McMullen Creek at Sharon View, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal0.8 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 8.2 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 1 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 27, 2008) | 11.44 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftAT THIS STAGE SOME HOMES AND THE ROADS SOUTH OF SHARON VIEW RD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 9 ftSHARON VIEW ROAD WILL FLOOD AND BACK WATER ON A LOCAL CREEK THAT FLOWS INTO THE CREEK WILL LIKELY FLOOD A BUILDING NEAR RUSTIC LANE.
- 1.8 ft1.8 - 2.2 IN ONE HR WILL CAUSE A 8 FT RISE AT MCMN7
Highest crests on record
- 11.44 ft — August 27, 2008
- 11.03 ft — August 27, 1995
- 10.98 ft — July 20, 2012
- 10.89 ft — June 10, 1982
- 10.85 ft — June 16, 1992
Recent crests: 9.68 ft (September 16, 2018) · 9.7 ft (July 6, 2018) · 8.62 ft (June 13, 2017) · 6.99 ft (December 23, 2015) · 7.15 ft (September 29, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- McAlpine Creek at Colony Rd, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
- Briar Creek at Colony Road, NC
- Little Hope Creek above Seneca Pl, in Madison Park, NC
- McMullen Creek above Lincrest Place, NC
- Briar Creek at Providence road, NC
- McAlpine Creek below Sardis Road, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MCMN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.