Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 8.3 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).
Flow: 5 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 | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Action stage | 8.5 ft |
| Record crest (July 27, 1998) | 11.44 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18.5 ftMajor flooding continues. Steele Creek may be approaching buildings at Carowinds.
- 10 ftMinor flooding continues. Steele Creek may approach the crawl spaces of mobile homes on John Price Rd.
- 9.5 ftMinor Flood Stage. Steele Creek may be flooding Pleasant Rd near Steele Creek Rd.
- 8.5 ftAction/Advisory Stage. Steele Creek may begin to flood parts of Pleasant Rd near Steele Creek Rd.
Highest crests on record
- 11.44 ft — July 27, 1998
- 10.17 ft — August 31, 2006
- 9.28 ft — September 1, 2016
- 9.06 ft — March 2, 2007
- 8.94 ft — March 20, 2003
Recent crests: 9.28 ft (September 1, 2016) · 7.35 ft (April 10, 2011) · 7.28 ft (November 11, 2009) · 9.06 ft (March 2, 2007) · 7.55 ft (November 22, 2006)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Coffee Creek at S Tryon St (NC 49), 3 ENE Steele Creek, NC
- Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville, NC
- Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville, NC
- Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd, NC
- McAlpine Creek at Waste Water Treatment Plant, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
- Irwin Creek at Charlotte Water Treatment Plant, 1 S Reid Park, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (STSN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.