McAlpine Creek below Sardis Road, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 19.1 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 11 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 1995) | 17.79 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftAT THIS STAGE THE ROADWAY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 18 ftPARTS OF OLD BELL RD MAY FLOOD.
- 15 ftRIVER WILL BE OUT OF BANKS AND WILL FLOOD ONE ROAD LABELED MCALPINE CREEK GREENWAY SOUTH.
- 14 ftPARTS OF HOLLY LANE MAY BECOME FLOODED.
- 12 ft12 FT HERE AND 6.5 OR HIGHER AT ISNN7 HAS CAUSED FLOODING IN PAST. FLOODING OF 2 ROADS SAM NEWELL RD NEAR INDEPENDENCE POINTE PKWY AND TANK TOWN ROAD WILL BE POSSIBLE CALL IF RAINFALL WAS 2 + INCHES.
- 11.5 ftCREST OF 11.5 HERE WILL CAUSE A CREST AT MCCN7 OF 13.5 FT.
- 9 ftCREST OF 9 FT HERE WILL CAUSE A CREST OF 12.14 FT AT MCCN7
- 2 ft2.0 OR MORE IN ONE TO 3 HRS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CREEK TO RISE TO 11 FT. ISNN7 MAY RISE TO ARD 7 FT. 2 ROADS WILL LIKELY FLOOD...SAM NEWELL ROAD SOUTHWEST OF INDEPENDENCE POINTE PKWY AND TANK TOWN ROAD...BUTTHESE ROADS ARE WITHIN A DIFFERENT TRIBUTARY OF IRVINS CREEK...NOT THE GAGED MAINSTEM.
- 1.8 ft1.8 IN 1.5 HOUR IN DROUGHT CAUSE A 5.5 FT RISE OR 6 FT RISE IN WET. SSHP DID OK IF YOU USE 1.00 THRESHHOLD RUNOFF VALUE.
- 1.2 ftA BASIN RAIN OF 1.20 WILL CAUSE A 8 FT RISE
- 1 ft0.70 TO 1.0 IN 2 HRS ON WET GRD BASIN WIDE CAUSED A 7 FT RISE.
Highest crests on record
- 17.79 ft — August 27, 1995
- 17.68 ft — September 16, 2018
- 16.7 ft — March 24, 1979
- 16.34 ft — August 27, 2008
- 16.25 ft — July 23, 1997
Recent crests: 12.4 ft (November 15, 2018) · 17.68 ft (September 16, 2018) · 11.92 ft (January 23, 2017) · 10.96 ft (October 8, 2016) · 10.2 ft (April 19, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MALN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.