Six Mile Creek below Marvin Rd, 2 NW Marvin, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal3.0 ftas of Mon 3:40 PM
The river is 13.0 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 7 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (September 16, 2018) | 11.14 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftBUILDINGS NEAR MARVIN ROAD AND NEAR THE CREEK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 16 ftMARVIN ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 2.1 ft2.10 INCH IN 2 HOURS DID NOT CAUSE FLOODING. THE CREEK ROSE FROM 3.5 FT TO 7.5 FT
- 1.49 ft1.50 INCH IN ONE HOUR DID NOT CAUSE FLOODING. SIX MILE CREEK ROSE AROUND 2.5 FT (TOOK ABOUT 8 HOURS FROM START OF RAIN)
Highest crests on record
- 11.14 ft — September 16, 2018
- 9.7 ft — June 3, 2013
- 9.63 ft — January 23, 2017
- 9.49 ft — January 25, 2010
- 9.05 ft — March 1, 2009
Recent crests: 11.14 ft (September 16, 2018) · 9.63 ft (January 23, 2017) · 8.49 ft (April 19, 2015) · 8.83 ft (December 23, 2013) · 9.7 ft (June 3, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Sugar Creek NC near Fort Mill, SC
- McAlpine Creek at Waste Water Treatment Plant, NC
- Fourmile Creek (NC) at Elm Lane, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville, NC
- Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville, NC
- McAlpine Creek at Colony Rd, NC
- Catawba River above Rock Hill, SC
- McMullen Creek at Sharon View, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SIXN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.