Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.1 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 16.9 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 79 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 | 31 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (July 23, 1997) | 18.68 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftModerate flooding continues. Homes along Brian Cir may begin to flood.
- 18 ftMinor Flood Stage. Downs Cir and businesses near the creek may begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 18.68 ft — July 23, 1997
- 15.14 ft — August 27, 2008
- 14.95 ft — March 2, 2007
- 14.89 ft — May 22, 2003
- 14.68 ft — August 28, 1995
Recent crests: 14.14 ft (January 25, 2010) · 15.14 ft (August 27, 2008) · 14.95 ft (March 2, 2007) · 11.31 ft (November 16, 2006) · 12.65 ft (September 14, 2006)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville, NC
- McAlpine Creek at Waste Water Treatment Plant, NC
- Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek, NC
- Coffee Creek at S Tryon St (NC 49), 3 ENE Steele Creek, NC
- Fourmile Creek (NC) at Elm Lane, NC
- Little Sugar Creek (NC) at Archdale Drive, NC
- McAlpine Creek at Colony Rd, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PNVN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.