Paw Creek at Wilkinson Blvd, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 11.0 ft below flood stage (12.5 ft).
Flow: 10 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (July 11, 2013) | 12.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12.5 ftAT THIS STAGE THE ROADWAY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. SOME BUSINESSES MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD
- 6 ftRISE IN CREEK FROM BACKWATER EFFECTS FROM HIGH WATER LEVELS AT CWAN7 AND RELEASES FROM GATE OPENINGS.
- 3 ft2.5 TO 3.5 INCH BASINWIDE RNFL IN 3 HRS RESULTED IN A RISE FROM 1.5 FT TO 10.5 FT (AS 11 FT) IN 6HR ROSE 6 FT
- 1.5 ftGENERAL RAIN OF 1.5 IN 24 HOUR PERIOD WILL CAUSE THE CREEK TO RISE TO FROM 2.0 FT TO 8.5 FT. SSHP DID OK.
Highest crests on record
- 12.5 ft — July 11, 2013
- 11.71 ft — August 27, 2008
- 11.69 ft — July 23, 2006
- 10.71 ft — September 26, 2016
- 10.71 ft — April 19, 2015
Recent crests: 10.71 ft (September 26, 2016) · 10.71 ft (April 19, 2015) · 9.58 ft (January 11, 2014) · 12.5 ft (July 11, 2013) · 9.94 ft (May 16, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Taggart Creek at West Blvd (NC 160), 1 WSW Reid Park, NC
- Long Creek at Rhyne NC, NC
- Gum Branch at Gum Branch road, NC
- Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd, NC
- Irwin Creek at Charlotte Water Treatment Plant, 1 S Reid Park, NC
- Stewart Creek at State St., NC
- Stewart Creek at W Morehead St (US 29), in Wesley Heights, 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 (PAWN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.