAlpine Creek at Colony Rd, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville, NC
- Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville, NC
- Fourmile Creek (NC) at Elm Lane, NC
- Six Mile Creek below Marvin Rd, 2 NW Marvin, NC
- Sugar Creek NC near Fort Mill, SC
- Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek, NC
- Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MCPN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.